Parenting Center

Prepping for Parenthood

Name: Prepping for Parenthood
Start: 2026-03-04T18:30:00-05:00
End: 2026-03-04T20:00:00-05:00
Location: Edlavitch DCJCC

Adults (18+)

Date : Wednesday, Mar 04

Time : 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

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

This workshop will prepare you practically for the profound transformation of becoming a parent. While most pre-birth preparation focuses entirely on caring for the baby, caring for yourself as you transition to this new stage deserves just as much preparation. This workshop will focus on creating support networks, pre-selected services, and making plans to reclaim your time and identity.

Join us at the EDCJCC for a workshop that prepares you practically for the profound transformation of becoming a parent. Most pre-birth preparation focuses entirely on caring for the baby. But caring for yourself as you transition to this new stage deserves just as much preparation.

Let’s face it: the new baby will take up considerable emotional and logistical space in your already full life. Something will have to give. This workshop helps you prepare for that reality. We’ll map your support network before you need it. We’ll talk about which services to book now so you’re not scrambling later. And we’ll create a plan for making conscious choices about what gives—so you can transition to parenthood while preserving your friendships, your hobbies, and time just for you.

You’ll leave with:
• Your postpartum support network mapped out (who to call for what, before you’re in crisis mode).
• Services pre-selected so you’re not making decisions while exhausted.
• A concrete plan for reclaiming your time and identity as the intensity eases.
• A guilt-free framework for making it easier—shortcuts, outsourcing, and simplifying aren’t failing, they’re how you create space to actually be present.
• A script for the partnership conversation about who does what.

Babies are welcome. Partners are encouraged to attend. While there may be some discussion of the biological pregnancy, birthing, and postpartum experience, we welcome 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!

This workshop will be led by Jennifer Mickel, Founder of The Third Shift, a company that brings management frameworks to the mental load. Jennifer brings her JD-MBA and strategy consulting experience to helping parents streamline family operations and reclaim more joy.

If you have any questions or if the cost of this program is prohibitive, please reach out to Miriam at mszubin@edcjcc.org.