Does a class exist for this?

modmodern

My husband and I are thinking about getting pregnant. He has a PhD and with an engineering background, and he prefers that everything is carefully planned. I'm more of the type of person that goes with my feelings and gut instict. We're total opposites on this spectrum but we work With the way he moves along in life, he would like to take a class to learn about what to expect as a parent. Not your typical prenatal class where you learn about pregnancy and newborns but more along the lines of financial planning tips, topics to think about including schooling, how to better prepare and maintain your relationship with an additional family member... I know there may be books on this topic and I've had a hard time finding any information about actual classes. His first language is not English so a class with the important bits summarized would work much better than a stack of books. Does a course or workshop like this even exist?

ChristyML

Not that I've heard of. As far as all of the topics you've listed, if there are no books about it, it's more of a common sense and/or a "learn as you go" kind of thing.

I think maybe if you live in a big enough city, there may be something of a c

modmodern

Thanks for all the advice.

memali26

ChristyML:

My mom took Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace course. It actually helped her and she is almost debt free (it'

magdalina.h

Being a parent is mostly learn as you go. You can read and attend every class, but that doesn't pertain to every person, it's just generalized. I did read a great book called Babyproofing your marriage.

cmely30

I unfortunately do not have advice for a class/book about this, but I can say that your husband sounds exactly like mine!! He has a masters in aerospace engineering - it must be something with engineers

alliejoe

I don't know that it exists in one class, but if you met with a financial planner who could council you on long term stuff with college/school, and monetary planning for child/ren. 

Outside of that I might say you could find a class that wo

Maya+More

I found several relevant classes through some different social services agencies, non-profits, and other community-based organizations. For example, I took an Active Parenting workshop focusing on the first four developmental ages/stages, a CPR certifica