Parenting Education

Thriving Kids offers free support for expectant parents, caregivers, legal guardians, and parents of children 0-5 yrs of age. Home visits focus on the parent-child relationship to foster optimal development and social-emotional health, and on assisting families with community resources. Thriving Kids serves prenatal to age 5 in Dona Ana and Otero Counties, with no first-time parent requirements. They also list community events and resources on their Facebook page (listed above).

Youth Empowerment Services is a non-profit organization offers home visiting for families in Colfax and Union Counties in New Mexico. Services include drug and alcohol prevention, home visiting, and health counseling. Home visiting is a free service offered to pregnant women and families with children from 0-5. They help prepare parents to cope with the everyday stressors associated with the transition to parenting, which are inevitable when a new baby enters a family. There are no first-time parent requirements and individuals can enroll prenatal until child is 3 years old. They serve Colfax County and areas of Union County, specifically the Clayton area.

Parents as Teachers partners first-time mothers with Certified Parent Educators. Visits focus on the parent-child relationship to support optimal development and social-emotional health and assistance with community resources. Services are available until child turns 3 years old. To be eligible, participants must be first-time parents and children from prenatal to age 3. Serves McKinley County.

Parents as Teachers Luna County aims to provide the information, support and encouragement parents need to help their children develop optimally during the crucial early years of life. The visits focus on the parent-child relationship to support optimal development and social-emotional health and assistance with community resources. Services provided until the child is 5 years old. There are no first-time parent requirements and children can be enrolled prenatal to 4 years 6 months. They serve Luna and Hidalgo Counties.

La Clinica de Familia offers prenatal support and education for low-income families with infants, toddlers, and pregnant women. La Clinica de Familia partners with parents in establishing goals for their infants, toddlers and family, however there is no first-time parent requirements. Children are eligible for enrollment until 3 years old. La Clinica de Familia serves families that meet income guidelines and who live within Las Cruces city limits, and Las Cruces Public Schools District.

The Parent Education Home Visiting Program serves parents and caregivers of children through five years of age. This includes adoptive and teen parents, as well as expectant parents. The goals are to provide educational services and child development guidance, to ensure that babies are born healthy, and that children are healthy and safe. They also seek to make sure that children and parents have a nurturing relationship, that parents and caregivers are connected to formal and informal supports in the community, and that children are ready for school.

Apple Tree Education Center Little Things Matter provides parenting educational services, child developmental guidance, and local community resource information to families with children prenatal to age 3 in the home, or at alternative locations at the family’s request. There are no first-time parent requirements and individuals can be enrolled prenatal until age 3. Apple Tree Education Center Little Things Matter serves Sierra County.

Services: Aims to increase access to high quality early childhood services. Supports optimal child and family development, healthy lifestyles, and strong connections to family, community, culture, and tradition. Services until child’s 5th birthday.
Eligibility/Ages: No first-time parent requirements. Serving Native American families, enroll prenatal until child is 4 years old. Services available during pregnancy, for grandparents who are primary caregivers, foster, and adoptive parents. Serves Taos County.

Services: Home visits provide new parents with information, support, and access to resources in the community that promote early childhood development and a positive family foundation.

Eligibility/Ages: Prenatal to 3 years old. Available to women having their first child, first-time families including fathers, adoptive parents and foster families. Serves Taos County.

Las Cumbres provides information, support and encouragement through home-based services for families of infants prenatal to age 3. Spanish-speaking staff are available in both Rio Arriba County and Santa Fe County. Eligible to enroll from prenatal to age 3. No first-time parent requirements.

They work in partnership with tribal communities to raise the health status, self-sufficiency, and health leadership of Native people to the highest possible level. Some services include Home visiting that focuses on the parent‐infant relationship. Also, Adolescent Health, Alcohol & Drug Abuse Prevention, Early Child Development, Entrepreneurship & Workforce Development, Environmental Health, Infectious Disease Prevention, Injury Prevention, Mental Health, Maternal and Child Health, Nutrition, Obesity & Diabetes Prevention, Sexual & Reproductive Health. Family Spirit focuses on practical lessons for parenting. Circle of Security provides parents with support in fostering strong and healthy behaviors. They provide services to women who are first‐time mothers, expectant teenage mothers, and families at risk for substance abuse. Serves Sandoval county.

The UNM Women's Resource Center collaborates with academic units and provides a range of learning opportunities through the programs and services offered. These services are accessible to all genders and parents in the community, whether UNM students, faculty and staff or Albuquerque community members. The program's available services include a library containing educational information regarding social issues impacting women, free in-person and remote mental health care for students, staff, and faculty, a family-friendly computer lab with printing access, a scholarship opportunity for single parents attending UNM, a Gendered Violence Prevention Program, and chest or breastfeeding support programs which include lactation stations and resources. The UNM WRC also provides resources for various topics such as feminism, activism, violence, women's health, parenting, sexual orientation, LGBTQIA+, and personal finance. These resources are available through counseling, group meetings, access to clinics or healthcare, campaigns, and the library.

Young Children's Health Center provides home-based services to first-time parents. Services cover prenatal to age 3. Pediatric professionals can furnish information, support and encouragement to families with infants and young children. The Young Children's Health Center serves zip codes 87108 and 87123 in southeast Albuquerque.

