PEPS — Program for Early Parent Support — will launch PEPS Newborn Groups for new families in Kitsap County later this month.

A group for Bainbridge Island-area parents will meet from 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. starting Aug. 26, and registration is now underway.

Organizers say that in a PEPS Group, parents and their babies meet other parents to share resources and information and learn from one another, building confidence in their own parenting skills.

Groups meet in the homes of group members for 12 weeks with one or both parents. Groups are open to all families with a baby that is up to 6 months old when the group starts. Each PEPS group meeting includes time for sharing parenting highs and lows, time to focus on babies’ development and a discussion topic. Sessions are facilitated by a trained leader.

Get details on local meetings at www.peps.org/programs/by-region/kitsap-county/newborn.