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Affordable Classes and Services

Mindful Parenting Groups are parent-child relationship support groups. They provide a unique, developmentally-based approach to promoting sensitivity, flexibility, and mindfulness in communications between parent and child, aiming toward enhancing the attachment relationship. Registration is now open for newborn/parent, infant/parent, and toddler/parent groups. Please download the Mindful Parenting FLYER as a pdf>>

Reflective Parenting Workshops are curriculum-based workshops meant to enhance reflective capacities in parents of young children -- resulting in secure attachment and confident parenting. This 10-week workshop series provides parents with a model, which views children’s behaviors as meaningful communications that need to be understood. This reflective capacity lies at the heart of sensitive, effective parenting and has been demonstrated to be an effective way to strengthen parent-child relationships. Please download the Reflective Parenting Workshop FLYER as a pdf>>

Please download and complete the Reflective Parenting REGISTRATION FORM in preparation for your initial meeting >>

Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting Classes are 8-week programs designed to cultivate mindfulness during pregnancy through meditation, yoga, and childbirth education. Sliding fee scale is available. You may register through the Insight LA website link by clicking here. Please download the MBCP FLYER as a pdf>>

Infant Massage Groups - Through safe, nurturing touch your baby learns about basic trust, body integrity, emotional security, and love. Taught by a licensed and experienced infant massage instructor. Fridays from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm. Please download the Infant Massage FLYER as a pdf>>

Music Together classes bring families with young children together -- providing a live musical experience, guided by professional actor/singer/musician Heidi Swedburg, which enhances all aspects of your child's development through rhythm, song and movement. Sundays, 9:15 - 10:00 am. Pre-registration is required. Please download the Music Together FLYER as a pdf>>

ChicosChicas - This Spanish language parent-child music group will introduce (or reinforce) the Spanish language to your infants and toddlers (up to 3 years old). Early language development through song and movement with a child's loved ones enhances all aspects of a child's development. Tuesdays from 9:30 - 10:15 am. Reservation required.
Please download the Chicos Chicas FLYER as a pdf>>
Please download the ChicosChicas Registration Form as a pdf>>

Drop-in Infant Play Groups and Toddler Play Groups. Our intention is to provide a comfortable space for new mothers and their babies to meet one another and enjoy Well Baby's beautiful facility together informally. As there are no reservations required, we cannot guarantee that there will be other moms there, but if you plan on coming to WBC, give us a call ahead of time to let us know and we will tell other moms that others have signed up for that day. As we grow, we are certain that our drop-in groups will become a very popular feature of Well Baby Center. Bring your friends and start your own group! There is a wonderful back play yard for toddlers and their friends and mommy's to enjoy. Call 310-402-BABY and press 0 for Daniela Valdivia. By donation only.
- Infant/mommy group meets Fridays, 10 - 11am (Inside play area)
- Toddler/mommy group meets Tuesdays,Thursdays, and Fridays, 12 - 1pm (Outside Yard Area - Weather Permitting)

Affordable Birthday Parties -- Have your next party in our backyard play area. Available on the weekends! Call 310-402-BABY for more information. Press 0 for Daniela Valdivia.

Relationship Support/Counseling Services - We offer affordable parenting and child developmental consultations, assessments and evaluations, individual, family, couples, child and group therapy. Issues include: post-partum depression, transitioning to parenting and becoming a family, premarital counseling, issues related to a child's behavioral and emotional disturbances, and other kinds of family conflict. We also address childhood developmental delays and autism spectrum disorders,divorce, custody issues and other co-parenting concerns. For your convenience, please download and complete the Child & Family Developmental Questionnaire in preparation for your initial consultation>>

Parent Empowerment Early Education Program (PEEEP)
- Through education, observation, and group support parents are taught standard child developmental milestones in cognition, motor, language, adaptation, and social/emotional development and how to identify possible developmental challenges in their child.
- Through this group interaction process that includes both parent and child, parents are coached to use specific interventions to help their child maneuver through developmental difficulties.
- Parents are given homework assignments such as child-centered play, narration exercises, reading and responding to their child’s cues, as well as conflict resolution and feeding strategies to use at-home with their children in order to address potential developmental challenges and to mitigate their effects.
- Parent education includes: foundations for secure attachment relationships between child and parent, problem-solving, reflective listening, and narration techniques.

Parent-Child Social Skills Group - This parent-child group promotes strategies necessary to transition to preschool and beyond and provides a well-rounded therapeutic plan for children who are experiencing developmental delays, behavioral challenges, sensory integration issues, and/or difficulties with impulse-control. Vendored by Regional Center or private pay, sliding fee scale available. Enrollment is underway for the summer! Please download the Transitions FLYER as a pdf>>

You may pay for any Class, Group, Workshop Series, Counseling session, or Birthday Party Play yard Rental through PayPal by clicking here.

12316 Venice Blvd. (just east of Centinela)
Mar Vista, CA 90066
(310) 402-BABY (310-402-2229)

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