Terrific Toddlers – how to make your toddler smarter, happier and more co-operative as you set foundations for learning, literacy and loving life!
A ground-breaking tele-seminar series featuring interviews with a highly qualified team of professionals who are all experts in specialised areas of early childhood.
Do you want to learn....
amazing secrets about early nurturing that will have lifelong benefits to your toddler's development?simple strategies that you can implement easily and effortlessly, just by tweaking your everyday care – no fancy equipment, no stressful curriculum – that will set your littlie up for later literacy and learning?How to spend less time agonising over your child's development ( what should he be doing now?), and more time enjoying him, so that living and learning is fun for you both?How to have a bright, healthy, happy toddler who is a pleasure to be around (most of the time)?
This important tele-series has been especially created to take away the anxiety of nurturing a terrific toddler so you and your 'little rascal' can really enjoy each other. The truth is, you ARE enough for your child – you are his best teacher and his most important role model!
The five session program features a team of acclaimed early childhood professionals who will each explain the revolutionary research in their specialised field of early development and how you can apply this information to create the best possible environment to help your child thrive, as you set the foundations for later literacy and learning.
By skilling up, through the information and techniques that the professionals on our calls will be sharing, you will have direction and focus, as well as confidence in your own ability to provide everything your child needs at this critical stage of development. You won't need to 'second guess' yourself and worry, am I doing all I can to support my child's learning? Or, can I give him enough right here, at home, without buying all the latest 'educational' products? What should he be eating? Learning? Doing – that is best for him, RIGHT NOW?
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What will you learn?
Our team of experts are all mothers as well as professionals in the fields of early childhood, health and nutrition so they will be sharing a wealth of practical strategies as well as the latest evidence based information about child development.
Session One: Learning – it's child's play!
Dr Jane Williams
Play is your child's work, it helps your toddler develop important social, emotional , neurological and physical skills that lay the foundation for lifelong learning
In this recording, Jane will share:
- How small children play – ages and stages
- Styles of play - active, imaginative, creative, sensory play- and how these support children's development and later learning
- Educational toys and games – what's really educational and what's not. How you can create an environment to encourage happy, productive play that will help your toddler's developing brain reach a new level of maturity
- What happens if? ... your toddler is not interested in playing in the sand pit/socialising with other children/listening to a story/dancing-spinning-tumbling/singing/talking/etc
About Dr Jane Williams
Dr Jane Williams, adjunct senior lecturer at James Cook University School of Nursing, Midwifery & Nutrition, is a researcher and educator and who is actively involved in the development of high quality early childhood development programs in Australia, Asia and Europe. The GymbaROO/KindyROO program, in which she is involved, is focused on the delivery of a program that promotes healthy neurological, social and physical growth in the first five years of life and early school years. Importantly the program actively engages parents in their children's development from birth.
Spreading the message about the importance of development in the early years is a primary aim of Dr William's. As Editor of First Steps, a magazine dedicated to parent education, she focuses on helping parents understand their child's development. Dr Williams also has a number of journal publications aimed at drawing the attention of early childhood health professionals to the importance of early childhood development, prevention and early intervention. She has presented at a number of conferences in Australia, China and the EU, and was an invited speaker at several of these.
Session Two: Imprinting a Life Time of Food Habits
Cyndi O'Meara
What you will learn:
- What in the first 6 months is babies first junk food and how to avoid it
- Foods that feed the brain and body
- Foods that cause anxiety and hyperactivity
- Awareness about the power of the food industry with Australian Food Authorities including, Food Standards Australia and New Zealand and The Heart Foundation.
- The deception of many food producers
- The power of Nestle in lobbying governments and food authorities
- How to bring up your child medication free
About Cyndi O'Meara
Cyndi is a passionate, determined and knowledgeable speaker on health issues and uses her education and experience to help others improve their quality of life so they too can enjoy greater health and longer lives. Concerned by the state of our health system and the lack of educated consumers, Cyndi explores relevant and confronting issues such as cancer, diseases, diets, drugs and medication and asks people to make a choice about what they are willing to consume.
