Davis New Parent Support Group with Kate Duren

12/02/2025

I am grateful to welcome The Peregrine School in Davis as a new sponsor of the New Parent Group.

Peregrine School now offers infant care starting at just six months old. With both full-week and partial-week options available, families can choose the schedule that best fits their needs. The Peregrine teaching teams are highly qualified, experienced, and deeply committed to creating a nurturing, engaging environment for even the youngest learners.

Peregrine’s approach to early learning is truly special. As their website describes:

“We explore language through songs, stories, puppet shows, drama, and more. Teachers ‘sportscast’ as infants play, helping them learn to communicate with each other. Teachers also introduce Spanish and Mandarin through songs, rhymes, and games.

Like all Peregrinos, infants can be artists and gardeners, actors and musicians. Assisted by their teachers, they make and remake their world on a daily or weekly basis. In the process, they learn by watching each other, contributing to mutual projects, and socializing.”

Peregrine School has two convenient locations — one in South Davis and one in West Davis — making high-quality early childhood education accessible to families throughout our community.

They currently have openings available and would love to welcome you for a tour! I recently toured the South Davis campus and was really impressed with the staff, the classrooms, and the overall setting. Little ones really thrive there.

If you’re exploring childcare options or simply curious about their program, this is a wonderful time to learn more.

https://www.facebook.com/peregrine.school.davis/

https://www.peregrineschool.org/ping%C3%BCinos

11/11/2025

Hey everyone! 💕

Just a little reminder that group will meet on THURSDAY for the next two weeks — November 13th and November 20th.

We’ll be back to our usual Wednesday meetings starting November 26th.

Can’t wait to see you all and catch up! 💜

09/23/2025

“American College of Obstetricians and
Gynecologists (ACOG) reaffirms the safety and benefits of acetaminophen use during pregnancy. More than two decades of research have found no causal link between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability in children. Acetaminophen continues to be an important and safe option for managing pain and fever in pregnancy — conditions that can pose serious risks to pregnant patients and their fetuses if left untreated. Learn more about acetaminophen use during pregnancy.” https://bit.ly/4mqIzWr

08/31/2025

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends the Covid vaccine for everyone six months and older.

“The FDA has approved new COVID-19 booster shots for this fall, but with certain limitations. MSNBC medical contributor breaks down what the approval means and offers guidance for those considering or in need of the vaccine.”

healthychildren.org

07/07/2025

“Decades of progress in vaccine policy and public trust in immunization are at risk. Barriers to accessing critical vaccinations are growing, and the consequences for children’s health are serious.

The American Academy of Pediatrics is taking legal action to protect the integrity of our immunization system. We are proud to stand with leading public health organizations to defend science, evidence-based medicine, and the policies that keep children safe.”

Read the full statement:
https://www.aap.org/en/news-room/news-releases/aap/2025/leading-medical-professional-societies-patients-sue-hhs-robert-f-kennedy-jr-for-unlawful-unilateral-vaccine-changes/

04/30/2025

A beautiful, intimate glimpse into labor and birth of a baby boy, a rainbow baby after loss. So much love and support in every frame. 🩵

05/12/2024

“It's not just about the glow, the cravings, or the baby bump. The very core of a woman - her brain - can undergo profound changes (during pregnancy). The brain's very architectural design, its structure, functions, and internal connectivity, are all recalibrated. Scientists believe that this neural overhaul equips a new mother with some nearly superhuman abilities: the precision to distinguish her own child among a sea of faces; an enhanced auditory sense to detect the softest of whimpers; and the unparalleled capacity to empathize with her newborn, comprehending their needs and emotions based solely on non-verbal cues.

Recent studies have unveiled that a mother can carry fragments of her children's DNA in her bloodstream for years after giving birth. And get this: a mother's brain can harbor parts of her children's DNA for life.

It's fascinating to consider how these effects might influence a mother's thoughts, feelings, and actions. And while science has much to uncover, it's clear that the connection between mother and child is ever deeper than thought.”

Dr. Lisa Mosconi (Associate Professor of Neuroscience in Neurology and Radiology, and director of the Alzheimer’s Prevention Program at Weill Cornell Medicine NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital)

https://www.instagram.com/dr_mosconi

💖 Wishing mommies everywhere a happy Mother’s Day! 💐

02/21/2024

Good behavior generalizes.

01/24/2024

10/31/2023

All of these former group babies are now five years old! 🧡🖤 Happy Halloween, everyone! 🎃👻

10/26/2023

I love to see all of our wee ghosts and goblins on the Davis Downtown Treat Trail! 🎃👻🧡

Mark your calendars for TREATS - free to the community! 🍭 10/31 from 2:30 to 5:30pm. An interactive map is coming soon, so stay tuned!🎃 If you own or manage a downtown business, don't miss your chance to be included on the Downtown Treat Trail maps! Sign up here for this free promotional opportunity: https://app.associationsphere.com/eRM7M

09/13/2023

“Read to your newborn. 📚

With hearing developing during the final months of gestation, it’s never too early to begin reading to your baby. And this mom is giving us an absolute master class in how to do it right.

Note first that she’s reading face-to-face. At this age (10 weeks), there is literally nothing more thrilling - or instructional - to your newborn than your face. Check out how intently focused baby is on mom’s voice and facial expressions.”

Read to your newborn. 📚 With hearing developing during the final months of gestation, it’s never too early to begin reading to your baby. And this mom is giving us an absolute master class in how to do it right. Note first that she’s reading face-to-face. At this age (10 weeks), there is lite...