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New Babies/New Moms Group

FREE! New Babies/New Moms

Bring your infant and meet other new mothers!

Read more about Group Leader, Anastasia Galanopoulos, PhD, CLC

Anastasia Galanopoulos, PhD, CLC, leads the New Mothers Support Groups at The Freedman Center. She holds a doctorate in Human Development and Family Studies and is certified in Lactation Consultation. Dr. Galanopoulos has taught at Wheelock College and Pennsylvania State University and serves as adjunct faculty at MSPP. Her expertise is in child development and parenting, as well as in lactation and group facilitation. She has over 15 years of professional experience working with professionals and families, and is the founder and principal of the parent coaching practice Parenting with Perspective.

Anastasia brings her passion for creating a community of support for New Mothers as well as her skill in helping parents enthusiastically begin their journey into parenthood to each group she leads. Anastasia is the proud mother of 3 boys.

Groups for first-time moms with babies up to 6 months. Choose a 6-week daytime series.

Each group meets with a professional facilitator and provides a wonderful opportunity to ask questions, share experiences, make new friends, and get some support. Discuss developmental issues, expectations of oneself as a new mom, changing relationships with family members, child care options, and much more.

The Freedman Center is pleased to announce that we now offer New Babies/New Moms groups free of charge. Groups meet at the Freedman Center, One Wells Ave (Ground Floor), Newton MA 02459. Click here for detailed DIRECTIONS.

Register OnlineClick on our online registration button to pre-register for the next series or contact us at 617-332-3666 or freedmancenter@mspp.edu.
 
 

New Babies New Moms

New Babies/New Moms Group

The Freedman Center as a Training Site
Observation Notice for Families

To Parents/Guardians of Children Participating in Freedman Center Programs:
The Freedman Center for Child and Family Development at The Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology is a training site for students in our Child Studies Program.
For educational purposes only, some of the groups or classes at The Freedman Center will be observed by graduate students of MSPP as part of their study of child and family development. No individuals in the groups or classes will be identified by name in these observations and no research papers will be produced as a result of these observations.
When an observation is taking place, the graduate student observers will be introduced to the group or class before observing behind the observation window.

Photos by Jenny Devereaux www.jennydev.com

* Wait Lists

If the group or class for which you would like to register is FULL, please register for the next program offered. To be put on a Wait List for the program or series that is not open, you may email us at freedmancenter@mspp.edu or call 617-332-3666 x1250 and leave a message for us. When you contact us, please leave your name, which program you want, a phone number, and email address. We will contact you if we are able to accommodate you in the program.

Next Free Groups Begins:

Wed June 5 @ 10:30AM-12:00PM

Tues July 2 @
10:30AM-12:00PM

To Register Click on Your Preferred date Above

Each Freedman Center New Babies/New Moms Group includes a private BigTent chat group. Click the "Register" button above to sign up for a group. You will be added to the BigTent Group after your first group meeting.

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New Moms Tell Us:

"Your new baby new mom workshop was fantastic. I attended a couple different ones and yours was superior. I still keep in touch with the other Moms from my group and am so thankful I attended. What a great resource and support for new moms."

"This class is doing exactly what I had wanted, connect me with moms in the area! I have found an activity partner and a buddy for my son!"

"I met a lot of new moms and did not feel isolated anymore with my questions about taking care of a young baby. Great Program. Thank you very much."

"My New Babies/New Moms group was truly a great experience... a chance to share my excitement and anxiety with other mothers and realize I wasn't alone."

"It was great to meet other people having the same experiences and concerns and to be able to share my thoughts in a comfortable environment. The leader was very professional, warm, and non-judgmental."

"I liked the supportive environment and educational exchange of info. The leader facilitated open dialogue and made sure each person received answers to her specific questions."

"The leader was compassionate, caring, and so knowledgeable. Her encouragement for us to 'trust our guts' was great. I will recommend this group to others. Thanks!"

"It helps you feel you're not alone - as if we're all having growing pains together."

"Our group still meets regularly on our own, even after two years."

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