ISD 279 - Osseo Area Schools Community Education

For families with babies from birth up to crawling (approx. 10 months). If your child is older than 10 months and not yet crawling, call our office office for assistance with your registration - 763-391-8777 When caring for children, it can be difficult to find time to care for yourself. Use this time to breathe, move and connect to self, body, baby and maybe some other adults. Classes start with a warm-up, which is important for both parents and babies and end with parent discussion time. Bring water and towel or yoga mat. Weather permitting, class will be held outdoors. Class fee update: There is no charge for attending this class; the fee listed in the summer flier is being waived.

For parents with newborns from birth to 12 weeks. 12 weeks! Some call this time period the fourth trimester because even though a baby is out of the womb, both mom and baby are still biologically connected and need each other to regulate and get through those first 12 weeks postpartum. Those weeks can be challenging, beautiful, full of growing/healing/changing, and a test of the body and mind at times. That’s where we come in. We talk about all the realities of the fourth trimester, connect new parents with the resources they need to feel confident in those first few, sleep-deprived months, and building awareness among new parents that confusion and difficulties are expected and common. In class, there will be opportunities to weigh and measure your newborn, tracking their growth. Then a parent educator and public health nurse will be available to provide information and support on topics such as sleep, attachment, development, other topics related to a newborn, plus you and your mental health as you navigate this major life change. Join us and build a supportive community of families who are all navigating the same journey. Together, we share experiences, learn, and grow.