At the JCC, located on Amsterdam and West 76th Street, we nurture families by cultivating experiences where children can thrive, parents can connect, and families can grow together. When you join us for prenatal programs, a swim in our pool with your baby, a music class with your toddler, a cooking class with your school-aged child, or community service with your teen, you will feel right at home. At The Bert and Sandra Wasserman Center for Family Life, we are here for your family at every age and at every stage.
Join us for these upcoming parenting programs:
FREE NEW PARENT MEET UP ON THE ROOF
Calling all new parents! Bring your baby and a blanket to the JCC’s outdoor rooftop to meet other new parents and babies! This gathering is the perfect opportunity to meet and make new friends, both for adults and for babies. There will be light snacks, swag, and a mini-session combination of our popular Tummy Time and Crawlers Club classes.
Mon, Jun 5, 3:30-4:30 pm
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NEW MOMS GROUP (IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COOPER PARENTING)
In person. Led by a child development expert from Cooper Parenting, this group offers practical tips on navigating the early months of parenthood, answering questions and providing guidance on a myriad of topics while also providing a community atmosphere for new moms and babies to connect, bond, and build new friendships. Sessions are filled with strategies, solutions, and answers to your most important questions about newborn parenting.
6 Tuesdays, Jun 6-July 18, 11 am-noon
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ADVANCED PARENTING WITH DR. KELLY FRADIN: ADVICE FOR HELPING KIDS THROUGH DIAGNOSES, DIFFERENCES AND MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES
Parenting is hard. But it’s even harder when things don’t follow a typical trajectory—including challenges such as ADHD, asthma, food allergies, learning disabilities, and more. Presented with a diagnosis like this, many parents don’t know where to turn. Join Kelly Fradin, MD, author of Advanced Parenting for a discussion with Vanessa Kroll Bennett, about the research of her new book and much-needed guidance for those who find themselves facing a complicated parenting journey.
Tue, Jun 6, 6-7:15 pm
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WHAT I WISH I KNEW BEFORE HAVING A BABY IN NYC
Join Yael Kahn Pinto, Director of the Center for Family Life, and mom of three, for an informal and candid discussion about all things having and raising new babies in NYC. Topics will range from getting your baby home from the hospital to baby nurses, lactation specialists, and more. Free. Pre-registration required.
Wed, Jun 21, 6:30-7:30 pm
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Learn to share the sidewalk with other pedestrians if using a stroller for your kid/s.
European visitors to NYC who have kids in strollers largely manage to do so, but not residents of the UWS who are parents or nannies.
There’s so much negativity in this forum lately. Even when the topic is about babies there has to be an issue. I don’t think a baby stroller has literally ever blocked an entire sidewalk and stopped any of us from getting where we (eventually) needed to go, lol.
I see you’re not a pedestrian and haven’t been one on the UWS for the last 20 years.
The stroller drivers are a well known issue.
By the way, I wrote, “share” not “block”.
Agreed! Especially if there are 2 nannies wheeling strollers side by side (and often on cell phones) and oblivious to everyone else.