New Parent Support Program

The New Parent Support Program is a team made up of nurses, social workers and home visitation specialists who offer support and guidance by helping parents:

• Build strong, healthy bonds with their infants and toddlers that will lay the foundation for their social and emotional development
• Manage the demands of parenting, especially when impacted by deployments and other military operations
• Remain flexible and responsive when navigating daily life
• Build a strong support network
• Respond to infant and toddler behavior sensitively and be attuned to their developmental needs
• Find services in the local community in time of need

Learn more about the New Parent Support Program and contact your installation New Parent Support Program office to find out what’s available at your installation.

New Parent Support Program staff are child development professionals, including registered nurses, clinical social workers, and para-professionals trained in the delivery and practice of established home visiting models. The program is supervised and monitored at the installation level by the Family Advocacy program manager.

The program is available to military families who are expecting a baby or have children age 3 or younger. Marine Corps eligibility includes families with at least one child under 5.

Contact your installation New Parent Support Program office or Family Advocacy Program office.

The Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Family Advocacy Services, 609-754-9680, offers a variety of services to military members on active duty status, and their dependents.  The program strives to help individuals, couples and families find healthy linkages to supportive resources, and educate the community about Domestic Violence and child maltreatment.  The New Parent Support Program(NPSP) is one of our foremost services, and it provides education and support for families expecting a child or with a child under the age of three.  Some NPSP classes include, cut are not limited to:

• Child Safety -- The Family Advocacy Nurse can assist in baby-proofing your home.
• Happiest Baby on the Block -- Learn a proven method to help your baby stop crying and sleep longer.
• Individual Education -- Information on child growth and development, sleep, nutrition and much more. Catered to each individual family needs.
• Infant Massage -- Increase relaxation, relieve gas and improve sleep in your infant.
• Sibling Preparation -- Parents learn tips on how to prepare children for the arrival of the new baby while the children learn about having a new baby in the home.
• Sign with your Baby -- Learn signs that help eliminate guessing what your child wants.

Family Advocacy also provides classes such as Anger Management, Stress Management, Parenting classes and Daddy Boot Camp.

For more information and for individual appointments call 609-754-9680.