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 Tinker Family Advocacy Program offers a wide variety of programs for individuals, couples, families and of course new and expectant parents. For more information, call 405-582-6604.

The Pregnancy Resource Briefing is held the first Tuesday of each month from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. in Lakesha Levy Conference Room (Building 1094 of the 72nd Medical Group). When you attend, you can expect to find out about:

• Nutrition and exercise during pregnancy (presented by the Health and Wellness Center)
• Special dental care concerns while you’re pregnant and how to care for baby’s teeth (from the 72nd Dental Clinic)
• How to carefully navigate your medical care and TRICARE during pregnancy and after as well as how to enroll your new baby in Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (from TRICARE)
• Certain baby safety concerns, community and base resources, and the New Parent Support Program. 

For more information on the PRB, or to enroll, call 405-582-6604.  

Baby Business Class

This four-session class meets Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, each quarter, from 6-8 p.m. Classes cover nutrition, breastfeeding, postpartum depression, baby safety, child growth and development, and more.

Infant/Child CPR

Quarterly skills only class designed to help adults learn CPR. No card or certification given.

Infant Massage

Quarterly class for parents to learn skills associated with soothing, baby bonding, colic relief, attachment, and stress associated with parenting.

Parenting with Love and Logic

A four session class for parents of children ages 6-12 years. Simple easy-to-learn techniques to help teach  responsibility and character. Immediate positive effect lower the parents' and childrens' stress levels. 

1-2-3 Magic

A four session class for parents of children 2-6 years old featuring easy-to-learn parenting solutions and down-to-earth, kid-friendly discipline techniques.

Active Parenting of Teens

A four session class for parents with teens. You'll learn how to establish mutual respect and cooperation, decrease power struggles, mold values, help your child make positive choices in life. 

Moms with a Mission

A weekly support group that meets at Tinker Family Homes each Thursday from 10-11 for any Mom with base access. Activities, discussions and education pertaining to being a Mom. Educational topics include, post-partum, mental health, stressors with being active duty or married to active duty, etc.

Dads: The Basics 

A three-part class taught by Dads for soon-to-be Dads. Provide  essential information about a variety of topics specifically geared for Dads to include different ways to support partner during pregnancy; preparing for baby; bonding and holding baby; coping and soothing baby's crying etc. 

Services for Families

Services for families include:

The New Parent Support Program offers home visits from a specially trained Registered Nurse to assist expectant parents and/or those with children from birth to 3 years.  Breastfeeding support, infant nutrition, childproofing and developmental assessments are among just a few topics covered.  

Services for Individuals

Services for individuals include Healthy Thinking, Anger, Stress and Self-Care Class is a series of classes teaching and coaching better ways to express and reduce feelings of anger.  Learn and practice different methods to manage stress and negative thinking patterns to create a better life balance.   

Services for Couples

Services for Couples include:

• Family Advocacy Strength-Based Therapy is a marriage and family counseling service for active-duty service members and their families.  Priority on active-duty military families while other TRICARE beneficiaries are listed on a space-available basis.
• Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program is a more intensive class for couples to improve communication, learn problem-solving as a team and start having fun together again.