Children, Teens & Parenting
Online! Understanding Your Child's Asthma Video
Learn skills to manage your child’s asthma and help prevent flare-ups at home. Find this video through your child's pediatrician's home page at kp.org/mydoctor. Available in Spanish.
ADHD Parent Support and Education Group
Come learn about ADHD, its signs and symptoms, medications, and strategies for managing ADHD at home and school. This six session program, in a support group environment, helps you establish behavioral systems at home to enhance your family’s coping skills. Open to Kaiser Permanente members only.
Location: Hayward Medical Center
Dates/Time: Thursday, 6:15-7:30 p.m.; call for dates
Fee: No fee
Registration: Call (510) 784-4531 or Health Education; (510) 675-4050 Pediatrics
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Resources
To learn about our ASD Centers, local ASD health education programs, and to discover other resources for parents of children with ASD, visit please follow the link to view more information. Open to the community. Our Psychiatry Departments in Fremont and Union City can also provide ASD information and resources. Call
510-248-3060 (Fremont) or
510-675-3080 (Union City).
Child Life Programs
Child Life specialists are available to help prepare children and their families for hospitalization and procedures. This includes providing education, helping dispel misconceptions, promoting sibling support, and providing preadmission tours. Our specialists can also provide emotional support and help advocate for family-centered care. Members only.
Location: Hayward Medical Center
Fee: No fee
Information:(510) 675-4050
Happy First Birthday!
Celebrate this important milestone by joining this special half-hour class. You’ll learn about nutrition, temperament, growth and development, limit-setting, and sleep recommendations for 1-year-olds, as well as other resources for families. You will also receive a 12-month well-child visit with your child’s pediatrician immediately following the class. Members only. Available in Spanish.
Location: Hayward Medical Center
Dates/times: Call for dates and times
Fee: Office visit cost share
Registration: (510) 784-2093
Help Me Communicate
In this class, you’ll learn about different ways your child communicates, how language develops, and strategies you can use to help your child learn to communicate. For parents of children 12 to 36 months. Members only.
Location: Hayward Medical Center
Dates/times: Second Thursday of each month, 2 - 4 pm
Fee: no fee
Registration: By physician referral only
Mommy and Me
Meet other new moms and their babies in this group, which is facilitated by a certified lactation consultant. Discuss breastfeeding, sleeping, crying, adjusting to parenthood, and more. Open to the community.
Location: Sleepy Hollow Building, Room M-3
Dates/times: Drop-in;Monday 10 a.m. to noon
Fee: No fee
Registration: Call (510)784-4531 (Hayward/Union City) or (510) 248-2455 (Fremont)
Nourished Family
Learn as a family about fitness, healthy meals and snacks, and how to stick with healthy habits even through challenging times. Expect to do physical activity during the class. Designed for middle- and high-school-age children and their parent(s) or other primary caregiver. Members only. Spanish interpreter is available
Location: Union City Medical Offices
Dates/times: Five monthly sessions: 5:30-7:30 pm;Call for dates
Fee: $15 per session for first child and two adults; $5 each additional child
Registration: Call (510) 248-3455 Fremont; (510)784-4531 Hayward/Union City
Resources: Nourished Family resources
Kung Fu Fun
In this class - for kids 9 to 17 learn simple martial arts exercises and experience the rewards fo feeling better, stronger, and more confident. Open to the community Your family will set specific goals and your pediatrician will follow up.
Location: Fremont and Union City
Dates/Time: Five sessions; Friday 5 - 6 p.m. or Satuday, 12:00 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Fee: $25/sessions members; $30/session nonmembers
Registration: (510)784-4344 or (510) 248-3455
Move, Dance, Play Group
Learn how to be active indoors with your little one. Parents are welcome to join the fun! Animal play, hula hoops, bubbles, balls, dancing, and music— what could be more fun? Great ways for child and parent to exercise while having a great time. For children aged 2–5 years. Members only.
Location: Hayward
Dates/Time: Twice monthly, Thursday, 4-5 p.m. or Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Fee: No fee
Registration: (510)784-2093
Nutrition to Thrive
This weight management class - for kids 2 to 17 and their families- covers information on how to increase activity, lower sugar and fat, and increase fiber in meals and snacks. Your family will set specific goals and your pediatrician will follow up.
Location: Fremont Medical Center and Sleepy Hallow Offices
Dates/Time: Monday, Wednesday or Friday 4 - 5 pm; Call for dates
Fee: No fee
Registration: (510)784-4344 or (510) 248-3455
ONLINE! Teen Sexual Health Podcasts
This series of four pdocasts features 20 teens from two San Francisco high schools talking with Kaiser Permanente pediatrician Chuck Wibblesman, MD, about teen sexual health. Topics include dating, secual orientation, birth control, and sexually transmitted infections. Find this pod-cast through your phsician's home at a kp.org/mydoctor
Temperament Program for Children (6 months to 12 Years)
Because each child is unique in his or her feelings and behaviors, it’s important to understand your child’s particular temperament. This will make parenting easier and will help you avoid or minimize behavioral problems. Our Hayward Pediatrics Department can help you develop a profile of your child’s temperament, including information and suggestions about how to handle issues that may occur. Open to Kaiser Permanente members only.
Registration: For more information call the Pediatrics Department in Hayward at (510) 675-4050
Resources: Temperment Program resources
Online!Young Adults Online
Perform at your best during school and at work with Healthy Living tools and resources at kp.org/youngadulthealth Connect to health information or customize an interactive program to help you meet your health goals. And stay in touch with your doctor no matter where you are - a doctor you've chosen to meet your individual needs. Life is all about learning, and we're here to help with your health education- for you body, mind and spirit.
Young Atheletes: Injury Prevention for the ACL
Preventing ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) injury helps young athletes stay on the field and avoid unnecessary surgery, including a long rehabilitation before returning to playing sports. It may also prevent premature arthritis, for which there is no cure. For a fun, challenging, and effective exercise program that can lower risk of an ACL injury, go to my doctor. Open to the community.
Zumba for Kids
This energetic and fun cardio workout combines Latin rhythms and easy-tofollow moves to create a one-of-a-kind
fitness program for kids and teens. Open to the community.
Location: Union City Medical Offices
Dates/Time: Five sessions; Sunday mornings; times vary depending on child's age
Fee: $25 for members; $30 nonmembers
Registration: (510)784-4531 or (510) 248-3455
Last updated on 3/5/2013.
