Child Care & Schools

The Work Life office is sponsoring support groups for new and expectant parents! The 6-session group is led by Meredith Fein Lichtenberg, who is a Parenting Educator, a Registered International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, and a Certified Childbirth Educator.

If you are interested in joining the Spring 2023 support group, please complete this short questionnaire.

The Work Life Office facilitates a virtual affinity group for families of children with special needs that meets every other month on Wednesdays from 4:00pm - 4:30pm ET. The intent of this group is to offer a space for families to share their experiences and build a community of support to learn together with other families at NYU. If you are interested in joining, please complete this brief Google form.

In addition, Work Life offers monthly virtual Office Hours on Fridays from 12:30pm - 1:00pm ET. Register for a time with this Zoom link if you have any questions or would like some assistance.

The Work Life office is creating a community for adoptive and prospective adoptive parents. If you’re interested in joining, please contact Program Director Helga Yuan Larsen at hy204@nyu.edu.

Started in 2015, the Working Mothers Support Group aims to create a community of support where working mom administrators and staff can share resources and knowledge to make life a little easier. If you're interested in joining, please register here.

The Mothers of Color Support Group is a forum for working mothers of color at NYU to share their experiences at the university and discuss topics specific to women of color, their partners, and their children. If you're interested in joining, please register here.

Something new just for dads! We're gathering interest for the Working Fathers Support Group, which would seek to create a supportive community space for dads to connect and to share resources and information. If you're interested, please complete this Google form.

The Gender and Sexuality Service at the Child Study Center at NYU Langone offers four monthly support groups for caregivers and parents of gender expansive and transgender youth. These groups will provide caregivers and parents the opportunity to learn about the experience of transgender youth, gender affirming medical care, and learn about best practices in parenting gender expansive youth.

Learn more about upcoming 2023 groups.