Her unique, surprisingly simple and down-to-earth approach challenges and encourages others to eliminate unhealthy habits and has inspired thousands to make smarter choices about the food they choose to put into their body. By educating people on how to read food labels, why diets don't work, and how drugs can affect your total well-being and vitality, Cyndi confronts her audiences with new truths and empowers them to make long lasting changes with simple and achievable steps on how to create healthier habits.
Her qualifications include a Bachelor of Science degree majoring in Nutrition from Deakin University in Victoria and the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado. Cyndi also undertook postgraduate studies from RMIT Victoria in human anatomy, pathology, physiology and diplomas in diagnosis and management of health issues.
Session Three: I am sensational! - The importance of the sensory world to develop social, cognitive and physical skills, so children can learn with joy and confidence.
Lisa Findlay, Occupational therapist, Royal Children's Hospital, Brisbane
In this recording Lisa will discuss:
- Which senses are we talking about and what purpose do these have in development
- Your toddler's brain: an amazing filter and coordinator
- "Sensory preferences": how do we like our sensory input? And how does this impact on our choices, behaviour and personality?
- How do I know what my child's sensory preferences are?
- Can our sensory preferences change?What typical infant/toddler sensory issues impact on children's behaviour and development?
- What can I do as a parent? Strategies. Meeting the child's need for development and resilience.
- When is the processing of sensory information problematic for children? Will they grow out of it?
About Lisa
Lisa Findlay is an occupational therapist with the Infant Team at the Royal Children's Hospital in Brisbane and a mother of 3 children. She has worked with infants and young children for almost 20 years and has lectured extensively on the topic of early development. Lisa is also currently involved in an international research project examining early rehabilitation of infants with brain injuries.
As an occupational therapist, she is interested in the factors contributing to development of the "occupations" of the young child (i.e. play, feeding, interaction and sleep). These factors may include difficulties with movement, social interaction and sensory processing. Lisa particularly enjoys the challenge of understanding infant and toddlers from their behaviour and cues.
Session Four: From Babble to Banter - how to give your child a head start in language learning, and why this matters for later literacy, learning and social success
Soraya Bews, Speech Pathologist, mother and creator of Child Talk DVD
A language rich environment is critical for strong early vocabulary skills; early vocabulary is critical for learning to read; and learning to read is critical for academic success.
In this recording Soraya will explain how you can:
- be pro –active in building your child's language skills from Day One
- create a language rich environment appropriate to your child's language level
- learn to identify your child's language level and then implement easy strategies to use at the right language level to maximize your child's learning
- discover ways to respond to your child's language attempts that will maximize their opportunity to learn language quicker and easier and ways that won't add value
- include simple strategies in everyday activities for just fifteen minutes every day, to give your child a head start in language and learning.
About Soraya Bews
Soraya Bews, mother of two and creator of Child Talk is an experienced educator in early language development and adult learning. She is a qualified Speech Pathologist who has worked in NSW, Queensland and the Tiwi Islands in Australia and in the UK. She has also worked with the Queensland University of Technology, University of Western Australia and Charles Sturt University. Soraya went on to complete her Masters in Health Administration and transitioned from clinical work into project management within the health industry.
Soraya is extremely passionate about early language development and empowering parents with the skills and confidence to be proactive about their young child's language development and decided to combine her love of early language and empowering parents with her project management skills to develop Child Talk: Strategies for Stimulating your Child's Language Development, a DVD and workbook that provides parents with the skills and confidence to build their child's language from Day One. It is available for purchase via the Child Talk website at www.childtalk.com.au for $24.95 + $3 p+h.
Session Five: Sing a Song of Childhood
Hilary Henshaw A.C.MM, A.Mus.A; A.T.C.Lond
Babies and young children love music and respond to it in many ways. They may be stimulated, soothed, excited or motivated. These responses can be seen in children of all ages and stages and with varying abilities.
