Connect with other new parents who truly understand the newborn stage.
Find reassurance in the early months, share honestly with other new parents, and build friendships that help you navigate sleep, feeding, and the emotional ups and downs with support you can rely on.
12 Weeks
2 Hours Once a Week
Online or In Person
The first months with a baby can feel like a blur—beautiful, exhausting, and full of questions. This group offers a steady place to land each week, where you can talk through what’s happening in real time. Alongside other new parents, you’ll find reassurance, perspective, and connection.
Groups are open to parents with babies aged 2-20 weeks old at the start of the group. Some groups are for one parent to attend solo with their newborn, and other groups are for two parents to attend together with their newborn.
Groups meet online or in person at community sites or in homes. For in-person site-based groups, families meet at the same location each week. For in-home groups, families rotate hosting duties.
Over 12 weeks, you’ll meet with the same group of parents and babies, creating a rhythm and familiarity that builds over time.
Sessions are structured enough to guide conversation but flexible enough to meet the moment—whether that means talking, listening, or simply being there with your baby among others doing the same.
Conversations follow the realities of early parenthood as they unfold—feeding, sleep, soothing, and development, alongside emotional adjustment and identity shifts.
You’ll also talk about relationships, mental health, and the day-to-day experience of caring for a newborn, with space to ask questions and hear how others are navigating it.
In 2018, I was a parent in one of NW Seattle's Newborn groups, which I attended with my first baby. It was one of the most challenging, if not the single most challenging phase of my life and I am certain that my PEPS Group was a key player in keeping me going.
Today, I am still in touch with all of the moms/kids/families from my Newborn group, and it has been a gift to walk through these years of parenthood alongside these women who were there with me when we were just starting out.
Brianna, PEPS Group Leader
| 1 Parent | 2 Parents | |
| Option A | $300 | $396 |
| Option B | $204 | $300 |
| Option C | $120 | $216 |
To eliminate financial barriers, we offer a range of flexible program fee options, allowing families to choose an amount that fits their budget while keeping fees accessible for all.
As a nonprofit, we encourage you to select Option A if you are able.
If none of the flexible pricing options work for you, we offer additional financial assistance for those who need it, made possible by our generous giving community. Email PEPS staff to learn more.
PEPS is a nonprofit organization that does not receive government funding. Program fees make up approximately 30% of our annual budget and help ensure we can maintain high-quality programming and a dedicated staff team. The remaining 70% comes from donations by individuals, foundations, and businesses—which is why your support beyond the program fee matters so much.
Your program fee directly supports the programs you participate in—including training and support for Group Leaders, program materials, community partnerships, program evaluation, and the administrative costs that keep everything running. Fees are set based on program length, group size, and the level of facilitation and support involved.
One-parent groups typically consist of 5–10 families. Groups that have a blend of one or two parent families attending typically consist of 4–8 families.
As soon as possible! Groups fill quickly, so register as soon as you can to secure the group of your choice. If groups have low enrollment, they may be cancelled. When families register early, we know that there is interest in the group.
When requests are made 2 weeks prior (or more) to the start of the group, a full refund will be given, minus the non-refundable registration fee which is equal to 10% of the program fee option you selected. No refunds will be given after the start of your PEPS Group. Email us with any requests.
If your group is cancelled by PEPS for any reason, we will do our best to find you a different group or refund you in full.
Clicking the button below will take you to our registration portal.
Once there, set the "Group Type" to "Newborn," then use the filters to find a group that fits your schedule and preferences.
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Time: 11 am - 1 pm PST
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Time: 3-5 pm PST
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Time: 7-8:30 pm PST
Location: Virtual
Cost: Free
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Time: 10 am - 12 pm PST
Location: The Heybrook 10415 Northeast 37th Circle Kirkland, WA 98033
Cost: Free
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Date: Friday, November 6 - Sunday, November 8, 2026
Time: 8 am - 5 pm PST
Location: Camp Seymour in Gig Harbor, WA
Cost: $239 with PEPS Discount Code (PEPS2026)
1 Day
Join us for conversation and new connections tailored exclusively for PEPS parents of infants and toddlers in Tacoma and hosted by PEPS Sponsor, VISIBLE.
Date: Sunday, November 15, 2026
Time: 10:30 am - 12 pm PST
Location: Green Trike Children's Museum 1501 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402
Cost: Free
1 Day
Join us for conversation and new connections tailored exclusively for PEPS parents of infants and toddlers in the Seattle area and hosted by PEPS Sponsor, VISIBLE. Build your parent network, share advice, and meet other PEPS parents beyond your group!
Date: Saturday, December 5, 2026
Time: 9-10 am PST
Location: Seattle Children's Museum
Cost: Free
Please visit our Attend a Gathering page to learn about other available events.
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