WHERE PARENTING IS EVERYTHING
Quality Antenatal Classes & New Parent Education in Auckland
Onewa Parents Centre (Birkenhead, Auckland) and Hibiscus Coast Parents Centre (Whangaparāoa) are run as independent incorporated societies.
We encourage and empower local families with evidence based childbirth education, new parent classes, parenting workshops, and community events, with fully qualified facilitators.
Onewa Parents Centre support parents across the whole of the North Shore, including Birkenhead, Beach Haven, Birkdale, Glenfield, Bayview, Northcote, and Hillcrest, Milford, Takapuna and Devonport, Milford, and East Coast Bays.
Hibiscus Coast Parents supports parents in the Hibiscus Coast/Whangaparāoa area including Stanmore Bay, Manly, Gulf Harbour, Orewa, Silverdale, Milldale and Millwater
We are the only two Parents Centres still operating in Auckland City.
Onewa Parents Centre hold all of our classes in our exclusive-use rooms at the Rawene Centre in Birkenhead, North Shore, Auckland.
Hibiscus Coast classes are held at Edith Hopper Park, Manly. For HBCPC courses click here.
CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION
Antenatal classes for expectant parents and their support people to prepare for the arrival of a new baby and becoming parents. Our highly regarded classes are evidence-based, informative and interactive, and run by qualified, trained childbirth educators in a relaxed and nurturing setting.
BABY AND YOU CLASSES
Our Baby and You course is for newborn parents and helps you navigate the first three months of parenthood. Ask questions and deal with issues as they arrive in a relaxed setting, whilst learning about your new baby and how to cope with your role as a new parent. Sessions included Eat, Sleep, Soothe (Lactation Consultant), Infant First Aid; All About You; Mum Movements, Physical Changes, and Safe Return to Exercise; Baby Massage; Physical Development & Play.
JOIN OUR COMMUNITY
First year membership is included in our New Parents package (including childbirth and baby and you education).
EVENTS
Onewa Parents Centre runs various social and community events for fundraising throughout the year including movie and trivia nights, photography sessions, sausage sizzles, and community markets.
We also host one-off parenting workshops designed to support you on your parenting journey. Each session has an invited speaker who is knowledgeable about a particular stage of your child’s development and can give you practical tips and advice. Check out our Events page for more information and to register.
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