ISD 279 - Osseo Area Schools Community Education

For parents with newborns from birth to 12 weeks. Classes will be begin with an opportunity to weigh and measure your newborn to track growth. A parent educator and public health nurse will be available to provide information and support which will include: Time to meet other parents in the community Learn activities to do at home with your baby. Time to talk about sleep, attachment, development, perinatal mental health and other topics related to parenting a newborn. Come every week or as often as you can.

Interact with your baby in a space designed especially for infants and meet other families with infants. Learn fun play ideas, songs to sing and gain information and support for parenting your baby. Discussion topics typically include: parent and child bond and attachment, adjusting to family life, brain development, developmental milestones, establishing routines, feeding, sleep and more! Infant classes are non-separating classes. Families stay together for the entire class time in a group. Registration for all parent and infant classes is based on the age of the child at the start date of each class.