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New Parent Support Program

You may be expecting your first baby or busy with a toddler. That probably means you have your hands full and may have questions. Thankfully, help is at hand.

The New Parent Support Program is a free service that helps military parents, including expectant parents, transition successfully into parenthood and provides a nurturing environment for their children. Services vary but may include home visits, parenting classes, playgroups, or prenatal classes.

General Program Description

The New Parent Support Program is a team made up of nurses, social workers, and home visitation specialists who offer support and guidance by helping parents:

• Build strong, healthy bonds with their infants and toddlers that will lay the foundation for their social and emotional development
• Manage the demands of parenting, especially when impacted by deployments and other military operations
• Remain flexible and responsive when navigating daily life
• Build a strong support network
• Respond to infant and toddler behavior sensitively and be attuned to their developmental needs
• Find services in the local community in a time of need

Learn more about the New Parent Support Program and contact your installation New Parent Support Program office to find out what’s available at your installation.

Staff Qualifications

New Parent Support Program staff are child development professionals, including registered nurses, clinical social workers, and para-professionals trained in the delivery and practice of established home visiting models. The program is supervised and monitored at the installation level by the Family Advocacy program manager.

Eligibility

The program is available to military families who are expecting a baby or have children aged 3 or younger. Marine Corps eligibility includes families with at least one child under 5.

Enrollment

Contact your installation New Parent Support Program office or Family Advocacy Program office.

Other

New Parent Support Home Visitation Program (NPSHVP) is a no-cost, voluntary program for military families expecting or with young children. Using the Nurturing Curriculum, NPSHVP offers home visits that focus on the needs of infants and young children, prenatal and postnatal care, parent education, and social support for the family.  Learn about "Nurturing Parenting" a philosophy that promotes and teaches skills that make parenting a rewarding and pleasurable experience.

The NPSHVP works with agencies and program resources throughout the Navy and Kitsap County.

The Fleet and Family Support Program offers a "Positive Parenting" program, Infant Massage, Baby Indoc, and Daddy Boot Camp along with several special events throughout the year.

The Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society offers "Budgeting for Babies", a financial management workshop preparing new parents with a fundamental budgeting plan for their new family.

Kitsap County programs include the Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children,(WIC) and Kitsap Community Resources.

Contact the Fleet and Family New Parent Support Home Visitors today: 360-315-5028 or 360-396-4115.