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As a new parent, you want to do everything you can to prepare for you new role in life. That may include heading to class. Anne checks out some courses to find out what you need to know before signing up.




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" I'm here you wanna do everything they can't prepare for your new role in life and that might include heading back to class and checks out some courses and tell you what you need to know before hand. Solid today that a parent. No matter how great a parent you are. Everywhere you can use a little help. This is. A marvelous job to be apparent but it decreasing issue it is the heart to stop and -- and no matter how much you know about parenting. You still hear the one doing at and say you're still going through -- likely to be sharing -- experience with people who are going through the same thing sounds like mom Rachel go over heads to class of the 92 street Y in New York City we go do a week maybe. -- the group. And it does a great opportunity to -- fun part about topics get some support parenting which is always helpful. NAFTA took a great classical rock and I'll be being today Rachel and her baby Derek are breaking a sweat in a class called shape up the baby. Shape up with a baby is one of many classes -- offers from parents. Just ask the director of the 92 street like parenting center --"

" We offer a -- Things for parents to be thinking about them. Before they have their -- from. Breastfeeding workshop caring for a new born a class called a Trimmer for parents to be which is taught by psychologist we also have. Prenatal exercise prenatal yoga then as soon as the baby is born. We offer many other options new parent get togethers and it's a drop in every week there's a different topic. We also offer class hold new. -- new baby which is sent us a smaller version Sally tells parents she has two goals and and every week. One is to pick up some helpful information. And to to make your friend. Because those are two very important things so I think it's. Helping support mother's trust their instincts and that's saying a lot more than they think they do. That their babies are -- how they can help support their babies to be healthy and happy and time. And also acknowledged their own feelings about it being a hard time."

" Even classes that focus more on activity rather than straight information or instruction. Benefit parents and babies by giving them a chance to meet and interact. I think it's so helpful if he -- a contest you. Just to share it with people on the excitement here. You know beating her parents for the support -- just for the social beasts and that yeah I do agree. It's great to do you know with CNN they -- every -- is ready at a different time but I didn't. Because it is they feel ready to do it it's it's a very recordings. Finding a class can be as simple as keeping our eyes and ears open. Going to your local community center looking bulletin boards talking to other moms and -- might mean in the playground. What's out there what have you heard about what he liked and then checking in at yourself. I'm talking to the director asking questions thinking in most communities as a lot more local resources and probably people realize you know and if they go to the air. There YA or their church or temple or their library isn't as they're so many great programs that. And oftentimes are low cost or no cost and we think probably can find a lot more than you might imagine and for more parenting advice including information on swimming lessons being kids check out parents TV on parents dot com. We'll be right."

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