An informal support group meeting is held each week for parents and other family members with babies in the nurseries. Meeting times are posted at the nurseries. Stress Reducers Activities are planned to help parents release stress and have a bit of fun. Classes to decorate nursery beds and to design t-shirts for infants have been a big hit. Other activities include Sunday coffee hours, dinners or movies out with volunteers or even an evening in a volunteer's home.
Participants report that spending some time away from the nursery is helpful.
I had to work. So when I came to visit at the end of the day, it was like walking into a cinema with ten minutes left in the film. I was always trying to catch up. I didn't get much eye contact from either direction. It's tough to be a distant observer of your family.