This class is designed to provide pregnant women and their partners with more information about pain and coping, including: birthing techniques, labor positions, comfort measures, and options for back labor. Suggestions for partners providing labor support are presented.

Dates: 9/12/2022-10/17/2022

Location: Online

Days: M

Times: 6:00 PM-8:30 PM

Cost: $199

Scholarships: There are scholarship opportunities for this class to cover 50% (or sometimes more) of the cost. You can request a scholarship when you register.

Dates: 10/4/2022-11/8/2022

Location: Online

Days: T

Times: 6:00 PM-8:30 PM

Note: Course fees are waived for individuals covered by Apple Health

Cost: $199

Scholarships: There are scholarship opportunities for this class to cover 50% (or sometimes more) of the cost. You can request a scholarship when you register.

Dates: 11/7/2022-12/12/2022

Location: Online

Days: M

Times: 6:00 PM-8:30 PM

Note: Course fees are waived for individuals covered by Apple Health

Cost: $199

Scholarships: There are scholarship opportunities for this class to cover 50% (or sometimes more) of the cost. You can request a scholarship when you register.

Dates: 10/13/2022-11/17/2022

Location: CC 114

Days: Th

Times: 6:00 PM-8:30 PM

Note: Course fees are waived for individuals covered by Apple Health

Cost: $199

Scholarships: There are scholarship opportunities for this class to cover 50% (or sometimes more) of the cost. You can request a scholarship when you register.

This weekend course is designed for the pregnant woman and her support person whose schedule prevents them from taking the eight session course. The weekend format will provide a quick overview of late pregnancy, birth, and postpartum, as well as breathing and relaxation methods to make childbirth easier.

Dates: 10/8/2022-10/9/2022

Location: Fox Hall

Days: SaSu

Times: 8:30 AM-5:30 PM

Note: This class will meet on Saturday 8:30am-5:30pm and Sunday 12:30-5:30pm at Fox Hall, 1661 W Bakerview Rd, Bellingham, WA, 98226. Course fees are waived for individuals covered by Apple Health.

Cost: $149

Scholarships: There are scholarship opportunities for this class to cover 50% (or sometimes more) of the cost. You can request a scholarship when you register.

Dates: 12/10/2022-12/11/2022

Location: Holiday Inn and Suites

Days: SaSu

Times: 8:30 AM-5:30 PM

Note: This class will meet on Saturday from 8:30am-5:30pm, and Sunday from 12:30-5:30pm at Holiday Inn and Suites (4260 Mitchell Way, Bellingham, WA 98226). Course fees are waived for individuals covered by Apple Health.
Course fees are waived for individuals covered by Apple Health

Cost: $149

Scholarships: There are scholarship opportunities for this class to cover 50% (or sometimes more) of the cost. You can request a scholarship when you register.

This class is designed to provide pregnant women and their partners with more information about pain and coping, including: birthing techniques, labor positions, comfort measures, and options for back labor. Suggestions for partners providing labor support are presented.

Dates: 9/15/2022

Location: Online

Days: Th

Times: 6:00 PM-8:30 PM

Cost: $40

Scholarships: There are scholarship opportunities for this class to cover 50% (or sometimes more) of the cost. You can request a scholarship when you register.

Dates: 10/13/2022

Location: Online

Days: Th

Times: 6:00 PM-8:30 PM

Cost: $40

Scholarships: There are scholarship opportunities for this class to cover 50% (or sometimes more) of the cost. You can request a scholarship when you register.

Dates: 11/10/2022

Location: Online

Days: Th

Times: 6:00 PM-8:30 PM

Cost: $40

Scholarships: There are scholarship opportunities for this class to cover 50% (or sometimes more) of the cost. You can request a scholarship when you register.

Dates: 12/8/2022

Location: Online

Days: Th

Times: 6:00 PM-8:30 PM

Cost: $40

Scholarships: There are scholarship opportunities for this class to cover 50% (or sometimes more) of the cost. You can request a scholarship when you register.

