Intergenerational Family Bonding
The Bender-Dosik Parenting Center
Bond with your little ones in a nurturing and hands-on environment and connect with new families at the Bender-Dosik Parenting Center!
Bond as a Family
The Bender-Dosik Parenting Center provides activities, classes, and educational opportunities for the whole family. Celebrate Jewish holidays, cultivate essential developmental skills, create play-filled memories, and much more, all in a warm, welcoming community.
The Bender-Dosik Parenting Center
We support your growing family with fun and diverse classes, events, and programs intentionally designed for children, parents, and caregivers to experience together. Best suited for infants and toddlers under six-years-old, our programs spark interest, stimulate creativity, and enhance development for our youngest community members. Some of our most popular programs include:
- Books and Bubbles
- Messy Art
- Music Together
- Parenting with Confidence
- Potty Training
- Silly Soccer
- Shabbat Shalom Playgroup
Weekly Classes
Doodlers (18–36 months) explore color, texture, and more while experimenting with fun, engaging materials. Abrakadoodle partners with Crayola to provide your little ones with a stimulating, sensory-friendly experience!
Stretch, strengthen, and relieve stress while connecting with other parents and babies (under 1 year). This class includes parent-baby postures and massage techniques designed to promote bonding and bring a sense of calm to your baby. No yoga experience necessary.
Join us for some music, bubbles, and stories!! We will also leave plenty of free time for families to hang out and get to know each other.
Join us for a fun-filled morning celebrating Shabbat. Learn about customs, traditions, and prayers through music, and movement. We will also leave plenty of free time for families to hang out and get to know each other.
Rhythm ‘n’ Ruach is an interactive experience through music, movement, and joyful Judaism.
Build on your child’s natural enthusiasm for music and movement and learn the skills to support the natural process of music development.
Looking to keep your energetic tot active? Join us for some silly, high-energy soccer fun! Kids will learn age-appropriate skills in a playful environment that fosters a love for the game. Best for children ages 2–3.
Jewish Holidays
All are welcome to make memories at our Jewish holidays and events. Celebrate moments with the entire family at The Bender JCC. These programs are best suited for children 6 and under.
Celebrate the Jewish New Year with a fun, music-filled Rosh Hashanah morning for little ones! Enjoy 45 minutes of outdoor songs with early childhood music specialist Lisa Baydush, followed by snacks and playground time.
Teaching your little ones to say “I’m sorry” is a great way to begin explaining the holiday of Yom Kippur. Join Lisa Baydush for 45 minutes of tot-friendly music, then stay connected with crafts, snacks and movement on the playground.
Celebrate Shabbat and Sukkot with dinner in the Sukkah! Enjoy a dinner and crafts with your little ones, followed by a family-friendly movie under the stars.
parenting workshops
Fern Weiland Presents Bender JCC’s Parenting Lecture Series which are designed to help ease common parenting struggles.
Learn how to balance your child(ren)’s day and avoid common challenges and pitfalls, such as fights with screentime and technology.
This workshop provides strategies on how to meet your child’s nutritional needs and overcome mealtime struggles and battles.
Join us for a fast-paced workshop on how to potty train developmentally ready children in a three-day period. This coaching approach for parents of children aged 34-38 months includes a comprehensive handout as a guide.
Learn the meaning of anxiety, how anxiety presents in children, and parenting techniques to reduce anxiety.
Cover the basics of estate planning, what documents you need (wills, trusts, powers of attorney), and how to protect your family in case of unforeseen circumstances.
Cover common obstacles and pitfalls that lead to poor sleeping habits and learn approaches a better night of sleep for the whole family.
Our Partners
Books and Bubbles
- Infants and Toddlers (0-5)
Shabbat Shalom Playgroup
- Infants and Toddlers (0-5)
Delivering Good Network
- Teens (13-17), Adults (18+), Adults (65+)
Music Together
- Infants and Toddlers (0-5)
