Parent Led Baby Classes
Gentle Touch is a nurturing parent education class designed to help caregivers strengthen connection, calm, and communication with their baby through infant massage and responsive calming techniques.
Parents will learn safe, developmentally supportive infant massage techniques while also exploring co-regulation strategies that help babies feel secure, organized, and emotionally supported.
This class focuses on:
Infant massage techniques
Reading baby cues and body language
Calming strategies for fussiness and overstimulation
Co-regulation through touch, voice, movement, and presence
Supporting digestive comfort to relieve gas and/or reflux
Safe and effective babywearing
Understanding infant nervous system development
Caregivers will practice gentle techniques including:
Massage strokes
Gentle stretches for baby
Positioning and holding techniques for baby
Baby wearing
Techniques for digestive comfort
This 60 minute class provides a welcoming and supportive environment where parents can slow down, connect with their baby, and build confidence in responding to their infant’s needs.
In person classes are held at Tuneful Journey Ames, Iowa on the above listed mornings at 10:30 a.m. Address:2801 Grand Ave #1090, Ames, IA 50010
REPEAT CLASSES for just $10/class (Pay with card or cash in person at class)
Perfect for:
New and Expecting parents
Babies ages newborn through crawling
Families seeking calming and bonding support
Parents wanting practical tools for soothing and connection
This class is educational in nature and is not intended to replace medical care or therapeutic services.
Little Movers is a supportive parent education class designed to help caregivers understand and support their baby’s early motor development through tummy time, rolling, sitting, and foundational movement skills.
This class gives parents clear, practical guidance on how babies develop strength, coordination, and balance during the first year of life, and how everyday play can support healthy development.
Parents will learn:
The purpose and progression of tummy time
How rolling develops (and what is typical vs. delayed)
Sitting readiness and developmental stages
Safe positioning and handling techniques
How to encourage movement through play
Ways to support strength, symmetry, and coordination
This class also helps parents understand:
What milestones to expect and when
How to recognize signs of readiness or challenge
How to support a baby who resists tummy time
When to seek additional evaluation or support
How to safely use baby gear and what to avoid
After this class, caregivers will leave with simple, realistic strategies they can use throughout the day to help their baby build strength and confidence in movement.
In person classes are held at Tuneful Journey Ames, IA on the above listed mornings at 11:30 a.m. Address:2801 Grand Ave #1090, Ames, IA 50010
Babies are progressing every week! Attend REPEAT CLASSES for just $10/class (Pay with card or cash in person at class)
Perfect for:
New parents
Babies ages 0–12 months
Families wanting to support motor development at home
Parents looking for tummy time support or milestone education
This class is educational in nature and is not intended to replace medical or therapeutic services.
Tiny Tongues is a supportive, parent-centered class designed to help caregivers feel confident with breastfeeding, bottle feeding, preparing for solids and early oral motor development.
This class bridges feeding and development, helping parents understand how oral motor skills—such as sucking, swallowing, jaw stability, and tongue movement—support safe and effective feeding from day one. It also supports parents navigating tongue ties affecting feedings and education on pre and post tongue tie procedure oral motor activities to focus on.
Parents will learn:
How oral motor skills develop in infants and how that impacts feeding
Bottle and pacifier recommendations that support proper latch and pacing
Proper jaw, tongue, and lip mobility and resting posture
Feeding reflexes in newborns and how they change over time
When to seek professional support
After this class, caregivers will leave with practical strategies to support calmer, more confident feeding experiences and a better understanding of how their baby’s oral development connects to feeding success.
In person classes are held at Tuneful Journey Ames, IA on the above listed mornings at 12:30 p.m. Address:2801 Grand Ave #1090, Ames, IA 50010
REPEAT CLASSES for just $10/class (Pay with card or cash in person at class)
Perfect for:
Expecting parents
Newborn parents (0–6 months)
Breastfeeding, bottle feeding, or combo-feeding families
Parents experiencing feeding concerns or wanting reassurance
Caregivers navigating tongue tie concerns
This class is educational in nature and is not intended to diagnose or treat medical or feeding disorders and does not replace lactation consultation or medical care.