Parents & Families

The class will be offered remotely through Zoom. Watch for emails with important paperwork for you to fill out and a Zoom link to sign up.

Join us to learn skills for understanding the social-emotional growth and behavior of early childhood. The Growing Brain curriculum provides an understanding of how the brain develops, along with ways parents and providers can encourage healthy brain development in children from birth to 5 years old. Incentives will be provided for parents who attend.

The class is offered remotely through Zoom. Currently registration is closed, but if you want to join the group, please contact Martina at martina@bananasbunch.org  OR  Tina at tina@bananasbunch.org

This is a support group for families who are experiencing homelessness or are housing insecure in Alameda County and incentives will be provided for parents who attend the series. The BANANAS CARE program (Child Care Access Referral Ensured) assists families who are experiencing homelessness navigate the child care system. The workshop discussion will be a forum of support and be grounded in trauma-informed principles and offer an understanding of families’ unique needs and challenges.

La clase se ofrecerá de forma remota a través de Zoom. Actualmente el registro esta cerrado. Si esta interesado en unirse al grupo, comuniquese con Cathy en catherine@bananasbunch.org 

¡Felicidades por su nuevo bebé! Tener un bebé es un período de tantas emociones para una madre y estamos aquí para apoyarte. Ven a juntar con otras madres nuevas y recibir apoyo, discutir cómo te sientes y crecer amistades. Este grupo estará presentado por Rose Schweig, una consejera y una madre. Espero que vemos en el grupo y sean bienvenidas a traer a su bebé.

The class is offered remotely through Zoom. Currently registration is closed, but if you want to join the group, please contact Martina at martina@bananasbunch.org  OR  Tina at tina@bananasbunch.org

This is a support group for families who are experiencing homelessness or are housing insecure in Alameda County and incentives will be provided for parents who attend the series. The BANANAS CARE program (Child Care Access Referral Ensured) assists families who are experiencing homelessness navigate the child care system. The workshop discussion will be a forum of support and be grounded in trauma-informed principles and offer an understanding of families’ unique needs and challenges.

La clase se ofrecerá de forma remota a través de Zoom. Actualmente el registro esta cerrado. Si esta interesado en unirse al grupo, comuniquese con Cathy en catherine@bananasbunch.org 

¡Felicidades por su nuevo bebé! Tener un bebé es un período de tantas emociones para una madre y estamos aquí para apoyarte. Ven a juntar con otras madres nuevas y recibir apoyo, discutir cómo te sientes y crecer amistades. Este grupo estará presentado por Rose Schweig, una consejera y una madre. Espero que vemos en el grupo y sean bienvenidas a traer a su bebé.

The class will be offered remotely through Zoom. Watch for emails with important paperwork for you to fill out and a Zoom link to sign up.

Finding child care for your infant, toddler or preschooler is one of the most important decisions you will make as a parent. There are a lot of things to consider, such as cost, hours, and type of child care that is best for your family. There are many questions about the difference between a family child care provider, a child care center, and all of your options. We’ll discuss each type of care so you can connect with the right provider. We’ll also cover how to screen and interview potential providers.

The class will be offered remotely through Zoom. Watch for emails with important paperwork for you to fill out and a Zoom link to sign up.

If you’re thinking of hiring a nanny, then this is the workshop for you! At this event, Hand in Hand: The Domestic Employers Network will discuss the details of being an employer, including your rights and responsibilities. By offering a variety of resources such as tips for hiring and interviewing, establishing wages and a work agreement, how to ensure a fair and safe workplace, and the laws surrounding nanny employment, the network will set you up with all the tools you need. They’ll also offer ideas on how to create a positive, long-term relationship with your employee. You will have a chance to talk about your own experiences, ask questions, and share concerns.

The class will be offered remotely through Zoom. Watch for emails with important paperwork for you to fill out and a Zoom link to sign up.

As part of our mission to cultivate child, family, and community well-being, BANANAS invites all parents, grandparents, and caregivers to join our Parent Cafés as we discuss the successes and challenges of parenting and support each other by sharing tips around stress management. Help build our community and strengthen your family! Incentives will be provided for parents who attend.

The class will be offered remotely through Zoom. Watch for emails with important paperwork for you to fill out and a Zoom link to sign up.

