Bringing Baby Home Educator Training

Help pregnant and parenting families in your community prepare for the transition to parenthood

Now Available!
All New Bringing Baby Home Educators Virtual Live & On-Demand Trainings

Within three years after the birth of a child, approximately two thirds of parents will experience a significant drop in their relationship quality. Research shows that the quality of a relationship between parents has a direct and profound impact on the development of infants and children.

You can help make a positive difference for families in your community with the Bringing Baby Home Educator Training. This research-based training is designed to teach professionals how to present workshops to pregnant and parenting families on the transition to parenthood.

Whether you have years of experience or you’re just getting started in your field, the Bringing Baby Home Educator Training will give you tools to facilitate Bringing Baby Home parents workshops, helping parents strengthen their friendship, increase intimacy, and regulate conflict—thereby improving their well-being and that of their child(ren).

Training description

The Bringing Baby Home Educator Training is a research-based course designed to teach professionals in the birthing, medical, and mental health spaces how to help parents in their communities maintain happy, healthy relationships while welcoming new babies into their lives. By taking this training, professionals can become Bringing Baby Home Educators, host their own workshops, and help more parents with the transition to parenthood.

You have the option to choose between a LIVE virtual training event with other resources or an on-demand digital training course.

Get the most out of your BBH training. Taught by expert Bringing Baby Home Educators, this LIVE virtual training event is held over three total days and includes everything offered in the Essentials Package PLUS live Q&A sessions, small group participation, role-plays, teachbacks and 10.5 CEs.

You’ll get all the essentials in this on-demand digital training, with 90+ videos and exercises designed for you to work through the program at your own pace..

How will I benefit from the Bringing Baby Home Educator Training?

Upon completion of the training, attendees receive…

Help parents in your community maintain relationship satisfaction after having a baby, reduce relationship hostility and increase affection, and promote positive parent-baby interactions
Develop, promote, and independently facilitate parenting workshops and classes at your church, hospital, community center, place of business, or home.
Utilize various resources in your work with parents, including an educators manual, parents workbooks, and various Gottman card decks and parenting exercises.
Add a Bringing Baby Home Educator badge and professional BBH logos to your website and marketing materials.
Use the Gottman Bringing Baby Home Educator title and distinction.

Who's This Training For?

The following will benefit from attending the Bringing Baby Home Educator Training:

Childbirth educators
Life coaches
Social workers
Child and family therapists
Birth and postpartum
Midwives
Professors
Clergy
Mental health professionals

What's Included In The Training?

Upon completion of the training, attendees receive…

An official Gottman Bringing Baby Home Educator certificate and digital badge.
Access to the online Bringing Baby Home Educator Resource Library, which includes marketing materials, presentation resources, BBH research information, and more.
A 500-page Gottman Educator Training Manual designed to serve as learning material during the training and a guide to presenting Bringing Baby Home parent workshops.
The Bringing Baby Home New Parents Workshop: Parents Materials Set, which serves as course material for the Bringing Baby Home New Parents workshops. This set includes:

Interested in learning more about the research? The Gottman blog: Bringing Baby Home: The Research

Bringing Baby Home Products

Bringing Baby Home Parent’s Workbook – Digital Materials

$49.00

Learn the strategies and skills to make a successful transition to parenthood. These materials support the Bringing Baby Home Educators Training & Parents’ Workshops

Bringing Baby Home Educator Training – Essentials On-Demand Package

$625.00

Help pregnant and parenting families in your community prepare for the transition to parenthood.

You’ll get all the essentials in this on-demand digital training, with 90+ videos and exercises designed for you to work through the program at your own pace.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between the Essential and Premium packages?

The Essential Package is an on-demand version of the Bringing Baby Home Educator Training. In choosing this course option, you will gain access to an online training that you can work through at your own pace.

The Premium Package is a live virtual training, held over the course of two days and presented by an experienced Bringing Baby Home Educator. This live training event includes teachbacks, small group work, and a 1.5 hour webinar/Q&A session with presenters.

Will there be CEs available?

CEs are not currently available.

What if I plan on co-presenting workshops?

If you intend to co-present workshops, you can register your co-presenter and get trained together.

What is a “teachback”?

A teachback is an opportunity to quickly and concisely present to fellow participants a key concept or skill presented in the workshop.

Encourages reflection, planning, and synthesis of workshop key concepts
Requires preparation and consideration of teaching delivery methods
Provides an opportunity of peer feedback and evaluative assessment of topics taught
Afford an opportunity to learn from other participants and put theory into practice
Afford an opportunity to learn from other participants and put theory into practice

You are not required to attend the teachback session, but it is highly encouraged. Teachbacks are only available through the Premium Package.

How are materials delivered for the Bringing Baby Home Packages?

The materials are made available upon registration in a digital, online format. These materials are available for review after the course and also for printing on your own as well. If you decide to purchase hard-copy materials additionally, please consider shipping times to ensure the materials arrive before the start of training.

What is the cancellation policy for the Premium package?

Refunds are offered for the workshop until one week prior to the training event, which is when materials are made available. If you need to cancel, please contact [email protected]. You will be able to register for the workshop until the day before the event. Please wait to register if you are unsure of your availability during the scheduled times, which are all in the Pacific Time Zone. Transferring registration is not available.

What time zone is the Premium Package live virtual training held in?

Pacific Time Zone

What are the requirements for becoming a Bringing Baby Home Educator?

In order to successfully become a Bringing Baby Home Educator, you must:

What are the requirements for maintaining the Bringing Baby Home Educator status?

Continuing status is granted to those who maintain a favorable status with The Gottman Institute, as evidenced by:

The benefits of maintaining credentials are:

What can a Gottman Bringing Baby Home Educator do upon successful completion of the training?

The Gottman Bringing Baby Home Educator status authorizes an instructor / facilitator to:

Are there any limitations to what I can do with my Bringing Baby Home Educator title?

Yes, please refer to the leader agreement included in the training digital materials.

How can potential parents know that I am approved by The Gottman Institute?

Website Posting: Once you have completed and passed the requirements for the Educator Training, you will be eligible to post your upcoming workshops here for patents to find your class.

Confirming Status: The TGI staff would be glad to provide documentation or verbal confirmation of any Bringing Baby Home Educator’s status. Please have interested parties see our Gottman Help Center to submit a request for assistance.

Are the training materials, parents materials, and other Gottman Method products available for translating?

The Bringing Baby Home Educator Training, Manuals, Workbooks, Card Decks, and other materials are provided in English. The Gottman Institute is not currently accepting requests to translate the Bringing Baby Home materials into additional languages.