Professionally Facilitated Mommy and Me Groups

Palm Desert, CA

Where Moms, Babies & Families Grow Together

Mommy and Me Groups at BabySpace Coachella Valley

A Space for Baby. A Community For Mom.

Offering in person, professionally led

Mommy and Me Groups

in Palm Desert

Designed to support both infants and their moms in an infant safe location that grows with baby from infant to toddlerhood and beyond

Read more about BabySpace Coachella Valley Groups here, here, and here.

BabySpace Coachella Valley

Weekly Groups Schedule

Registration is Open Now

BabySpace Coachella Valley

Mommy and Me Infant Groups

Parent and Me Toddler Labs

Come for the parent education, stay for the community support. Your village is waiting to be created, and at BabySpace Coachella Valley, your group is formed based on the age/adjusted age of your baby so that you are with moms who are going through the same developmental stages together.

Your growth as a mother is as important to support as that of your baby, and by attending groups with the same moms and babies each week, you will form friendships and develop a support network for both you and your infant.

Read more about BabySpace Coachella Valley Groups here, here, and here.

What Happens at a BabySpace Coachella Valley Mommy and Me Group?

Groups are a mix of facilitated information sharing, infant observation, collective learning and village creating.

Weekly topics include but are not limited to:

  • the rhythms and routines of infant days,

  • infant cues,

  • bonding,

  • feeding,

  • adjustment to motherhood and postpartum life,

  • sleep routines,

  • relationships post-baby,

  • return to paid work.

Infants are welcomed into the playroom with the knowledge that the room will develop as they do, addressing their biological, social-emotional, and motor development. Week by week you will watch your baby grow among their peers, observing and finding each other, learning the beginnings of play, and developing close bonds with all of the moms and babies in group.

What Does It Cost to Attend?

Groups are determined based on the age/adjusted age of the infant. Groups meet weekly and participants pay for a cycle of four weeks. These cycles do not always link up to a calendar month, but after each four week group cycle completes, the next cycle begins. Each cycle of four group sessions is $140 and is payable regardless of attendance. Participants can decide to continue or leave at any time, but if a group is full and a waitlist has been formed, then a waitlist participant may prevent a mom from rejoining her baby’s age cohort. Infant groups continue until most of the babies are 18 months old.

What About Toddlers?

Toddler Labs Are For Children 19 mos to 3 years old

Toddlers need space to learn, grow and play, too! BabySpace Coachella Valley Toddler Labs are designed to support parents as their children move away from infancy and towards the preschool years, recognizing there is a lot of development and change that happens in that time!

BabySpace Coachella Valley Blog

Why Was BabySpace Coachella Valley Created?

In 2008, Lauren Fox, LCSW, founder of BabySpace Coachella Valley, witnessed the diverse postpartum experiences of several close friends transitioning to motherhood. Inspired by the privilege of supporting these mothers during such a profound time, Lauren recognized the critical role of community in easing the adjustment to parenthood. This realization led her to shift her focus from working with mothers and elementary-aged children to supporting mothers and children in the zero-to-three age group. She facilitated groups through local nonprofits and in her own home, patiently waiting for the right moment to establish a dedicated in-person space.

The vision for BabySpace began as a seed, growing over the years and now coming to life in the Coachella Valley post-pandemic. Lauren, a licensed clinical social worker with extensive training in perinatal and infant-parent mental health, devotes her practice to supporting new parents and their families through individual, family, and group work.

Photo of Lauren Fox, LCSW, standing in front of a lemon tree wearing a pink v-neck blouse

Registration is Open Now

Purchase a Gift Card For the New or Expecting Mom in Your Life