This is a series designed to empower all fathers. Offering personal tools that help to define or redefine one’s sense of identity and purpose and establish guiding principles for fatherhood, this series will help you to navigate relationships and social norms that may hinder effective parenting. Fathers will learn that everything we need to know about being a great dad is, and always has been, inside us. All we have to do is find it and share it with our children and make their future bright and promising.

Mon, June 7  & 14 | 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

The class will be offered remotely through Zoom. Watch for emails with important paperwork for you to fill out and a Zoom link to sign up.

Join us for yoga! It’s a great way to release the stress that can come with parenting little ones. We’ll also learn poses with and without your child, songs for bonding with babies and toddlers, and calming exercises for each of you. The class is designed for parents and children under 3 years old.

Se proporcionará un enlace a las capacitaciones en línea a los asistentes registrados más cerca de la fecha del evento.

¿Está preocupado/a por ahorrar para el fondo universitario de su bebé? El programa Oakland Promise, proporciona familias con capital inicial de $500 para el fondo universitario, asesoramiento financiero, y entrenamiento para mejorar el desarrollo social y emocional y el bienestar general de la familia. ¿Actualmente vive su familia en Oakland? ¿Tiene su bebé Medi-Cal? ¿Tiene su bebé menos de 12 meses y nació en el condado de Alameda? Si su respuesta es sí a todas estas preguntas, asista a este taller de información e inscripción para que su bebé pueda comenzar su fondo universitario de $500.

The class will be offered remotely through Zoom. Watch for emails with important paperwork for you to fill out and a Zoom link to sign up.

Finding child care for your infant, toddler or preschooler is one of the most important decisions you will make as a parent. There are a lot of things to consider, such as cost, hours, and type of child care that is best for your family. There are many questions about the difference between a family child care provider, a child care center, and all of your options. We’ll discuss each type of care so you can connect with the right provider. We’ll also cover how to screen and interview potential providers.

The class will be offered remotely through Zoom. Watch for emails with important paperwork for you to fill out and a Zoom link to sign up.

This is a series designed to empower all fathers. Offering personal tools that help to define or redefine one’s sense of identity and purpose and establish guiding principles for fatherhood, this series will help you to navigate relationships and social norms that may hinder effective parenting. Fathers will learn that everything we need to know about being a great dad is, and always has been, inside us. All we have to do is find it and share it with our children and make their future bright and promising.

Mon, June 7  & 14 | 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

La clase se ofrecerá de forma remota a través de Zoom. Esté atento a los correos electrónicos con documentos importantes que debe completar y un enlace de Zoom para registrarse.

Este taller es para padres y proveedores de cuidado infantil. Estaremos hablando sobre cómo identificar diferentes tipos de trauma en niños, aprender qué son las experiencias adversas de la infancia (ACES) y cómo afectan a los niños a largo plazo, comprender el impacto del trauma en el cerebro y el comportamiento de los niños, y cómo identificar y practicar estrategias clave informadas sobre el trauma para apoyar a los niños y desarrollar su resiliencia.

This class is offered remotely through Zoom. RSVP below!

This group is for new mothers who want to share their stories, learn from each other, build community, and become empowered to be the best version of themselves so that they may be the best possible parent. Postpartum life is a new beginning. It requires shifts and adjustments; some flow intuitively and some require a new skill set. Join us, share insights on challenges and successes.

Instructor: Tsadae Neway, Souly Body, Childbirth Educator, Wellness Coach, and BANANAS Parenting Coach

The class will be offered remotely through Zoom. Watch for emails with important paperwork for you to fill out and a Zoom link to sign up.

Are you worried about saving up for your baby’s college fund? Would you like to receive free financial coaching? The Oakland Promise has a program that provides families with $500 as college fund seed money, financial advising and coaching to improve families’ social-emotional development and overall well-being. Is your family currently living in Oakland? Does your baby qualify for MediCal? Is your baby under 12 months old and is born in Alameda County? If your answer is “yes” to all these questions, attend an information session so your baby can start their college fund with $500.

This class is offered remotely through Zoom. RSVP below!

This group is for new mothers who want to share their stories, learn from each other, build community, and become empowered to be the best version of themselves so that they may be the best possible parent. Postpartum life is a new beginning. It requires shifts and adjustments; some flow intuitively and some require a new skill set. Join us, share insights on challenges and successes.

Instructor: Tsadae Neway, Souly Body, Childbirth Educator, Wellness Coach, and BANANAS Parenting Coach