BRIGHTCOURSE CURRICULUM

Below is a listing of some of the FREE lessons available to you through our Brightcourse Curriculum "Earn While You Learn" Program. We also have lessons in Spanish.
Our Brightcourse lessons are relevant, up-to-date, research and evidence-based.  Contact us to register for any classes. If you are unable to come in person to watch a lesson, there is the option to watch them online with follow-up phone or video appointments with a client advocate. Our clients who are participating in our educational classes earn baby credits which enable them to shop for their little ones in our Stork Boutique.

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Pregnancy/Birth

  • Your First Trimester
  • Prenatal Care
  • Eating for Two
  • Your Ultrasound Appoint
  • First Trimester Expectations
  • Your Second Trimester
  • Emotions of Pregnancy
  • What is Safe in Pregnancy
  • Bonding with Your Unborn
  • 2nd Trimester Expectations
  • Your Third Trimester
  • The Final Stretch
  • Unborn Baby’s Secret World
  • Big Belly Mommy Hacks
  • Third Trimester Expectations
  • Labor Expectations
  • Preparing for a C-Section
  • Getting Ready: Nesting
  • Labor and Delivery Getting Ready
  • Labor and Delivery Natural Comfort Measures
  • Labor and Delivery Medical Pain Relief, Interventions…
  • Training Your Birth Coach
  • Eye Contact Means Love
  • Infant Temperament
  • The Importance of Bonding
  • Infant Expectations
  • Infant Hygiene
  • Simple Infant Care
  • Taking Care of Yourself After Birth
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Going it Alone
  • At Risk Pregnancies
  • Smoking/Drinking/Drugs
  • Shaken Baby Syndrome
  • Expecting Twins and More
  • Feeding Your Baby: The Bottle
  • Feeding Your Baby: Breastfeeding-Getting Started
  • Feeding Your Baby: Breastfeeding-Successful Breastfeeding
  • Feeding Your Baby: Breastfeeding-Problems and Solutions
  • Feeding Your Baby: Breastfeeding-Weaning


BrightBirth Academy

  (Birthing Classes)

  • You Are in Control
  • Your Body and Birth
  • Pain and Natural Birth
  • B.R.A.I.N. and Decision Making
  • Medical Pain Relief, Interventions, & Proc.
  • Planning for Birth
  • Postpartum

First Year

  • Mommy Work
  • Being a Super Mom
  • Car Seat Safety
  • Mommy Nutrition
  • Preventing Child Sexual Abuse
  • Immunizations
  • SIDS
  • Newborn Sickness
  • Infant & Child CPR
  • Infant Nutrition
  • Baby on the Move
  • Getting Your Baby to Sleep
  • Crying
  • Quality Child Care
  • Understanding Your Infant
  • Infant Expectations: 0-3 Months
  • Infant Expectations: 3-6 Months
  • Infant Expectations: 6-9 Months
  • Infant Expectations: 9-12 Months
  • Dunstan Baby Language
  • Teething Time


Toddler

  • Toddler Mommy Milestones
  • Toddler Dev. Milestones 12-15
  • Toddler Dev. Milestones 15-18
  • Toddler Dev. Milestones 18-24
  • Toddler Dev. Milestones 24-36
  • Potty Training
  • Tantrums
  • Whining
  • Siblings
  • Sleeping, Bedtimes, Mornings
  • Bonding with Your Toddler
  • The Importance of Words
  • I Can Do It Myself
  • Toddler Play
  • Toddler Safety
  • Toddler Accidents
  • Toddler Illness
  • Toddler Nutrition
  • Toddler Oral Health
  • Getting Your Child to Eat


Parenting

  • Parenting Without Shame Series (8 classes)
  • Creating Motivation
  • Creating Honesty
  • Creating Courage
  • Creating Kindness
  • Creating Confidence
  • ADD/ADHD
  • Autism
  • Strong Willed Children
  • Sexual Behavior and Children
  • Child Anger
  • Single Parenting During Deployment
  • Reunited: Family Unity Upon Return
  • Co-Parenting
  • Words Matter: Silent Words 
  • Words Matter: Magic Words
  • Words Matter: No Words


Co-Parenting

  • There is Hope!
  • Stable Parent, Stable Home
  • Co-parent Communication
  • Meetings & Handling the Handoff
  • 6 Risks for Children after Divorce
  • Holidays, Special Occasions & School
  • Critical Issues
  • Abuse, Addiction & Abandonment
  • Dating & ReMarriage
  • Beyond Child Support



Life Skills

  • Taking Care of Hygiene
  • Screen Time and You
  • Depression and Suicide
  • Home Health (housecleaning)
  • Anger Management
  • Fighting the Impulse to Spend
  • The Monster of Debt
  • Credit Cards, Friend or Foe?
  • Financial Emergencies
  • Budgeting 101
  • Credit Scores
  • Buying a Car
  • Career or Job?
  • Staying out of Debt
  • Your Financial Future
  • Preparing for a Job-Hard Truth
  • Finding a Job
  • Preparing for the Interview
  • At the Interview
  • Success at Work
  • Helping Children Process Change
  • Family Stability Inside Change
  • Getting Established
  • What is a Family?
  • Successful Family Living
  • The Art of Understanding Conflict
  • Mastering Courageous Conflict
  • Beyond Caring: Understanding Compassion Fatigue and Burnout
  • Caring for Yourself while You Care for Others

 

 Fatherhood

  • Care During Pregnancy
  • Care During Birth
  • Care During Postpartum
  • Baby Care Basics
  • The Two Questions
  • Real Time
  • Being a Role Model
  • Being a Leader
  • Being Consistent
  • Loving Discipline
  • Practical Discipline
  • Respect for Mothers


Special Circumstances:

  • Domestic Violence
  • Child Abuse and Neglect
  • STD/STI Avoidance
  • Unraveled Roots Series
  • Abuse Awareness and Recovery Series
  • Empowered Parenting: Navigating Discipline and Abuse
  • Breaking the Silence: Rebuilding After Abuse
  • Recognizing and Responding to Relationship Abuse
  • Reclaiming Your Identity & Moving Forward from Abuse
  • Keys to Hope & Healing After Abortion Series for Women and Men


POSITIVE PARTNERSHIPS:

  • Boundaries
  • Making the Marriage Choice 
  • Unhealthy Boundaries 
  • Cohabitation
  • Staying Married
  • Single Parenting