We’ve know for a long time that children and their parents enjoy themselves at the variety of programs and classes we offer for families. I mean, you’ve seen the Shababa with Karina music video, right?

Admittedly we’re biased, we love kids and the 92Y. But you don’t need to take our word for it. Blogger “NYC Dad” is a big fan too, and took to his blog to share his opinion with his readers at the NYC Dad Group blog:

Their director, Sally Tannen, holds weekly parenting discussions every Wednesday from 10:30am - noon, covering a range of topics - eating solids, childcare, gender expectations, baby temperament, etc...I love going because it only costs $10, my son loves to play on the rug with the other babies, and it is interesting to hear the range of opinions from all of the parents in the group.

The Y is one of the only places that I am aware of that recognizes new dads and actually has a class designed specifically for new dads with kids from 0 - 1 year old. Their class takes place on Sunday mornings and is facilitated by a guy who holds a PsyD. The good: it is only for 5 sessions lasting an hour each, loosely structured and covers a range of topics, quality bonding time with your baby, you meet some great guys (I know because I participated in this class last Fall and still meet up with a lot of the guys for Sunday Brunch).

The Y has tons of programs for parents to be as well as new parents including “rock & roll Baby” for 5 - 9 month old kids which Jake and I just finished. They also had the author of Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child - Marc Weissbluth - speak to parents one evening in March. Our NYC Dads Group is partnering with the Y at the end of the month when Dr. Michael Thompson, author of Raising Cain and Understanding Your Son’s Development, and psychologist, speaks to us about being a dad in tough economic times and the joys/challenges of being a stay at home dad.

The event he notes above with Dr. Michael Thompson is our Second Annual Father’s Breakfast: Being a Dad in Tough Economic Times. That’s a great event to attend for those who haven’t yet taken advantage of our programming. You can come to a casual breakfast with your child, meet many other dads from the area, and build friendships with men in similar circumstances. You can view a complete list of of parenting classes and programs here.