BABYGROUP® provides guidance and
insight to parents of infants and young children in a friendly and comfortable,
supportive group environment. Founded in 1996, in Santa Monica, California, by
noted child development specialist Donna
Holloran, BABYGROUP®
offers a respectful approach to parenting that combines love and limits, thus
inspiring parents to recognize and respond appropriately to their child’s
developmental needs.
BABYGROUP® is a safe haven where
parents and their infant or toddler
"Donna Holloran is a lifeline.
Her advice is loving and simple and it works! As a mother of four boys, I would
not be the parent I am without Donna and babygroup."
— Malka
Chiate, BABYGROUP mom
can come for seventy-five minutes, once a week,
and take a reassuring breath in knowing they are not alone in the trials,
tribulations and triumphs of parenting. The challenges and joys each family
face are discussed in a warm group setting facilitated
"Donna Holloran and babygroup have
guided thousands of moms and dads through the first year of parenthood,
including me!"
— Cara Natterson, M.D., pediatrician and author
of Your Baby: Head to Toe and Your Toddler:
Head to Toe
by
knowledgeable and experienced professionals who offer practical and useful
information to help parents manage the daily ups and downs of childrearing.
Questions from group members are interspersed with a variety of age-appropriate
topics to help parents better understand and appreciate their child’s
development as well as their own process of the parenting journey. And, in the
middle of this hubbub are the children --- who are practicing their tummy time,
rolling, and crawling, pulling to stand, and exploring the developmentally
appropriate play area with squeals of delight!
Although BABYGROUP® is known for providing
first, second, third and fourth time parents with the structure and know-how of
respectful parenting; it is also about developing strong friendships for
parents and children, resulting in a true community of support that can last a
lifetime. For more detailed information about what BABYGROUP®
has to offer, go to babygroup info and click on the specific program that
interests you.