- singing, moving and making musical sounds
- games that develop listening skills
- interactive musical fun to enhance speech and language
- encouraging creativity and self-expression
- Hear how to give your children and your family the gift of music for life!
About Hilary
Hilary is an early childhood educator, music and speech teacher who has specialised in music for the early years since 1983, working with families, early childhood professionals and students. She is also a professional singer and actor who has worked with many of Australia's major theatrical organisations, a professional speaker and sought after conference presenter. Her "Growing With Music" series (seven titles) and "MusicaLanguage" series (three titles, created with Dr. Beverly Joffe, lecturer and leader in paediatric speech and language pathology) are widely used Australian early childhood resources. Her current schedule includes performances of her one-woman shows and speaking and conference presentations around Australia. Resources may be found on www.growingwithmusic.com.au; www.musicalanguage.com and www.hilaryhenshaw.com
Balancing Business and Baby
How you CAN have it all on YOUR terms, with joy, love and abundance, without compromising your business or career goals, or your baby's needs.
Join Pinky McKay, best-selling baby care author, lactation consultant, infant massage instructor and 'Mummy Mentor' on this ground-breaking tele-series as she interviews a 'Who's Who' of internationally successful entrepreneurs and professional women who are all mothers walking the talk of 'Family First' as their highest value.
This recorded series is for you if:
You are sick of treating your business or career like a hobby that fits around everyone else's needs but you feel confused and anxious how you can ever get ahead – without breaking down, blowing the family budget or bowing out altogether. You would love to share your career and business goals with your partner but right now, they just see you as taking time and attention away from them and the kids. And, as for spending money on study, training courses or business development - you daren't share what you are planning because you know that will only create more stress!You know you have a brilliant gift to share with the world and you feel a sense of responsibility to 'get it out there' but you aren't sure about the best (and easiest) way to do this so you CAN have it all with joy, love and abundance, without compromising your career and business goals or your baby's needs.'
It can be daunting to have to juggle and justify between family needs and your own drive for success (to yourself as well as others), especially when it seems that you are making all the sacrifices. It can be equally frustrating to explain to people who do offer support for your business or career goals but don't understand that your highest value is 'family first' and in practice, this means prioritising your family because if it doesn't work for them, it won't be sustainable for you.
If you have chosen to parent in a very 'hands on ' way – to breastfeed, to minimise separations from your child until YOU feel they are ready and to 'be there' with energy and presence as your children grow, it can be almost impossible to find support and role models who can show you how to combine this conscious style of parenting with career and business success.
That's why I have designed this recorded series.
I want you to know that having a meaningful career or business does NOT mean you have to compromise your baby's needs or your family relationships. You CAN design your working life around your family life (rather than the other way round), in a way that works for YOU! And this teleseminar series will show you how.
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This exciting series features interviews with an international 'who's who' of heart centred business women, career achievers and entrepreneurs who can show YOU how to create a successful balance between babies and business or boardroom, because as well as being successful in their careers, these women are all nurturing, 'hands on' mothers who walk the talk of "Family First' as their highest value.
They will share their trials and triumphs, their challenges and 'cheats' (yes you can use a hospital breast pump when you are the director of obstetrics!); their strengths (mothers are amazing at multi-tasking!) and their absolutely practical strategies that you can implement too (how else would they cope without a superwoman cape and magic fairy dust?).
Learn how you can have the best of both worlds – baby and business – as you define what success is to you; what matters most; and how you can design a working life on your own terms, that will work for YOUR family.
And, just to inspire you totally – these women are no light weights in their working world! Some are millionaires in their own right (that means not being born with a silver spoon in their mouth or marrying a wealthy partner who funds their business); others have changed careers or started businesses when they had babies because the work they trained for wasn't compatible with newborn needs or 'being there' as their babies grew.