Breastfeeding offers a baby an optimal start in life and provides lifelong health benefits. Breastfeeding is an integral part of the natural continuum of pregnancy, labor, birth, and postpartum. Accurate information and support are essential for a breastfeeding mother. This course is designed to provide the expectant woman and her support person(s) basic information necessary to initiate and to sustain breastfeeding, for as long as desired. Topics covered will include: breastfeeding resources, role of the support person(s), preparation and getting started, responding to challenges in the early postpartum period and beyond, including mother-baby separation and pumping, and answers to personal questions.

Dates: 9/17/2022

Location: Online

Days: Sa

Times: 10:00 AM-11:00 AM

Cost: $40

Scholarships: There are scholarship opportunities for this class to cover 50% (or sometimes more) of the cost. You can request a scholarship when you register.

Dates: 11/5/2022

Location: HC204

Days: Sa

Times: 9:00 AM-11:30 AM

Cost: $40

Scholarships: There are scholarship opportunities for this class to cover 50% (or sometimes more) of the cost. You can request a scholarship when you register.

This Bringing Baby Home workshop is a research-based and research-tested psychoeducational workshop for couples, brought to us by the Gottman Institute in Seattle. This series is designed to improve the quality of life for babies and children by strengthening their families. Developed by renowned relationship and parenting experts, Drs. John and Julie Gottman, this workshop is perfect for those who are expecting a baby or already parenting an infant or toddler (up to age 3). In this workshop, partners who are expecting a baby or already parenting an infant or toddler will learn how to strengthen their friendship, increase intimacy and affection, work through conflict with greater ease, create positive child interactions, and ensure quality involvement for both parents. Bringing Baby Home Workbook and materials are included.

Dates: 10/22/2022-10/29/2022

Location: CC114

Days: Sa

Times: 9:00 AM-4:00 PM

Cost: $199

Scholarships: There are scholarship opportunities for this class to cover 50% (or sometimes more) of the cost. You can request a scholarship when you register.

This Bringing Baby Home workshop is a research-based and research-tested psychoeducational workshop for couples, brought to us by the Gottman Institute in Seattle. This series is designed to improve the quality of life for babies and children by strengthening their families. Developed by renowned relationship and parenting experts, Drs. John and Julie Gottman, this workshop is perfect for those who are expecting a baby or already parenting an infant or toddler (up to age 3). In this workshop, partners who are expecting a baby or already parenting an infant or toddler will learn how to strengthen their friendship, increase intimacy and affection, work through conflict with greater ease, create positive child interactions, and ensure quality involvement for both parents. Bringing Baby Home Workbook and materials are included.

Dates: 10/22/2022-10/29/2022

Location: CC114

Days: Sa

Times: 9:00 AM-4:00 PM

Cost: $199

Scholarships: There are scholarship opportunities for this class to cover 50% (or sometimes more) of the cost. You can request a scholarship when you register.

The early months of parenting are filled with extremes - from sheer joy to incredible sleep deprivation. This class offers a safe, inviting, relaxed atmosphere where you can meet other parents/caregivers, build relationships and find answers to your parenting questions. Adults choose discussion topics such as sleep patterns, infant development, adjusting to parenting, games and songs and starting solids. Babies play in the same room while you gain valuable support and current information on raising a young infant.

Dates: 10/4/2022-11/22/2022

Location: Y 2

Days: T

Times: 1:00 PM-3:00 PM

Cost: $149

Scholarships: There are scholarship opportunities for this class to cover 50% (or sometimes more) of the cost. You can request a scholarship when you register.

As your children transition from infancy, the parenting issues you face change. This course provides a safe, inviting, relaxed atmosphere where you can meet other parents, build relationships and find answers to your parenting questions. Adults choose discussion topics such as emerging language, safety, nutrition, and beginning discipline. Babies explore in the same room and make new friends while you gain valuable support and current information on raising an older infant.

