Our world has no shortage of pressure to parent all sorts of ways. You may feel conflicted by all the advice you hear, and overwhelmed as you try to meet everyone's demands of being a perfect parent. This lesson will guide you through overcoming the perfectionist mindset, and focus on being an intentional parent.

Our parents were our first ever teachers on how to parent, and we have their lessons deeply rooted in us. This doesn't mean we have no control over our own parenting practices, though. This lesson will walk you through becoming aware of the influence of your childhood, and making your own decisions for how you will parent.

Even for the happiest, most in-love of couples, co-parenting together can be a challenge. You are coming from two separate histories, and approaching parenthood with unique expectations. This lesson guides you through discussing these expectations of how things will go, so things can be as smooth-sailing as possible.

Between hormones, sleep-deprivation, and stress factors, parenthood is an incredibly emotional experience. This lesson opens your eyes to the common feelings people experience as they become parents, and gives tips and tricks on how to navigate the emotional roller-coaster!

Sleep (or the lack of it!) is one of the most talked about aspects of parenting a baby. Advice like “sleep when the baby sleeps”, trends like putting babies to sleep outside in the cold, and jokes like “enjoy sleeping now, because you never will again!” are constantly floating around the parenting world. This lesson gives an overview of the main sleep concerns, and some tips and tricks to help you through the first year.

There are a lot of decisions to make when it comes to feeding your baby. Will you breastfeed or formula feed? Pump, bottle feed, or nurse? When do you start solid foods, and how? This lesson provides an unbiased overview of your options, so you can make the best decision for you and your family.

Crying is one of the most expected, but stressful, parts of parenting. It helps to go into parenting understanding the purpose of crying, and what you can do about it. This lesson prepares you to deal with your crying baby by explaining the function of crying and giving you options to deal with the stress of a crying baby.

Play is so important for children that it often trumps even the need to eat or sleep. As a parent, it’s important to understand the biological importance of play for your child, so you can best support your baby’s development and learning through play. This lesson will prepare you to understand typical development, and how you can support it through play.

While an OBGYN or midwife takes care of Mom’s and baby’s medical needs throughout pregnancy, baby will need their own doctor once they are born. It’s helpful to select what doctor you want to see before giving birth, so that if you run into any snags regarding insurance or anything else you have time to make a new selection. This lesson walks you through things to consider when picking the best doctor for your baby.

Your baby grows so rapidly during their first year, it can be hard to keep up with developmentally appropriate activities to do with them! This lesson provides you with some easy, practical activity ideas for your baby’s first year.

Picking out baby products can be overwhelming, with so many options available. This lesson provides a quick overview of the different types of products, to help you make the decision that works best for you and your baby.

If childcare is something you will need once the baby is born, finding childcare you can trust is essential. This lesson provides a quick outline of the different types of childcare that might be available in your area, so you can make the choice that works best for your family.