Parents as Teachers Home Visiting Program connects parents and caregivers with trained professionals who conduct frequent personal home visits during a child's early years of life, from prenatal to age 5. Trained parent educators work with families in their homes, focusing on the parent-child relationship as the foundation of learning, and on parenting that takes into account the needs of children at different developmental stages. Parents as Teachers also offers health and developmental screenings to assess the needs of the family, group connections to meet other families enrolled in the program, and assistance locating and accessing community resources.

Las Cumbres Community Services, Inc. began in 1970 with a structured program of day habilitation services for developmentally disabled adults residing in Los Alamos. We added a therapeutic preschool for children in the Española Valley in 1979. Services for children, adults, and families have continued to expand since then in order to best meet the growing and changing needs of Northern New Mexico. Our offices are located in Española, Los Alamos, Taos, and Santa Fe. In 2019 Las Cumbres expanded to the Borderland Region of Las Cruces, El Paso, and Ciudad Juarez. Today, the agency is one of the largest social service providers in New Mexico. Direct services are offered in Rio Arriba, Los Alamos, Santa Fe, Taos Counties, and along the Borderland region, while education, outreach, and referral activities make a strong impact throughout the state and country.

Aprendamos Intervention Team is a therapist-run organization that serves children and families’ needs through early intervention. Team services include speech-language, occupational, physical, and family therapists. A nurse, nutritionist, family services coordinators, developmental instructions, infant massage therapists, and pediatric specialists are also available. Mental health clinicians specializing in play therapy interventions, MDMR, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and more. The Autism program has 16 Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBA) and about 50 Registered Behavior Therapists (RBT).

PB&J Family Services provides parenting educational services, child developmental guidance, and local community resource information to families with children prenatal to age 3 in the home, or at alternative locations at the family’s request. There are no first-time parent requirements, and children can enroll prenatal until 3. They serve Albuquerque and Bernalillo counties.

Alta Mira provides a range of services to individuals who have been diagnosed with a disability, or who may be experiencing conditions which could cause a significant delay in their development. Families receive help and support to assist them in making sure their loved one reaches their full potential. Alta Mira provides both Early Childhood Services (for children age zero-three) and Family Support Services. Family Support Services include respite, family living, in-home living supports, community supports, Mi Via Waiver and exceptional family member program.

We are a Community Parent Resource Center serving families who have Native American children with disabilities or developmental delays in NM, including those with special healthcare needs, and the professionals that work with them. We provide free community training for families in several topical areas such as Overview of IDEA, the IEP & IFSP Process, Record Keeping, Transition from Part C to Part B, Transition from High School, Transition from Middle School, Bullying, Parent Rights in both Part C & B, and Advocacy. Parents and Professionals can request training. We provide ongoing advocacy support, helping families make informed and relevant decisions best for their children and their family. We also provide parent-to-parent connections by matching parents with others who have or share similar experiences to provide advice, support, generate ideas, and create a stronger support system. We also have a resource library with computers and information on resources, topics, and networks.

Provides educational information, resources and inspiring stories for families of children and adults with disabilities and special healthcare needs as well as healthcare and educational professionals. The digital version and newsletter are available for free, by signing up at www.epmagazine.com (EP for Free). 

Builds strong communities, thriving families and children who are healthy, safe and ready to learn by matching parents and caregivers with trained professionals who make regular personal home visits during a child’s earliest years in life, from prenatal through kindergarten. Local program locator available on website. 

Aims to improve the well-being of children through the promotion of responsible fatherhood. Fatherhood program locator.

Provides education to new and expectant parents on the importance of providing a safe sleep environment for their baby. Offers bereavement support and counseling to those who have suffered a loss due to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and other sleep-related infant deaths and stillbirth.

Provides educational and informational resources for families, service providers, caseworkers and tribal leaders related to the welfare of Native American and Alaska Native children. This includes information about child abuse, adoption and foster care, policy, and advocacy.

Provides research-based resources for stepfamilies and professionals who work with them.

Services Include:

• Online Training
• Smart Steps Family Life Curriculum for Stepfamilies
• Directory of Support Groups for Stepfamilies
• Directory of professionals who have complete the NSRC's clinical training for working with stepfamilies

• Bereavement and Grief Support Groups
• Parenting Helplines

• Parenting Materials

• Parenting Helplines

The Foundation aims to improve outcomes for individuals with OCD and related disorders by:

• Providing resources and support for those affected by OCD, including individuals with OCD and related disorders, their family members, friends, and loved ones.
• Promoting awareness about OCD and related disorders to the OCD community and the general public.
• Increasing access to effective treatment through:
  • Educating mental health professionals about evidence-based treatments.
  • Providing a forum for professional collaboration and networking.
  • Supporting research into the causes of and treatments for OCD and related disorders.

Visit https://iocdf.org/find-help/ for help finding providers for patients with OCD,

Provides online tools for education and therapeutic support of children's mental health.

Services Include:

• Online Courses
  • Child's Mental Health Development
  • Manage Mental Health Symptoms
  • Self Help Courses for Parents
• Parent Coaching Sessions
• Ask A Therapist

Parenting courses are ideal for court requirements, legal requirements, and improving personal skills, and growing as a parent.

• Anger Management
• Parenting Skills Classes
• Court Ordered Parenting Programs