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Free · Council Funded Gottman Certified Online · August 2026
Free Community Program · Macedon Ranges

Bringing Baby Home —
completely free.

Three Tuesday evenings online for expectant and new-parent couples. Practical, evidence-based, and designed to help couples protect connection, manage conflict, and parent as a team — proudly funded for local families.

Dates
Tues 11, 18 & 25 August 2026
Time
7:30–9:30pm AEST
Format
Live online · Zoom
Cost
Completely free
Proudly supported by
🏛️ Macedon Ranges Shire Council 🏠 Kyneton Community House
What is Bringing Baby Home?

This isn't therapy.
It's preparation.

Based on decades of Gottman Institute research — one of the most studied approaches to relationships in the world — this workshop gives couples real, practical tools for one of life's biggest transitions. It's the workshop we wish every couple had access to before baby arrives.

Connection

A deeper friendship with your partner

The foundation of everything. Couples who know each other deeply — their dreams, fears, and daily worlds — are far more resilient when the pressure hits. We help you stay curious about each other, even when life gets loud.

Communication

Communication that works under pressure

Not just "use I statements." Real skills for navigating conflict without it turning into a war — so you can disagree without damaging the relationship.

Teamwork

Co-parenting — finding your rhythm together

Who does what? How do you make decisions together? How do you support each other when you're both running on empty? We help you build a team before the game begins.

Intimacy

Keeping romance alive in the chaos

It doesn't disappear — it just needs tending. We give you simple, evidence-based ways to stay close even in the blur of new parenthood.

Stress

How stress affects your relationship — and your baby

Stress is inevitable. But understanding what it does to you — and to each other — changes everything. Knowledge is protection.

Community funded

Free, for the first time, for local families

Thanks to Macedon Ranges Shire Council and Kyneton Community House, Bringing Baby Home is available — for the first time — to soon-to-be and new parents across the Ranges. Completely free.

Register your interest →
What the sessions cover

Three evenings. Six practical modules.

Built on the Gottman Institute's Bringing Baby Home program — 40 years of couples research, delivered in a warm, practical group format.

Session One
Tuesday 11 Aug
Modules 1 & 2

Understanding the transition to parenthood and keeping friendship, fondness and connection alive when everything is changing.

Session Two
Tuesday 18 Aug
Modules 3 & 4

Managing conflict, recognising escalation, and strengthening father engagement from the very beginning.

Session Three
Tuesday 25 Aug
Modules 5 & 6

Creating shared meaning, protecting intimacy, and leaving with a realistic, shared plan for family life.

Who should register

You don't need to be struggling to benefit.

The program is most useful before a relationship is under pressure. Couples do not need to be in crisis to benefit.

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Expecting couples

Prepare together before sleep, roles and routines change. The most powerful window — arrive ready rather than reacting.

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New parents

Get shared language and tools while the early pressure is still fresh and the patterns are still forming.

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Second-time parents

Enter the next transition with a clearer partnership plan — and the benefit of knowing what last time taught you.

Free for local families

Made possible by our community.

This program is offered at no cost thanks to the support of Macedon Ranges Shire Council and Kyneton Community House — local organisations investing in the wellbeing of new families across the Ranges.

Their funding means every expectant and new-parent couple in our community can access a gold-standard, evidence-based relationship program — regardless of budget. No payment is required, ever.

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Macedon Ranges Shire Council
Community funding partner
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Kyneton Community House
Delivery & community partner
Reserve your free place

Completely free.
Places are limited.

Only the essential details are required. A confirmation and your Zoom link will be sent by email within 24 hours.

Free — funded by Macedon Ranges Shire Council & Kyneton Community House
Online via Zoom — join from home with your baby
Gottman Institute certified facilitator
Educational and skills-based — not crisis counselling
📞 0406 020 577 ✉ Email us
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Register free
Tuesdays 11, 18 & 25 August 2026 · 7:30–9:30pm AEST

No payment required. This reserves your interest — we'll email you to confirm your place and send the Zoom link. Just reply to that email to lock it in.