Topic Flow Chart
Home Scheduling Speakers Topic Flow Chart Avg/Twin/Mult/Young Couple Optional Meetings Social Meeting Ideas B.P.P. Staff

 

The following flow varies according to the needs and interests of each group. The groupings of topics listed below are suggestions only. Consider the ages of the babies in the group. Use your judgement to meet your group’s individual needs.

Meeting Topics to Cover Optional Topics
  1 Get acquainted
Labor and Delivery Sharing		  
  2 Adjustment to Parenting / The Juggling Act Videos:
The First Years Last Forever
A Simple Gift: Comforting Your Baby
Baby Massage
3 Infant Massage (Must be done before babies are mobile)
4 Feeding Your Baby
  5 Common Illnesses During The First Year
Babysitting & Childcare
Car Seat Safety
6 Social / Childproofing your Home
7 Development and Temperament
  8 C.P.R. - Infant and Child
or Sleep Problems With Infants
or Optional
Photography
Travel With Baby
Childspacing
9 Speech and Language
  10 Play, Learning, and Reading to your Child
(Prepare for closure: remind group members there are two remaining meetings)
Exercise With Your Baby
11 Our Past and Our Parenting
12 Discuss Planning Meeting / Goodbye - Social
  13 Planning Meeting - No Speaker
(Group Leader does not attend this meeting)		  
14 Final Party - Planned by group
(Group Leader is encouraged to attend)
This is often celebrated as the
First Birthday Party
 
Large Group Presentation
Notes Topics Registration
All held at central locations
NO BABIES
First Aid and Safety
Wills and Guardianship
Discipline During the Toddler Years
Through Physician Referral only
1-800-633-7377
$5 class fee per family