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Free Support Group off to a Heartwarming Start!
My heart warmed as they trickled in, one expectant Mom, here for the first time, then a familiar face with her 4 month old, then yet another Mom new to the group with her new son, one after another until we had almost filled our cozy space with three expectant Moms, 6 Moms with babies Continue Reading »
Link by Link Support
Support. I find myself obsessing about how I can help new families get the support they need. Often, there seems to be so many blocks: family distant, either physically or emotionally, one or both parents needing to work long hours to feel securely employed and make ends meet, being new to Connecticut or the community, Continue Reading »
Support Group for New Moms in West Hartford
Just before Christmas I met with Jen Vendetti, MSW, the Connections Coordinator for the Nurturing Family Network program at the University of Connecticut Health Center (UCHC). We discussed the resources available for first-time parents and parents at risk for developing Postpartum Depression (PPD). Jen explained that the Nurturing Family Network program at UCHC is similar Continue Reading »
From We to Three Workshop Now Offered to New Parents!
The MomSource’s focus of helping expectant parents has a new venue! We are again offering our workshop “From We to Three” , this time to new parents, with an infant less than a year old. We received requests to offer this to not only expectant parents, but those who already have babies, so we are Continue Reading »
Firefly Center's Grand Opening
Today I had the pleasure of being on the “meet and greet” team for the Firefly Center’s grand opening. There were lots of parents there checking out this wonderful resource center for parents and kids. Jane Costello gave an appetizer to her “Love and Logic” parenting classes with “5 Tips to Get Your Kids Ears Continue Reading »
A Passion for Supporting Parents
I get so excited when I meet others who are as passionate about supporting parents as I am. Today I met two individuals who are embarking on making their dreams a reality-creating a resource center for parents and kids. Jane Costello and Karin Lefranc have joined forces to create “The Firefly Center: lighting the way Continue Reading »
