The New Parent Awareness and Education Program is offered through
the Fleet and Family Support Center.
Their goal is to provide support
and guide parents during pregnancy and early infancy. To focus on
parent/family's strengths to build a confident, nurturing and stable home
environment. The team assists caregivers in reducing isolation and stress. They
also promote an effective and non-violent discipline, which strengthens and
nurtures the parent-child relationship. Keeping families healthy, strong and
resilient within the military lifestyle.
Through a variety of programs
including home visits, prenatal and parenting classes, the program helps cope
with stress, isolation, and everyday demands of parenthood and military
life.
The Navy Marine Corps Relief Society Visiting Nurse is part of the
New Parent Awareness and Education Program and is available to make home,
clinic, or hospital visits for providing health education. Home
visits offer a warm, caring relationship to address your concerns in the privacy
of your home. The nurse also provides continuity between patient,
doctors, and military or community resources. The Society's visiting
nurse can address questions about postpartum or newborn care, post surgical
follow up care, ongoing medical conditions, medications &
nutrition.
Classes offered ...
The Art of Infant
Massage
The purpose is to introduce you to the nurturing expression of touch
through massage. Your gentle touch during massage communicates a
message of love to your baby. Studies have shown that infant massage
promotes circulation, weight gain, and immune function as well as helping
children to develop both physically and emotionally.
Nurturing Parenting
This series of classes offers stand-alone education and discussion on
specific topics such as development of self-esteem, growth and development,
healthy family communication limits, discipline options, and
nutrition.
An invitation is extended to expectant parents to attend a
workshop to prepare for their new baby. Meet and share your
experiences with other expectant parents. Free gifts and refreshments!