Parents & Families

This class is offered remotely through Zoom. Registration is now closed. If you are interested in joining, contact Cathy at catherine@bananasbunch.org

You never imagined you’d have to be your child’s teacher, tech support, lunch lady, and emotional rock all in the same day. And forget about getting your own work done. As we move forward during this time of a global pandemic, it’s hard to continue to be the calm guide that your kids need. In this three week class, you’ll discover: How to start the day with more closeness and connection to ward off your child’s outbursts; what to do when your child screams, “I’m not doing my homework and you’re not my teacher anyway!”; how to stay calm when things are unraveling around you so that you can be present and loving.

Thu, Jan 7, 14, 21  |  6:30 pm – 8:00 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.

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, Jan 25, Feb 1, 8 | 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

This class is offered remotely through Zoom. Currently the RSVP link is closed. If you are interested in joining contact Cathy at catherine@bananasbunch.org  Watch for emails with important paperwork for you to fill out and a Zoom link to sign up.

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 you’re totally normal. Finding a circle of support is a great way to lessen the stress of caring for a newborn. At each of our support groups, moms will get to share their feelings, ask questions, and build friendships with one another. Come and join us and bring your baby along!

Tue, Jan 12, 19, 26 | 10:00 am – 12:00 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.

As part of our mission to cultivate child, family, and community well-being, BANANAS invites all parents, grandparents, and caregivers to join our Vitality Cafés in January/February & The Growing Brain in March via Zoom.

These meetings gather families to discuss the challenges and successes of parenting during a pandemic, support each other by sharing tips around stress management. Help build our community and strengthen your family by joining the experience! Participants attending a BANANAS Vitality Café will receive a gift card!

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, Jan 25, Feb 1, 8 | 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.

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, Jan 25, Feb 1, 8 | 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.

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.

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 Vitality Cafés in January/February & The Growing Brain in March via Zoom.

These meetings gather families to discuss the challenges and successes of parenting during a pandemic, support each other by sharing tips around stress management. Help build our community and strengthen your family by joining the experience! Participants attending a BANANAS Vitality Café will receive a gift card!

La clase se ofrecerá de forma remota a través de Zoom. Esté atento a los correos electrónicos con documentación importante para que complete y un enlace para unirse ese día.

iFelicidades por su nuevo bebé! Tener un bebé es un período de tantas emociones para una madre y estamos aquí para apoyar. Ven a juntar con otras madres nuevas y recibir apoyo, discutir como te sientes y crecer amistades. Este grupo estará presentado por Rose Schweig, una consejera y una madre. Espero que no 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.

In this workshop, we understand the emotional life of a toddler and their developmental struggles and discuss strategies for play and support of your child’s mental life.

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.

La clase se ofrecerá de forma remota a través de Zoom. Esté atento a los correos electrónicos con documentación importante para que complete y un enlace para unirse ese día.

iFelicidades por su nuevo bebé! Tener un bebé es un período de tantas emociones para una madre y estamos aquí para apoyar. Ven a juntar con otras madres nuevas y recibir apoyo, discutir como te sientes y crecer amistades. Este grupo estará presentado por Rose Schweig, una consejera y una madre. Espero que no 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.

As part of our mission to cultivate child, family, and community well-being, BANANAS invites all parents, grandparents, and caregivers to join our Vitality Cafés in January/February & The Growing Brain in March via Zoom.

These meetings gather families to discuss the challenges and successes of parenting during a pandemic, support each other by sharing tips around stress management. Help build our community and strengthen your family by joining the experience! Participants attending a BANANAS Vitality Café will receive a gift card!

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.

Co-parenting after a divorce or break-up is never easy. But, if you and your former partner learn how to co-parent your children amicably, you will give your kids the confidence and stability they need to be successful in life. In this class participants will gain personal tools for enhancing their co-parenting experience. Learn about the unique and collective identity and purpose of the parenting team through interactive and culturally congruent processes. Instructor, Gaylon Logan Jr. has many years of experience assisting parents in establishing guiding principles and practices of effective co-parenting.

Mon, Mar 1, 8, 15 | 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

La clase se ofrecerá de forma remota a través de Zoom. Esté atento a los correos electrónicos con documentación importante para que complete y un enlace para unirse ese día.

iFelicidades por su nuevo bebé! Tener un bebé es un período de tantas emociones para una madre y estamos aquí para apoyar. Ven a juntar con otras madres nuevas y recibir apoyo, discutir como te sientes y crecer amistades. Este grupo estará presentado por Rose Schweig, una consejera y una madre. Espero que no 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.

Co-parenting after a divorce or break-up is never easy. But, if you and your former partner learn how to co-parent your children amicably, you will give your kids the confidence and stability they need to be successful in life. In this class participants will gain personal tools for enhancing their co-parenting experience. Learn about the unique and collective identity and purpose of the parenting team through interactive and culturally congruent processes. Instructor, Gaylon Logan Jr. has many years of experience assisting parents in establishing guiding principles and practices of effective co-parenting.

Mon, Mar 1, 8, 15 | 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

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.

Postpartum life is a new beginning for the rest of one’s life. It requires shifts and adjustments that some flow with intuitively, while many benefit from sharing insights, skills, and techniques with others. This group is for postpartum mothers who want to share their stories, learn from each other, build community, and empower them to be the best version of themselves so that they may be the best possible parent.

Wed, Mar 10, 17, 24 | 10:00 am to 12:00 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.

As part of our mission to cultivate child, family, and community well-being, BANANAS invites all parents, grandparents, and caregivers to join our Vitality Cafés in January/February & The Growing Brain in March via Zoom.

These meetings gather families to discuss the challenges and successes of parenting during a pandemic, support each other by sharing tips around stress management. Help build our community and strengthen your family by joining the experience! Participants attending a BANANAS Vitality Café will receive a gift card!

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.

Co-parenting after a divorce or break-up is never easy. But, if you and your former partner learn how to co-parent your children amicably, you will give your kids the confidence and stability they need to be successful in life. In this class participants will gain personal tools for enhancing their co-parenting experience. Learn about the unique and collective identity and purpose of the parenting team through interactive and culturally congruent processes. Instructor, Gaylon Logan Jr. has many years of experience assisting parents in establishing guiding principles and practices of effective co-parenting.

Mon, Mar 1, 8, 15 | 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.

Postpartum life is a new beginning for the rest of one’s life. It requires shifts and adjustments that some flow with intuitively, while many benefit from sharing insights, skills, and techniques with others. This group is for postpartum mothers who want to share their stories, learn from each other, build community, and empower them to be the best version of themselves so that they may be the best possible parent.

Wed, Mar 10, 17, 24 | 10:00 am to 12:00 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.

Postpartum life is a new beginning for the rest of one’s life. It requires shifts and adjustments that some flow with intuitively, while many benefit from sharing insights, skills, and techniques with others. This group is for postpartum mothers who want to share their stories, learn from each other, build community, and empower them to be the best version of themselves so that they may be the best possible parent.

Wed, Mar 10, 17, 24 | 10:00 am to 12:00 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.

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.