Although these women have been especially chosen because they are successful business and career women as well as being family focussed, they have travelled very different journeys. This means that there will be a range of role models to inspire and guide you. It also means that there will be no pressure as to what is the 'ideal' mother or definition of 'success' and no judgment about how any of us 'should' nurture or work or ,manage the combination of cradle and career. There is a wide spectrum of how families manage, why women need paid work, what support we can each enlist or afford and whether we feel better working at home with children around, in a separate environment with littlies being cared for by other loving arms, or whether baby and briefcase both sit next to your desk. Often there is no choice about how or whether we work outside the home, but we can make the best of whatever situation we have.
What you will learn from this recorded series:
On this recorded series, our inspiring guests will show you how you too can have it all – whatever 'it all' means to you. This may mean having 'it all' right now or it could mean 'sequencing' so that you have it all, although not all at once, but in stages as your family grows. Whichever style you choose, you will come away with the tools to make it happen – on your terms!
Session One:
Star Ladin, Marketing strategist, Branding expert, Artist, Millionaire mommy, Los Angeles, USA.
Designing success on your terms – how to create a connection with your brilliance and use this to define success that reflects your highest values.
Star will share:
- How she made the decision to leave a high pressured career in corporate America to create 'success on her terms' when she was expecting her first child.
- How she has evolved her business (the highs and lows) with integrity so she can live her highest value 'Family First' – from breastfeeding her babies to giving up one very successful facet of her business to make time for her growing children.
- How you can make decisions based on your own values to create 'success on your terms' and how this affects your brand and your bottom line.
- How to combine passion and profit to build a business foundation that will sustain your family AND set you up for success.
About Star Ladin:
Star Ladin knows that the art of branding is crucial for building your bottom line. Her expertise for creating powerful and authentic brands has inspired multiple 7-figure businesses and helped businesses and entrepreneurs stop struggling, stop choosing between passion and profit, and achieve success on their terms.
As founder of Star-preneurs, Inc., and Art Farm Creative, Star applies her customized signature process to demystify the art of branding for her clients, breaking it down into simple steps and making it easy for them to grow. Star's 20 years of focused work with entrepreneurs inspired her successful one-on-one business consulting programs, the creation of the Five Stages of Star-preneurs™, and 6-Figure Brand Secrets™ – a signature process for developing your best success.
Star's unique approach of rolling up her sleeves and guiding her clients personally has garnered her recognition from around the world. A dedicated mother and wife and a passionate artist, Star is known for her great love of service and gratitude and she continually breaks the mould by generously sharing her knowledge and insight through her consulting, her businesses and her life.
You can follow Star on Facebook at www.facebook.com/StarLadin, on Twitter @StarLadin, on her web site at www.starladin.com.
Session Two:
Dr Patty Ann Tublin, USA
Balancing Baby, Business and Bedroom. PLUS – how to get your partner to support your business and career choices.
It's difficult enough trying to balance your baby's needs and your business without having to struggle to get your spouse's support for your business - emotionally (and maybe even financially).
Relationship Expert Dr. Patty Ann will show you:
- How to get your partner to support your business -without fighting.
- Learn how to stop sabotoging yourself in your business and your relationship.
- Secrets to Keeping the Romance & Spark alive now that the kids are here.
- The SECRET you must know that makes your kid SMARTER than EVERYONE else – whether you do paid work or not!
About Dr Patty Ann Tublin:
Dr. Patty Ann is a sought-after public speaker, author and confidant to other professionals in the field of relationship advice. Dr. Patty Ann is a world renowned relationship expert and a licensed psychotherapist who has helped hundreds of people learn how to increase romance and happiness in their relationships. Dr. Patty Ann has been featured as a relationship expert on ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX NEWS and radio shows around the country. She has been interviewed for Women Entrepreneur Magazine, Glamour Magazine and other major publications.
