Navigating Skytown With A Newborn

Navigating a co-op with a newborn can be a big transition, which is why Skytown prioritizes supporting our "superhero" families with maternity/paternity leave, community meal trains, and even playdate trains!

One of our parents returned to the classroom this week with her newborn, and she had so much gratitude to share. Her reflections perfectly capture why we do what we do, even when life becomes challenging:

"Thank you to everyone for the time off from participating, it meant a lot. While time away was really nice and participation is really demanding, participation this week reminded me very forcibly why I chose co-op life:

• To see my kids at work—learning to interact with peers, learning to use and take care of their bodies and not have their school day be a mystery to me.

• To see your kids' development too (and there’s been a lot since I left!).

• And for the insights about child development shared at the various meetings—legitimately had an 'aha' moment this morning about my son's behavior at home.

Thank you everyone for making our school what it is, and thanks for the opportunity to tune in to my children’s childhood in a very deep way."