Parent Classes

Our parent classes provide essential knowledge and support for expectant and new parents navigating the challenges of parenthood. Join us for hands-on learning, compassionate guidance, and practical tips tailored to your journey. Click below to see upcoming classes and secure your spot today.

In-person Nashua, NH- 2nd Tuesday of every month Arlington St. Community Center, 36 Arlington St, Nashua

Smart Start Fatherhood Group

  • The Fatherhood Support Group is a community initiative set to empower fathers to build strong, healthy relationships with their families, children, and community.  The group fosters a positive support system for its members, where we encourage peer-to-peer support for community building and a more nurturing environment.  Fathers are encouraged to share their voice, perspectives, knowledge and/or cultural understanding of parenting.

    The Fatherhood Support Group helps to boost skill sets by hosting workshops on healthy communication, life skills, relationship building, and responsibility.  

    These efforts are all focused on building understanding and support that will help fathers in and around the Nashua area become more successful parents.  

    The Fatherhood Support Group (Nashua) is facilitated by community members, public health professionals and behavioral health professionals.

    Cost: FREE

    • Parents (primarily those who identify as fathers) – with children between the ages of birth through 8 will benefit through educational parenting workshops, peer-to-peer support, and life skills.

    • Parents who are seeking assistance with positive co-parenting skills

    • Parents Seeking Assistance with teenagers facing new challenges in their transition from childhood to adulthood. 

  • Contact:

    Robert Ortiz Bilingual Medical Assistant OrtizR@NashuaNH.gov Phone: 603-589-4518

    Ebram Aziz Public Health Nurse AzizE@NashuaNH.gov Phone: 603-589-4510

Virtual: July 9, August 13, 2025, 6:00-8:00

Perinatal Mental Health Basics for Parents and Their Support Systems

  • This class is designed to equip expecting and new parents and caregivers with the information and skills they will need to identify and address perinatal mental health needs throughout the reproductive journey, leading to healthier, happier, and safer pregnancy and parenting outcomes and experiences

    Cost: $40.00 per famliy

  • Expecting parents, new parents and support people. This includes pregnant people, partners, grandparents, friends, family, and anyone else who cares about the mental health of pregnant people, babies, and families.

    • What “Perinatal Mental Health” is, who it impacts, how common it is, and why it is so important to learn about PMH conditions, including Baby Blues, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Psychosis, Anxiety, OCD, Birth Trauma, PTSD, and Maternal Substance Misuse Disorder

    • How to identify signs and symptoms in yourself or a loved one

    • The who, what, when, and how to seek support for a PMH condition

    • Navigating the healthcare system to find the right providers

    • Ways to address PMH conditions; self care, therapy, medication

    • What partners and others can do to provide support on the journal to get well

    • Local and national resources and support

  • At OwlHive we mean it when we say we function with Health Equity at the center of everything we do, and that means we believe that high-quality, evidence-based, inclusive education should be available to all people, regardless of income. At OwlHive, you can choose what you pay, based on your own good-faith self-judgment of financial ability. 

    Basically that means- please be honest and pay what you can for services. 

    The standard class fee is $40 per family (pregnant person, partner, support people). Please use the following codes at check-out to pay the following:

    MID30- $30

    LOW15- $15

    NOFEE- $0

In-person in Nashua, NH: Dates coming soon!

Perinatal Mental Health Basics for Parents and Their Support Systems

  • This class is designed to equip expecting and new parents and caregivers with the information and skills they will need to identify and address perinatal mental health needs throughout the reproductive journey, leading to healthier, happier, and safer pregnancy and parenting outcomes and experiences

    Cost: $40.00 per family

  • Expecting parents, new parents and support people. This includes pregnant people, partners, grandparents, friends, family, and anyone else who cares about the mental health of pregnant people, babies, and families.

    • What “Perinatal Mental Health” is, who it impacts, how common it is, and why it is so important to learn about PMH conditions, including Baby Blues, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Psychosis, Anxiety, OCD, Birth Trauma, PTSD, and Maternal Substance Misuse Disorder

    • How to identify signs and symptoms in yourself or a loved one

    • The who, what, when, and how to seek support for a PMH condition

    • Navigating the healthcare system to find the right providers

    • Ways to address PMH conditions; self care, therapy, medication

    • What partners and others can do to provide support on the journal to get well

    • Local and national resources and support