New and expectant parent groups are a great place to get connected quickly, make connections with other parents and experienced facilitators.   The calendar below lists any group we know about in WA that focused on new parent emotional support.  There are many new parent groups that are focused on learning about a specific aspect of caregiving, infant development, feeding, etc.  Those types of groups can be very helpful for new parents to learn about the tasks of caregiving.  The groups below offer parents a place to think about and process their experiences as new parents. Examples of this include common new parent experiences such as changes to our identity, changes in our relationships with our partner and community, the real impact of sleep deprivation (we are not just tired-  we are irritable, sad, foggy, zombie-momie, etc), feelings regarding our birth, and expectations about how we thought this period in our lives would be.  Our groups provide a non-judgemental space to explore how we are feeling and doing.