In the decade since the launch of Babyccino Class, Menucha Belkin’s revolutionary Mommy and Me program, Babyccino classes have sprouted up in Chabad Houses around the world, consistently attracting new families to Chabad and helping create even stronger communities.
Still, says Belkin, everything needs an update from time to time, especially in this fast-paced world.
“We need to live with the times (and the trends), keeping our programming current and fresh, our mothers interested and engaged,” she said. “That’s what this overhaul is about – reinventing the entire program and building something brand new and inviting. You totally want in on this.”
The Babyccino Class method is a timeless classic, incorporating music and movement with torah-song-sing-alongs that are just a little less cringe-y, coupled with sensory experiences that engage the mothers as well as the children.
The beauty of the course is that it can teach anyone how to launch and run a successful Mommy and Me program. This includes a detailed how-to guide outlining every detail of designing a pop-up playspace, easily accessible links to everything you need to get started, shopping lists for the entire season’s programming, a step-by-step companion to running weekly classes, thematic music playlists, and professional marketing material that you can customize on your own in minutes.
Mothers have always been at the center of the Babyccino Class model – understanding their needs and catering to them with attention to every detail is at the core of every class. Back in 2012 when this first launched, admitting that a baby class was more for parent than for child was a novelty, and even kind of frowned upon.
We’ve come a long way since then. Today, the idea of ‘Secure Your Own Mask Before Assisting Others’ has finally made it to mainstream parenting. The world of motherhood has gotten a lot better about self care. Unfortunately, however, that doesn’t always mean that mothers are better cared for.
Babyccino’s unique approach creates and holds space for mothers and their young children, engaging both in interactive sensory situations that help them co-regulate.
The goals are as follows:
A. Get young mothers out of the house and into a beautiful, and intentional space – a relaxing and distraction-free environment.
B. Build and deepen the creative and expressive relationship between mother and child.
C. Create space for Jewish women to form conscious connections with each other and nurture authentic and life-long relationships.
Babyccino Class has been described as ‘the single most efficient and effective way to feed a preschool, shul, and Chabad House’. But it’s also so much more. It’s a community of warmth, offering crucial support to women as they grow their families. For many, it is a beautiful and affirming initiation into the Torah’s values and philosophy.
At first glance, Babyccino’s sensory-based program primarily helps train and regulate the nervous system – but beyond that, what really shines through is how it gives women the tools to transmit Torah to the next generation.
What can be more important than that?
For a limited time, as part of a Tishrei initiative to infuse early childhood with Jewish education in as many new locations as possible, the brand new Babyccino Class course is offering 10% off at babyccinoclass.com (use code COLLIVE at checkout).
