A Program Designed and Presented by:

Michelle Jensen, M.A. and Kim Oveson, M.S.



Topics
  • Emotional Readiness

  • Fantasies, Expectations

  • Healthy Lifestyle Considerations

  • Healthy Partner Relationships

  • Family Dynamics

  • Child Development from birth to age two

  • Healthy Brain Development

  • Healthy vs. Unhealthy Parenting

  • Beliefs & Values

  • Financial Considerations

  • Support Systems

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FTM helps women evaulate their present environment, relationships, lifestyle, financial position, coping style, commitment level, and values and beliefs.

FTM teaches women how their fears, insecurities, expectations, fantasies, values, and beliefs impact their relationships and lifestyle.

FTM teaches key components of heathly parent/child relationships and includes an overview of the first two years of the child's life, covering vital topics on brain development, attachment, attunement, and temperament of the child.

By exploring these issues, women come away from this program with a greater wisdom and relief from the confusion that they might be undergoing when deciding whether it is right or not for them to raise a child at this time in their life.

FTM Program is given by:

Michelle Jensen, M.A. in Counseling Psychology, Parent Educational Specialist   (see Michelle Jensen's Biography)

Kim Oveson, M.S. in Clinical Psychology, specializing in addiction / parent education   (see Kim Oveson's Biography)
 
First Time Moms
(FTM)
This program is designed for young women who may be pregnant or considering motherhood. The purpose of the program is to provide education and aid in the prevention of problems before they arise in daily family life. We will assist women in exploring the many challenges and issues they may not have discovered on their own.


FTM Program Benefits

  • Increases awareness of the responsibilities concerning motherhood

  • Builds a healthy relationship with their partner

  • Increases levels of self-examination and inner reflection

  • Increases parenting knowledge and skills

  • Teaches how to make choices for a healthy parenting lifestyle

  • Increases understanding of a healthy parent/child relationship

  • Encourages resourcefulness and evaluation of support systems