Learn from local experts about topics of interest while enjoying social time with other expectant and new families. Free for members, babies welcome! Registration required.
Learn about how to use personal imagery to foster healthy pregnancy and ease labor and birthing. Harvard Medical School Psychologist and Art Therapist Heidi Lack, PhD, ATR-BC will guide us in discovering the miraculous potential our minds have to influence our body’s journey.
Get a glimpse of growing life in utero as you are guided through nine months of fetal development featuring incredibly detailed 3D ultrasound images. With Peter Doubilet, M.D., Ph.D. and Carol Benson, M.D of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, and authors of the upcoming book, Your Developing Baby, Conception to Birth.
Learn about cognitive development during your baby’s first year and how babies perceive and process information and create memories. Internationally recognized researcher Charles Nelson, PhD of Children’s Hospital, Boston and Harvard Medical School will share information from his research and ideas to interact with and stimulate our young learners. Babies welcome!
Secure your child’s college funding by starting early and learning different strategies available to you. MEFA will review these state-sponsored college investing and pre-paid tuition programs, tax advantages and other options and considerations. Bring the grandparents to this program! FREE for both Members and non-Members.
Do you need a nanny or sitter but are overwhelmed with the listings on Craig’s List? Wonder how to conduct a full background check on a candidate you are considering? Learn the basics of interviewing and selecting the right in-home caregiver, both for your baby’s development and your peace of mind. We’ll discuss the hiring process, checking references, background screening, contracts, and clear expectations, as well as suggestions for better communication and increased satisfaction (and retention) between your nanny and your family. Presented by Betty Davis, founder of InSearchOfNanny.com
Registration required. FREE for Members. Families and babies welcome!