Bringing Baby Home
A Gottman Program for Expecting, Planning, & New Parent Couples
Empowering expecting and new parents through a research and skills-rich program for cultivating a healthy relationship to foster child development.
Learn how to empower your relationship and set a healthy foundation for your family in a format that works for you- workshops or private sessions.
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Strengthen Your Relationship for a Healthy Family Foundation
Bringing a baby into your life is one of the most profound transitions you’ll ever experience, in addition to being one of the most challenging. The Bringing Baby Home Program is designed to help expecting and new parents navigate this new chapter with confidence, connection, and shared purpose.
This program was designed by the Gottman Institute based on years of rigorous research to help couples strengthen their relationship as they prepare to grow their family. In a warm, supportive setting, you’ll learn how to stay connected through the changes of early parenthood and work together as a strong parenting team—while also supporting your baby’s development from the very beginning.
What is the Bringing Baby Home Workshop?
Developed by Drs. John and Julie Gottman, this research-based program helps couples:
- Stay connected and manage stress during the adjustment to parenthood.
- Communicate more effectively and strengthen emotional intimacy.
- Navigate new roles and responsibilities as parents.
- Reduce conflict and build a nurturing home for your growing family.
Why This Matters
Research shows that 67% of couples experience a significant drop in relationship satisfaction after having a baby. Research shows lasting detrimental impacts this can have on child development. But it doesn’t have to be that way. As humans, parents are never perfect and we shouldn’t strive to be perfect. However, we can consistently develop self-awareness and practice new skills and tools to operate the best way we know how with the resources available.
Strengthening your emotional intelligence and your relationship is one of the best ways to cultivate a healthy home environment for child development. Taking care of you is also taking care of your children.
Couples who participate in Bringing Baby Home report:
- Greater relationship satisfaction
- Babies cry less and smile more since parents are better able to co-parent
- Babies sleep better
- Reduced postpartum mood and anxiety disorders
- Improved father involvement
- Higher emotional development in their children
- Couples feel better equipped to handle conflict and cultivate stronger partnerships
What Do I Need?
Prior to your workshop, make sure to purchase the Bringing Baby Home Digital Workshop Materials at Gottman.com.
$49 Purchase here.
What’s Included?
This is an experiential workshop learning format offered live, virtually, with no group sharing required. Just you, your partner, and practical tools you can begin using right away.
The program includes:
- 12 hours of expert-led content
- Guided couples’ exercises to strengthen communication and problem-solving
- Video demonstrations from real couples from the Gottman Institute
- Evidence-based guidance grounded in over 40 years of research on what makes relationships thrive
Whether you’re just starting out or already in the thick of new parenthood, this workshop gives you skills you’ll use long after the diapers are gone.
Who Should Join?
- Expecting parents (pregnant, adopting, or fostering)
- Parents with infants (up to 12 months old)
- Parents with toddlers (up to 3 years old)
- Any couple wanting to strengthen their relationship and prepare for the joys and challenges of parenthood
This workshop is inclusive, welcoming any couples and new parents regardless of background, abilities, religion, gender, sexuality, culture, ethnicity, race, neurotype or other aspects of personal identity.
Workshop Details
- Cost: depends on location and involvement.
- Babies in laps are welcome in virtual workshops
- Total Hours: 12 Hours of learning
- Format Options: 1 or 2 Day intensives -OR- 6 weekly sessions consisting of a 2-hour virtual workshop
- Location: Zoom (online) at the comfort of your home
- Includes: Engaging presentations, exercises for you and your partner, and take-home resources to continue growing together.
- Facilitated by Elizabeth C. Gentzkow, LPC, LMHC, Gottman-trained facilitator
Making Healthy Relationships Accessible
I believe every family should have resources and support for cultivating a healthy relationship and environment for their children. I offer a limited number of reduced-rate spots for couples experiencing financial hardship or those living on a limited budget.
Program Options
Personalize your experience. There are 3 Ways you can work through the program.
private couple sessions
Personal & Private
Couples may choose to work through this program in private counseling or coaching focused class sessions.
Schedule a consult with me to discuss how you’d like to work through the program in intensives or weekly 12 sessions and get started today!
Online Class
Virtual Workshops
Workshops are regularly offered throughout the year.
You may view the schedule of program offerings on the events page.
Custom Requests
Request On Site or Virtual Workshops
Workshops may be requested by organizations, groups, clinics, or couples.
Get a custom course or workshop experience on site or virtually.
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