Parenting Center

New Parent Coffee: Lightening the Parenting Load

Name: New Parent Coffee: Lightening the Parenting Load
Start: 2026-05-28T10:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-05-28T11:00:00-04:00
Location: Edlavitch DCJCC

Adults (18+)

Date : Thursday, May 28

Time : 10:00 am - 11:00 am

Location : Edlavitch DCJCC
1529 Sixteenth Street, NW, Washington, DC

Join us for coffee, the company of other new parents, and a relaxed conversation about how to get the help you need to lighten your parenting load. Parenthood brings new responsibilities and new joys that need to fit into your already-busy life. This conversation will cover how to find support, decide what help is worth getting, and more.

Join us for coffee, the company of other new parents, and a relaxed conversation about how to get the help you need to lighten your parenting load. Parenthood brings new responsibilities and new joys that need to fit into your already-busy life. Led by Jennifer Mickel of The Third Shift, a company focused on maximizing joyful parenthood, this conversation will cover how to find support, including the lesser-known options around dishes, laundry, and meal prep that many parents don’t think about.

We’ll talk about what’s available, how to decide what help is worth getting, and how to make choices that fit your family and your budget. You’ll leave with ideas for affordable household help, a framework for deciding what makes sense for your situation, and concrete resources you can explore based on your needs.

Bring your babies! Expecting parents also warmly welcomed. New Parent Coffees are open to any new parents or anyone expecting the arrival of a baby, whether biological, adoptive, through a gestational carrier, or any other pathway. LGBTQ and straight, Jewish and non-Jewish – all are warmly welcomed!

If you have any questions, please reach out to Miriam at mszubin@edcjcc.org.