This workshop teaches breathing practices to improve sleep, energy, and mental wellbeing. Facilitator: Christopher Rodriguez, Parent Coach Are you struggling to find time for rest? This workshop teaches breathing practices to improve sleep, energy, and mental...
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EventsLiving With Strong Willed, Spirited Kids (2-Part Series)
Strategies and tools to help manage the challenging behaviors often displayed by strong-willed kids Parenting a child who is oppositional, defiant, or easily frustrated and easily angered requires knowledge and skills beyond the approaches that may work for a lot of...
New Moms Support Group (3-Part Series)
Moms will get to share their feelings, ask questions and build friendships with one another. Congratulations on becoming a new mom! Right now you may be feeling a lot of emotions. If you are excited, worried, overwhelmed, or overjoyed, then youโre totally normal....
Living With Strong Willed, Spirited Kids (3-Part Series)
Strategies and tools to help manage the challenging behaviors often displayed by strong-willed kids Parenting a child who is oppositional, defiant, or easily frustrated and easily angered requires knowledge and skills beyond the approaches that may work for a lot of...
New Moms Support Group (3-Part Series)
Moms will get to share their feelings, ask questions and build friendships with one another. Congratulations on becoming a new mom! Right now you may be feeling a lot of emotions. If you are excited, worried, overwhelmed, or overjoyed, then youโre totally normal....
Fathering From Within – 3 Part Series
This is a series designed to empower all fathers and help navigate relationships and social norms that may hinder effective parenting.
Embracing Big Feelings & Big Emotions
We will explore a powerful way of listening that will unravel the emotional tangles we encounter day to day. Instructor: Julie Johnson, M.Ed. and BANANAS Parenting Coach You’re doing the best you can, but parenting can be tough! What you need are the right tools...
CARE Family Support Group
This program assists families who are experiencing homelessness navigate the child care system. Facilitators: Shawn M. Bryant, Director, The Teaching Excellence Center Neymiya Moore, Family & Child Educator, Oakland Unified School District The BANANAS CARE program...
New Moms Support Group
Moms will get to share their feelings, ask questions and build friendships with one another. Congratulations on becoming a new mom! Right now you may be feeling a lot of emotions. If you are excited, worried, overwhelmed, or overjoyed, then youโre totally normal....
Fathering From Within – 3 Part Series
This is a series designed to empower all fathers and help navigate relationships and social norms that may hinder effective parenting.






