ParentLab Salons

The conversations

you’ve been missing

Ideas, stories, and connections worth leaving the house for.

Go beyond baby talk

Every ParentLab Salon begins with a carefully chosen theme, and a room full of perspectives. There’ll be a few big ideas to get us thinking, and thoughtful facilitation to help the conversation go wherever it needs to.

✔ Small groups
✔ 90 minutes
✔ Babies welcome (not required)
✔ In English, lightly facilitated
✔ Interruptions, noise, feeding, and real life expected

☀️ Wednesday Salons

For parents with weekday flexibility

Vinyl Lounge
25hours Hotel, Indre By
11:00-12:30

8 July

Wednesday, 11-12:30

Parenting Across Cultures

How do we raise children between cultures, languages and expectations?

145 DKK

5 August

Wednesday, 11-12:30

The Mental Load

How do we carry less without feeling like we're doing less?

145 DKK

2 September

Wednesday, 11-12:30

Identity After Parenthood

Who are you becoming,
now that you're someone's parent?

145 DKK

25Hours Indre By
25Hours Indre By

Vinyl Lounge, 25Hours Hotel Indre By

For parents who prefer a weekend gathering. Includes brunch.

🥐 Sunday Brunch Salons

Hack Shack
25hours Hotel, Paper Island
12:00-13:30

19 July

Sunday, 12-13:30

Finding Your Village

How do we create the community we want our families to have?

195 DKK • Includes Brunch

23 August

Sunday, 12-13:30

The Parents we
Thought we’d Be

How has parenthood challenged the kind of parent you imagined becoming?

195 DKK • Includes Brunch

20 September

Sunday, 12-13:30

Ambition After Babies

How does parenthood change ambition? What does success look like after baby?

195 DKK • Includes Brunch

Hack Shack, 25Hours Hotel Paper Island

  • want to meet others navigating life after parenthood

  • enjoy thoughtful conversation and new perspectives

  • are tired, juggling a lot, or still figuring things out

This might be for you if you…

What parents are saying

Meet the Facilitator

Smiling woman with short brown hair and earrings, wearing a white sweater, against a plain background.

Carly Spring is the founder of ParentLab and holds a Master’s in Intercultural Communication. She has spent her academic and professional life working across cultures and bringing international people together, with a focus on community building and group facilitation.

She is also the mother of two young boys. Parenting far from her roots in the U.S. has shaped both the creation of ParentLab and her approach to creating spaces where parents can think out loud, meet others, and stay connected to themselves alongside their children.

Where we’ll gather

25hours Hotel Copenhagen is a playful, design-forward hotel in the heart of Copenhagen, offering beautiful spaces to slow down, connect, and enjoy good conversation. ParentLab salons take place in two of the hotel's unique venues: the cozy Vinyl Lounge at Indre By and Hack Shack at Paper Island.

Both locations serve excellent coffee, drinks, and food, making it easy to arrive early or stay afterwards. Babies are warmly welcome, and both venues are stroller accessible with diaper changing facilities.

Indre By

  • 5-minute walk from Nørreport metro/train station

  • 8-minute walk from Gammel Strand metro station

  • Many nearby buses

 

Paper Island

  • 5-minute walk from 2A bus line (stop: Arsenaløen)

  • 14-minute walk from Christianshavn metro station

  • 17-minute walk from Kongens Nytorv metro station

 

You might be wondering….

What parents have said

“I loved it! It has been really nice to talk to other parents about the thoughts I had on identity, but now equipped with the right vocabulary, it felt like we understood each other well!”

“I had such a great time. It was honestly a really lovely and insightful workshop!”

“I feel rejuvenated. It was so refreshing to meet and talk with likeminded people.”