A perinatal journey to take your first steps into parenthood in France with confidence
Becoming a parent is one of life’s great transitions. Lived in a new country, with different cultural bearings and sometimes another language, this stage can be more intense still.
In France, parents-to-be and new parents benefit from a rich and well-structured perinatal care journey. For expat families, though, some questions stay hard to get a grip on: how does the French healthcare system work? Which resources can you access? How do you prepare for your baby’s arrival in a different cultural environment? How do you find support when your family network is far away?
The Parenting Process was created to answer those needs, and to give expat families bearings, resources and personalised support throughout the first stages of their parenthood in France.
Because every family deserves to feel prepared, understood and supported
Expat families often voice the same concerns: understanding what lies ahead, feeling prepared, and being able to count on support that fits their reality.
- « I thought I was ready, but I hadn’t anticipated what would happen after the birth. »
- « I didn’t feel informed enough to go through this stage with any peace of mind. »
- « I felt I wasn’t really being listened to, and the language barrier didn’t make things easier. »
- « I was dreading going back to work, and I no longer really knew what place I would find there. »
Those needs inspired the creation of The Parenting Process.
The Parenting Process draws on one essential idea: trust the process.
Renésens creates a space of trust for expat parents-to-be and new parents — a safe setting where they can be heard, ask their questions freely and find the bearings they need to take their first steps into parenthood with greater peace of mind.
A journey in three stages
From pregnancy to the first months with your baby, and on to a new family and professional balance, The Parenting Process supports expat families through the key moments of their early parenthood in France.
PreparePreparing to welcome your baby and live your first days as a parent in France
Explore PrepareYour baby is coming soon: how do you plan ahead and feel ready?
During pregnancy, Renésens helps you understand the essential landmarks of the French perinatal care journey, prepare for your maternity stay and anticipate the first days with your baby, so you can live this transition with more confidence.
Support to better understand the French healthcare system, prepare for your baby’s arrival and move calmly through your first steps as a parent.
BecomeBecoming a parent and finding your footing with your baby
Explore BecomeYour baby is here: how do you gain confidence in your new role as a parent?
The first months with a newborn are an intense period of discovery, adjustment and major change. Renésens supports new parents through the daily reality of those first weeks and months: understanding your baby’s needs, being supported through the challenges of the postpartum period, and gradually finding your family balance.
Support around the big questions of the first months: feeding your baby, breastfeeding, newborn needs and parental confidence.
ReconnectFinding your personal and professional balance again
Explore ReconnectHow do you find your place, your plans and your balance again after becoming a parent?
A child’s arrival marks the start of a new chapter. Renésens supports parents through this transition: finding a balance between their different identities and building a daily life that takes their personal, family and professional needs into account.
Support to prepare for the return to work, rethink your family organisation and find a balance between parenthood, personal life and professional plans.
A holistic approach, supporting every dimension of your transition into parenthood
Becoming a parent is a profound transformation that touches several dimensions of your life: how you understand this new stage, your confidence in your own abilities, your family organisation, your personal identity and your day-to-day balance.
That is why The Parenting Process combines several complementary forms of support, to answer the different needs that can emerge along your journey.
Consultations
To understand, prepare and be guided through the key moments.
Reliable bearings and personalised support
Consultations go beyond general information: they give you one-to-one time adapted to your situation.
An approach centred on expertise, knowledge and concrete needs.
They answer the need to:
Understand the changes that come with pregnancy, birth and the first months with your baby
Ask your own specific questions
Be supported through a particular situation
Rely on bearings based on up-to-date knowledge
Examples: prenatal breastfeeding consultation · breastfeeding support · coming home & newborn care consultation
Coaching
To support the personal transformations that come with becoming a parent.
Step back, regain confidence and move towards a new balance
Coaching offers a space for reflection and momentum: exploring your needs, your desires and what is holding you back, and building a parenthood more aligned with who you are.
An approach centred on reflection, confidence and change.
It can help you:
Picture yourself more clearly in your role as a parent
Rebuild self-confidence
Clarify your priorities
Rethink your personal, family and professional balance
Prepare for significant transitions
Examples: Becoming a Family Coaching · Walk & Talk Stroller Coaching · Reconnect Coaching
Group spaces
Because becoming a parent should not be lived alone.
Sharing, connecting and growing together
Group spaces are a way out of isolation: sharing your experience with other parents and drawing on the richness of the group.
An approach centred on connection, sharing and the strength of the group.
They offer:
A space to talk without judgement
A chance to put your own experience in perspective
Peer-to-peer conversation
A dynamic of support and collective intelligence
Examples: parent circles · Reconnect Workshops
The Parenting Process at a glance
- Prepare
Your baby is coming soon: how do you plan ahead and feel ready?
Coaching
No offer at this stage
- Become
Your baby is here: how do you gain confidence in your new role as a parent?
No offer at this stage
Group spaces
- Reconnect
How do you find your place, your plans and your balance again after becoming a parent?
No offer at this stage
Group spaces
An approach that adapts to your story
Every family is different. Some parents need knowledge and bearings, others a space to reflect, rebuild confidence or simply talk with people going through something similar.
The Parenting Process lets you build support that fits your needs, at the moment you need it.
Find the support that fits your situation
Parenthood is a path that keeps changing over time.
Renésens is with you at every stage of this transition, with resources, spaces to talk and support adapted to your reality as an expat family.