Sharing about Bringing Baby Home to your friends and family
bringing baby home is appropriate for couples who:
Have children from pre-pregnancy through preschool
Want to feel more appreciated, who want to work together as a parenting team, and who want to maintain intimacy and friendship while learning skills to manage conflict and stress.
Want their children to cry less, smile more, and develop to their best potential.
Are expecting a baby soon and looking to know what issues they need to talk about before the sleep deprivation kicks in, especially if they have seen other friends and family members struggle when they became parents
Are overwhelmed by the needs of a new baby
Are experiencing resentment over the fairness of household chores and division of labor
Are needing to go out on dates and struggling with physical intimacy since baby has been born
Are struggling with feelings of isolation and cabin fever
Are needing help with a fussy baby, knowing what to do that will get the best results
If you and/or your partner are experiencing any of the following, I recommend a Gottman therapist rather than a class. Your therapist can then direct you about if and when a class may be appropriate.
Severe relationship distress
Emotional abuse
Domestic violence
Active addictions (alcohol, drug, sexual, gambling, etc.)
Serious mental health problems in one or both partners
sharing about Bringing Baby Home to your partner during pregnancy
Hey babe, I just heard about a lady who helps couples to keep their relationship strong when they have a baby. The class is set up like a weekly date where you learn to get to know each other as parents and talk about how we want to parent together. It has been shown to help couples to increase intimacy and manage conflict and stress. It’s going to be hard to have time to ourselves, let alone have sex when there’s a baby with us 24/7, and this is an opportunity to talk about how we’re going to handle that! I would love to meet with her for a free consultation and see if it’s a good fit to join her class! (To schedule, we can text her at 916-579-4013. Do you want to do it, or shall I?)
Sharing about Bringing Baby Home to your partner after your baby is born
Hey babe, I just heard about a lady who helps parents to get their life back when they are going crazy with sleep deprivation and chore overwhelm, especially as they impact intimacy with their partner or bonding with their baby. You’re an amazing partner, and this parenting thing is harder than I expected. I’d love to talk to her together to see how she can help us keep our relationship emotionally and physically connected during this tough stage of life. Her name is Lara Elfstrand. Her website is www.newparentsanityspecialist.com. You can also find some of her videos on Instagram. What do you say?
Pre-written Invite-a-Friend Emails
Feel free to customize them for YOU.
Sample Email Template 1: for alumni who took Bringing Baby Home during pregnancy
Subject line idea 1: Congratulations on your new baby!
Subject line idea 2: Something that worked for us as parents
Subject line idea 3: Let’s support each other
Hey [Your Friend's name],
Hope you're doing well. I just wanted to let you know about a program that really helped [my partner] and I. It's run by Lara Elfstrand. Lara is a new parent sanity specialist. Starting during pregnancy, she helps babies and their parents to cry less, smile more, and bring their new family to life. She really helped [my partner] and I to prepare for our baby. We were able to create rituals and routines that we use to keep our friendship strong, to manage conflicts when we have different parenting styles, and to keep our sex lives spicy. She helped us to be able to express our needs respectfully and protect our marriage. Our relationship was great before, but we really didn’t realize all the ways that our lives and our relationship were going to change when we became parents. She gave us really specific things to talk about and a custom plan for how to make our dreams come true. She provides a structure for how we want to raise our kids, and I was wondering... would you be interested in joining us on that journey? We would love to have other friends who can share the experience so that we can have support and share babysitting.
Interested? Feel free to ask me any questions or to text Lara at 916-579-4013 for a free consultation. Or you can learn more about Lara at little-elf.org. Let me know if there's a chance you can make it!
[Your Signoff]
Sample Email Template 2: for alumni who took Bringing Baby Home with a young baby at home
Subject line idea 1: Congratulations on your new baby!
