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 Spanish lessons.
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

  • You Are in Control
  • Your Body and Birth
  • Paint 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