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I am due in a couple of weeks and to help my husband feel as involved in our child's life as possible, I was looking at baby playgroups (such as Gymboree) to enroll in. However, they all seem to take place during the weekday, which would preclude a working dad from participating, and they also seem to be very focused on the mother. I am looking for something maybe like this...

http://blossombirth.org/classes-family.html#daddy

...that is not 2,000 miles from my house. Does anyone know of a program like this that is on the weekends or after business hours? (I live in Houston.)

2007-12-04 12:36:42 · 4 answers · asked by Maber 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting Newborn & Baby

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You might check and see if there's a Music Together program in your area. It's a fabulous program for babies and young children, and when I went with my daughter, there were quite a few dads.

http://www.musictogether.com/

2007-12-04 12:43:36 · answer #1 · answered by daa 7 · 1 0

There are a lot of things that take place on the weekend that dads can take part in. Maybe not when the baby is really young, but as they get older there are a lot of options. Swim classes start taking babies at around 3 months, and I've seen some of the weekend classes that have mostly dads. Look into Kindermusik in your area, that's good for either parent. The library usually has drop ins and baby programs, the programs I went to had a few dads. I'm sure if you look around a little, you'll find plenty of things that take place on the weekend.

Best of luck!

2007-12-04 12:59:00 · answer #2 · answered by josi 5 · 1 0

sometimes there are swim and gymboree classes on weekends, saturday morning. But it might be a while before the baby even needs that. A good way is to just let your husband have one on one time with baby, even if it is just while you get some rest in the early days, taking baby for a walk then as they get older taking them to the park or pool. the baby is not going to interact with other kids for a while, there seems to be a lot of pressure these days to utilise every minute, but babies and kids attention spans and activities are very short so they don't need to be stimulated all the time. i can see where you're coming from though, my daughter is 21 months old and it is lovely to see how her relationship with my husband has blossomed, that is mostly through going to the park, hanging out at home etc without any structured activities. good luck

2007-12-04 12:44:29 · answer #3 · answered by uenuku 5 · 1 0

i might want to assert the smart causes might want to be my optimal priority - because I have an older infant and characteristic to time events between her too. Secondly might want to be how gentle and relaxing the pastime/surroundings is for my infant. Thirdly might want to be the different moms and dads/toddlers, I opt to be round like-minded human beings.

2016-10-25 11:24:35 · answer #4 · answered by polich 4 · 0 0

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