Subject line idea 2: Something that worked for us as parents
Subject line idea 3: Let’s support each other
Hey [Your Friend's name],
Hope you're doing well. I just wanted to let you know about a program that really helped [my partner] and I. It's run by Lara Elfstrand. Lara is a new parent sanity specialist. Starting during pregnancy, she helps babies and their parents to cry less, smile more, and bring their new family to life. She really helped [my partner] and I when we were new parents. Many new parents like us struggle with things like sleep, sex, and household chores. We were able to create rituals and routines that we use to keep our friendship strong, to manage conflicts when we have different parenting styles, and to keep our sex lives spicy. It has helped us to be able to express our needs respectfully and protect our marriage. Our relationship was great before, but we really didn’t realize all the ways that our lives and our relationship were going to change when we became parents. Lara gave us really specific things to talk about and a custom plan for how to make our dreams come true. She helped us to manage conflict and to become better friends and lovers. She provides a structure for how we want to raise our kids, and I was wondering... would you be interested in joining us on that journey? We would love to have other friends who have worked with Lara so that we can have support and share babysitting.
Interested? Feel free to ask me any questions or to text Lara at 916-579-4013 to schedule a free consultation. Or you can learn more about Lara at little-elf.org.
[Your Signoff]
Sample Email Template 3: for couples who are currently enrolled in Bringing Baby Home
Subject line idea 1: Want to join us at this event?
Subject line idea 2: let’s do this
Subject line idea 3: double date
Hey [Your Friend's name],
Hope you're doing well. I just wanted to invite you to a class coming up my partner and I are signed up for. It's run by Lara Elfstrand. Lara is a new parent sanity specialist. Starting during pregnancy, she helps babies and their parents to cry less, smile more, and bring their new family to life. We have seen other friends who really struggled when they became parents. Even though our relationship is great, we know that we are going to go through huge changes when our baby is born. We want to know what we need to talk about, so that we can have these important discussions NOW before the sleep deprivation kicks in. We are really excited to create rituals and routines that we can use to keep our friendship strong, to manage conflicts when we have different parenting styles, and to keep our sex lives spicy. We are looking forward to improving our skills at expressing our needs respectfully. We are confident that this will help us to protect our marriage from all the changes that are coming up. We are so excited that Lara will give us really specific things to talk about and a custom plan for how to make our dreams come true. It will help us to manage conflict and to become better friends and lovers. This provides a structure for how we want to raise our kids, and I was wondering... would you be interested in joining us on that journey? We would love to have other friends join us on this journey so that we can have support and share babysitting.
Interested? Feel free to ask me any questions or to text Lara at 916-579-4013 for a free consultation. You can also learn more about Lara at little-elf.org.
Let me know if there's a chance you can make it!
[Your Signoff]
Sample Post for Facebook or NextDoor - for alumni
If you want to post on Facebook or NextDoor but don't have time to write a whole long post, you can use the text below and modify it as you wish:
Just wanted to put this out there in case you're interested... When we were [expecting our baby - or - new parents] we attended a class at Little Elf Family Services with Lara Elfstrand. Lara is a new parent sanity specialist. Starting during pregnancy, she helps babies and their parents to cry less, smile more, and bring their new family to life. This program really helped [my partner] and I. Many new parents struggle with things like sleep, sex, and household chores. Lara was really able to help reduce our stress and make parenting more fun!
Interested? Text Lara at 916-579-4013 for a free consultation.
Sharing about the Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
the seven principles for making marriage work is appropriate for people who are:
Pre-engaged
Premarital
Everyone from newlyweds to seniors
Any couple who wants to enhance a good marriage
Any couple who needs better conflict management and communication tools
If you and/or your partner are experiencing any of the following, I recommend a Gottman therapist rather than a class. Your therapist can then direct you about if and when a class may be appropriate.
Severe relationship distress
Emotional abuse
Domestic violence
Active addictions (alcohol, drug, sexual, gambling, etc.)
Serious mental health problems in one or both partners
sharing about the seven principles to your partner
Example: It’s really important to me that we create a relationship where we are learning and growing together as a couple. I love you and respect you so much that I don’t want to wait until there’s a problem to get help. The Gottman Institute has created the 7 Principles for Making Marriage Work program based on scientific studies about what makes relationships last. I want our relationship to continue to fill us with happiness and to have skills to manage conflict so that we continue to be happy with each other for years to come. Lara Elfstrand is offering the class soon and I would love to do a free consultation with her to see if it’s a good fit. What do you say?
