Hatching Families

Hatching Families provides private parent education services to clients in the Johnson County, Kansas area. Clients are asked to complete a short survey when registering for a class. This allows the course to be individualized to meet your specific needs.

-Childbirth Preparation –

3 Individualized Sessions; $150

Feathering your nest in anticipation of Hatching Day! Learn how your body and baby work together to accomplish the miracle of birth. We concentrate on recognizing and distinguishing contractions, how to work together to enhance mom’s comfort during labor, perspectives on steering your way through the hospital world, and using relaxation as a tool in delivery. With the completion of this class, you will discover how to best position yourselves for accomplishing the birth that you’ve imagined for your new family.

-Breastfeeding with Postpartum Support-

1 Prenatal Session & 2 Postpartum Support Sessions; $100

Confidence is the #1 factor in successful breastfeeding. Research also tells us that mom's who complete Breastfeeding Education are more likely to meet their own personal breastfeeding goals. This class focuses on how your body produces and sustains an adequate supply of milk, positions to hold baby, how to get your new baby to latch on, and techniques to prevent soreness and other common breastfeeding challenges. This package includes two follow up sessions which will concentrate on troubleshooting any issues you might be having early on, and how to pump and store your breastmilk.

PARENTING COUNTS
A new comprehensive education for parents of children ages 0 - 5. This nationally recognized research based program uses the "Four Early Learning Pillars to help parents in their efforts to influence the best possible outcomes for their child".

- Emotion Coaching -
1 Two-Hour Session
$40 (group discounts available)
Emotion Coaching teaches parents how to help children identify their emotions and express them in a healthy manner. Children whose parents use Emotion Coaching "get along better with others, make friends more easily, can self regulate their own emotions, can get back on track after an emotional event, and get sick less often". (Talaris Insitute) In this class you will learn the Five Steps of Emotion Coaching and how your relationship with your child can affect their entire growth potential - even their academic success.