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Parent Education + Support
Personalized parenting support — free, confidential and all over text
Nurture® Seattle is a judgment-free community where trained volunteer mentors help new parents navigate the first year of their baby’s life, all through secure text messaging. Mentors are experienced local parents who offer new parents encouragement and validation, easy ways to connect to the community around them, and practical tools to ride the ups and downs of having a baby. The service is completely free and open to anyone expecting or caring for an infant in Washington. It’s FREE, confidential and all over text!
Empowering parents while growing an inclusive Korean American community! The Korean Community Service Center recognizes that being a parent can be hard and joyful all at the same time! KCSC works to cultivate a strong and inclusive Korean American community of support through these highs and lows, and center the mental health of parents for healthy families.
Get involved today! • KAPS Moms and Newborns: 6-week-long groups for moms of children ages 0–6 months and 0–5 years • KAPS Dads: 8-week-long groups for dads of children ages 0–3 • Expecting KAPS: 8-week-long groups for expecting parents • 8-week classes in Korean language for parents of adolescents or young children
Find support, connection and resources for your family!
Join a PEPS Group and meet other families with children close in age to yours. Our programs focus on child development, research-driven information and resources, and building a community of support. Group Leaders trained in inclusive facilitation host weekly discussions, helping parents cope with the challenges of adjusting to a period of newness, rapid changes and finding connection.
PEPS offers programs for expectant parents, parents of newborns, infants or adolescents and teens, plus affinity groups for families sharing identities that intersect with their identity as a parent.
Weekday and weeknight options are available, with more than 600 families meeting each month. Flexible Pricing program fee options and financial assistance are offered for all programs.
Register for a PEPS Group today!
Connecting parents to strengthen families and build community. Resilient families. Connected communities. Equitable outcomes.
peps.org • 206-547-8570 peps@peps.org
Down Syndrome Community of Puget Sound Nonprofit organization serving and advocating for individuals with Down syndrome and their families Puget Sound area; 206-257-7191 dscpugetsound.org contact@dscpugetsound.org
Nurture® Seattle ............................................. 42 Free, confidential, text-based service matching new parents with trained parent mentors who provide unbiased, personalized support throughout baby’s first year Greater Seattle; 206-438-6557 nurtureseattle.org hello@nurtureseattle.org
Parent Trust for Washington Children Respected source of education and support for parents, caregivers and the professional community; resources database, Great Starts™ parenting classes, professional trainings, developmental screenings, more Statewide; 206-233-0156; The Family Help Line: 1-800-932-HOPE (4673) parenttrust.org
Sound Discipline Positive Discipline workshops and events designed to help parents deepen an understanding of their children, bringing more peace and joy into the home Greater Seattle area; 206-782-1595 sounddiscipline.org info@sounddiscipline.org
Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D. ................................ 45 Speaker, educator and mom Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D., LCSW, is the founder of The Center for Connection and the New York Times–best-selling author of “The Whole-Brain Child.” tinabryson.com/thebottomlineforbaby info@tinabryson.com
Zero to Three Nonprofit that trains and supports parents and professionals to support the connections that are critical to the early development, learning and well-being of babies and toddlers Nationwide; 1-800-899-4301 zerotothree.org
Support Groups
Community of Mindful Parenting Connecting parents and caregivers in pursuit of mindful living through signature programs, Listening Mothers and Finding Calm, that are designed to help focus compassion, reduce stress and enhance secure attachment Classes held all over the Puget Sound area and virtually; communityofmindfulparenting.com info@communityofmindfulparenting.com 44 Families of Color Seattle (FOCS) Nonprofit dedicated to building a strong community by supporting families of color through parent groups, community resources and events, and racial equity consulting Greater Seattle and Eastside; 206-317-4642 focseattle.org info@focseattle.org
India Association of Western Washington Promoting and providing social, educational and cultural programs that enable children of Indian heritage to understand Indian traditions Greater Seattle and Eastside; 253-234-9989 iaww.org admincoord@iacswa.org
Journey Program (Grief and Loss) at Seattle Children’s Providing support to families coping with the death of a child; support groups, sibling grief support, counseling services, bereavement education Greater Seattle area; 206-987-2062 seattlechildrens.org/clinics/grief-and-loss journey.program@seattlechildrens.org
Korean Community Service Center .............. 42 Support groups for self-identifying Korean American parents, expecting families and newborn parents; available in English and Korean Greater Seattle area; 425-776-2400 kcsc-seattle.org deborah@kcsc-seattle.org
Northwest Infant Safety & SIDS Alliance (NISSA) Nonprofit organization supporting families who have been affected by the death of a child and educating the community about sudden infant death syndrome Statewide; 206-548-9290 nwsids.org info@nwsids.org
Parent Support of Puget Sound Nonprofit, volunteer-run organization supporting people who have lost a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth or infant loss; peer support groups, events, resources, referrals, more Puget Sound; 425-686-9451 psofpugetsound.org info@psofpugetsound.org
Program for Early Parent Support (PEPS) ..... 43 Parent peer-support programs led by trained Group Leaders facilitating weekly discussions Greater Seattle area; 206-547-8570 peps.org peps@peps.org
Introducing ‘The Bottom Line for Baby’
— Michelle Borba, Ed.D., author of “Unselfie”
Full of warmth, expert wisdom and blessedly bite-sized explanations, this book will help you prioritize what you really need to know and do during the first year of your newborn’s life.
Dr. Bryson boils things down with authority, demystifying the issues in three distinct sections: an objective summary of the schools of thought on the topic; a clear and concise primer on “What the Science Says”; and a “Bottom Line” conclusion. When the science doesn’t point clearly in one direction, she guides you to assess and apply the information in a way that’s consistent with your family’s principles and that meets your child’s unique needs.
“The Bottom Line for Baby,” An essential A–Z guide: Science-based answers to 65 dilemmas all parents face. Speaker, educator and mom Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D., LCSW, is the founder of The Center for Connection and the New York Times best-selling co-author of “The Whole-Brain Child”.
