Building Your

Village One

Mama at a Time

Baby Programs Designed for Mamas

Parenting is a journey that can raise us up and bring us to our knees all within a single hour. It can be a time when we feel overwhelming love and exhausted confusion at the very same moment. It’s a journey that we shouldn’t have to go through alone. It takes a village to raise a child, but in today’s world, our village has changed. Let’s build a new village, together. One that supports each other, listens to each other, and allows us to grow as the mothers we are meant to be.

They Call Me MAMA does that. It builds up your village, connecting you with other mothers and caregivers in a meaningful way through educational based programming geared towards you, the mama, the one who spends her time caring for everyone else and often forgetting about herself.

“I want They Call Me MAMA to be a program for MAMA’s not only to learn about their babe, support options, programs, and activities in their community, but to be a safe place to share, talk, and validate you in your role as a MAMA.

Renée Tanaka, Founder of They Call Me MAMA

Mama Support Programs

Each program has been carefully crafted to help mama’s connect, learn, and gain confidence in their role as mother and as an individual. Each session brings a new topic and encourages honest conversation and participation. Your babes will be engaged and stimulated while you get something you greatly need – support from your mama village. All programs are based out of Oakville, Ontario.

Mama n' Mini's

REGISTER NOW for new sessions!

ON PAUSE

Made for Mamas with babes who stay put (mostly). Age range: 0-6 months

*need a minimum of 5 to run

Mama n' Movers

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ON PAUSE

Made for Mamas with babes who are on the move! Age range: 8-12 months

*need a minimum of 5 to run

Field Trippers

REGISTER NOW for more Field Trips!

ON PAUSE

Made for the Mama who wants to explore her community. Age range: 18M-3 years

*need a minimum of 5 to run

Nothin' but Mama's

Coming Soon!

Made for the Mama who wants a little ‘me time’ in her life.

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Why Join They Call Me Mama?

A Circle of Support

Mama to Mama Support

Gain support, knowledge, and care from other mama’s who are experiencing their own journey into motherhoood.

Friendship + Sisterhood

It’s not just about being a mama. Make new friends and build a bond with women around you.

Confidence

You’re doing it right. Even when you doubt yourself. Learn just how truly amazing you are in your role as mother.

Conversation

It’s real. It’s raw. It’s what you want. Conversations with grown ups who aren’t afraid to say what they really feel.

Community

Our groups extend beyond our members to embrace community partners and practitioners who can help you grow.

Connection

Motherhood doesn’t have to be isolating. Build the connections you desire to help boost your wellness, attitude, and joy.

Join my Inner Mama Circle

Let's stay in touch! Subscribe to my Inner Mama Circle so I can provide you with updates on upcoming programs, pop-up events, helpful resources in our communities, and real stories from real women in our community who rising to the challenge to be the best version of mama that they can be.

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The Mama behind They Call Me MAMA

Hi! I'm Renée Tanaka

Maternal Support Practitioner | Founder

Hi! I’m Renée Tanaka. Since becoming a mama I have experienced life like I never imagined. My husband Francis and I have two amazing boys, Reed and Lane, and they have taught me so much about life and myself. What I have learned the most over the years is how much I need and want to connect with other parents to share in our experiences and build bonds that help us move forward raising these little people.

I am blessed to live in the city that I do. Raising our family in Oakville, Ontario gives us so much, and I am beyond excited to be giving back to it. We have an abundance of programming for moms and babes, but I’m seeking to fill the gap of community, connection, and conversation that we so desperately crave after having a baby.

My mission with They Call Me MAMA is to bring us together as a village, as a community, as a group of women who support, listen, encourage, and relate to each other in a way that tells us that we’re doing it right, this thing called motherhood, even when we think we are doing it wrong.

Want to know more about me? You can learn more here.

What I’m talkin’ about…

From One Mama to Another

When I think back to being pregnant with my first son Reed, I remember talking with girlfriends, family, and old ladies in the grocery store about all things to do with this baby in my belly. (Maybe not so much talking with, but more like being talked to.) And...