Resources & Mental Health:
Sue Emery, Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician – Car seats & booster seats can be confusing; Sue would like to help. Call 206.619.2871 or email suemery@aol.com
Programs for Early Parent Support (PEPS) – Strengthens & prepares new parents to cope with life stresses by creating small thriving neighborhood-based new parent groups in the Seattle Area.
Happiest Baby – Dr. Harvey Karp’s guide to infant soothing and sleep.
The Sleep Lady – Kim West’s gentle sleep and parenting solutions.
Postpartum Support International of Washington – Pregnancy and postpartum Mood Disorders (PPMD) affect 10 to 20% of all mothers and about 10% of fathers. You are not alone. Help is available. You can get well.
Great Starts of Seattle / Parent Trust – Statewide support for parents and families. Offers parenting tips, resources, groups, FAQ, agency overview, links, jobs and volunteer opportunities
Wellspring Family Services – Helping homeless families find and hold onto a place to live, teaching abusive partners non-violent behaviors, providing counseling, and empowering parents to nurture their children’s emotional development. Also resources for fathers.
Gottman Institute – Provides practical, research-based tools to strengthen and repair marriages & relationships.
Events & Shopping:
Red Tricycle – Local activities for families in Western Washington, Portland, LA, San Diego and San Francisco
Parent Map – Parenting resource for family events and activities, parenting advice, and directory of services around the Puget Sound.
Jack and Jill Kids Sale – Children’s consignment clothing: buy and sell.
Helpful Links:
Puget Sound Midwifes and Birthing Center– PSMBC is committed to providing excellent midwifery care to clients throughout the course of pregnancy, labor and beyond.
Seattle Families of Multiples (Big Tent)– Seattle Families of Multiples is a group made up of families who are experiencing the joys and and difficulties that having multiples can bring.
Northwest Association for Postpartum Support – The only Postpartum Doula organization in the Northwest that certifies its Doulas. More info on doulas.
PALS – PALS Doulas is a membership organization dedicated to the development of the doula profession and to supporting its members. Find a birth doula here.
Bastyr / Seattle Midwifery School – Private, nonprofit organization that offers training programs for direct-entry midwives, doulas, postpartum doulas, and childbirth educators.
Videos:
Swaddle How To:
Got Milk? from Martha Groom on Vimeo.