Dates: 10/4/2022-11/22/2022

Location: Y 2

Days: T

Times: 1:00 PM-3:00 PM

Cost: $149

Scholarships: There are scholarship opportunities for this class to cover 50% (or sometimes more) of the cost. You can request a scholarship when you register.

As your children transition from infancy, the parenting issues you face change. This course provides a safe, inviting, relaxed atmosphere where you can meet other parents, build relationships and find answers to your parenting questions. Adults choose discussion topics such as emerging language, safety, nutrition, and beginning discipline. Babies explore in the same room and make new friends while you gain valuable support and current information on raising an older infant.

Dates: 9/24/2022-10/15/2022

Location: Y 2

Days: Sa

Times: 9:00 AM-11:00 AM

Cost: $79

Scholarships: There are scholarship opportunities for this class to cover 50% (or sometimes more) of the cost. You can request a scholarship when you register.

Dates: 10/22/2022-11/19/2022

Location: Y 2

Days: Sa

Times: 9:00 AM-11:00 AM

Cost: $79

Scholarships: There are scholarship opportunities for this class to cover 50% (or sometimes more) of the cost. You can request a scholarship when you register.

This course is designed for parents of infants and toddlers who are looking to connect with other parents/caregivers while spending time outside with their little one. This class offers a safe, inviting, relaxed atmosphere where you can build relationships, find answers to your parenting questions, and do something good for your hearts and soul-all in one! Adults will choose weekly parenting discussion topics such as sleep patterns, infant/toddler development, nutrition, adjusting to parenting, and behavior changes. Adult discussion will take place at the BTC Family Learning Center's outdoor play area, and will be followed by a 45 minute walk on a combination of trails and neighborhood sidewalks. A bathroom will be available for use when on campus. Please bring your own snacks and toys for your child as needed, and we discourage the use of screens during class time.

Dates: 10/31/2022-11/28/2022

Location: Y 2

Days: M

Times: 11:30 AM-1:00 PM

Cost: $99

Scholarships: There are scholarship opportunities for this class to cover 50% (or sometimes more) of the cost. You can request a scholarship when you register.

Form lasting relationships with other families while your child learns through play in a fun, safe preschool-like environment. Share questions, concerns, and other ideas with the parenting educator and one another. Toddlers love to cook in our home center, build with blocks, dress up in costumes, and explore activities designed to promote their development and social skills. Circle time activities include songs, stories, movement, and musical instruments. Parents/caregivers choose new discussion topics each quarter such as toddler development, positive behavior guidance, toilet training, and tempertantrums. Yonger siblings are welcome to attend with you and your toddler. Parents attend separate discussion sections while children are cared for. Children can join their parents if desired.

Dates: 9/26/2022-11/28/2022

Location: Y 2

Days: M

Times: 9:00 AM-11:00 AM

Cost: $199

Scholarships: There are scholarship opportunities for this class to cover 50% (or sometimes more) of the cost. You can request a scholarship when you register.

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Dates: 9/27/2022-11/29/2022

Location: Y 2

Days: T

Times: 9:00 AM-11:00 AM

Cost: $199

Scholarships: There are scholarship opportunities for this class to cover 50% (or sometimes more) of the cost. You can request a scholarship when you register.

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Form lasting connections with other families while your children's imagination, curiosity, and creativity soar. Kids can explore the dress up area, the sensory table, the home center, a variety of multi-age art, math, science and group activities as well as explore outdoors. Parents/caregivers choose their discussion topics such as sibling rivalry, balancing family needs, and positive discipline. This class is for families with multiple children (birth to 5 years) or those with a preschool-aged child without siblings.

Dates: 9/28/2022-11/30/2022

Location: Y 2

Days: W

Times: 9:00 AM-11:30 AM

Cost: $249

Scholarships: There are scholarship opportunities for this class to cover 50% (or sometimes more) of the cost. You can request a scholarship when you register.