Dr. Patty Ann has a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, a Master's Degree in Clinical Social Work, a Master's Degree in Nursing, and is a Registered Nurse. Dr. Patty Ann is also a board-certified psychotherapist, having graduated from a prestigious three-year postgraduate psychotherapy training program.
Dr. Patty Ann writes a relationship advice ezine called Two Hearts Beating As One TMand a relationship advice blog at: www.drpattyann.com/blog.
Dr. Patty Ann has been happily married for over 25 years while raising four children together with her husband; along with owning her own entrepreneurial business.
Session Three:
Baby, Breast Pump and Briefcase
Dr Alison Barrett, specialist obstetrician and gynaecologist and lactation consultant
You want to give your baby the best and that includes breastfeeding but how do you maintain this special relationship with your baby when you know you have to be separated from him for most of the day. What if you have irregular working hours? How do you keep up an adequate milk supply? What about sleep deprivation, exhaustion and gaining support in your workplace?
On this call Dr Alison Barrett will share all of this, PLUS:
How she managed breastfeeding her first baby whilst completing her Obstetric residency (In Australia this the equivalent to being a registrar).The essentials to set yourself up for balancing breastfeeding with business or boardroom.When to start expressing; how to maintain enough milk;What you can do to minimise the experience of separation – for you and your baby!The critical importance of having your own cheer squad and 'mother to mother' support team.
About Dr Alison Barrett:
Dr. Alison Barrett has over 20 years of experience in the women's health field. She has worked as a specialist obstetrician and gynaecologist and lactation consultant for many years in New Zealand and Canada. Prior to entering medical school she obtained a biology degree and was a researcher in the fields of ecology and biological sciences.
Dr Barrett is a member of several medical professional associations in New Zealand and Canada. She has served on many committees addressing maternal and infant health issues, helping to develop and disseminate evidence-based guidance on infant feeding and maternal health to a wide range of stakeholders. These have included the National Breastfeeding Advisory Committee for the New Zealand Ministry of Health and the Infant Feeding Expert Advisory Group for Health Canada.
She also has worked with non-governmental organizations and continues to serve on the Board of Consultants for La Leche League New Zealand. She has been a peer reviewer for the Journal of Pediatrics and the Journal of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Dr. Barrett is frequently invited speaker at conferences and seminars on breastfeeding and women's health.
Session Four:
Standolyn Robertson – Professional Organiser, New England, USA
From Chaos to Calm – easy ways to manage your time and space so you can achieve more, focus better and have more energy and time for your family and your business
Are you struggling with piles of papers? Working long, tedious hours to get 'everything' done (except taking care of YOU!)? Missing appointments (or not even making them – are you up to date with your own health checks?). Relax, you can banish mess, stress and overwhelm using Standolyn's practical, realistic strategies to help you feel calm and in control of your work and personal life.
Standolyn will show you how to:
- examine your goals, your priorities, your habits and your spaces so you can set up efficient, realistic routines and systems that make sense to YOU (not your partner, your staff or your motherinlaw)!
- determine exactly which tasks you should be dedicating time to... and which ones you shouldn't, so that you can set up routines and systems that support YOU and YOUR family. She'll also tell you about some great scheduling and reminder tools you could use.
- Set up your workspace to create order and efficiency (and an office you won't be ashamed to let people see!), so you can focus, find things and finish tasks without wasting precious time, searching through piles of papers.
About Standolyn Robertson:
A professional organizing expert, Standolyn founded Things In Place in 2000. Since then, she has connected with thousands of individuals and organizations through her organizing, coaching, consulting, and speaking.
Standolyn has been featured in the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Women's Day, Family Circle, Real Simple, USA Today, Boston Globe, Money Magazine, on CBS Boston, NPR, the A&E hit show Hoarders and more.
A Certified Professional Organizer (CPO), Standolyn has a Level 2 Specialist Certificate in Chronic Disorganization from the National Study Group on Chronic Disorganization. She is a Certified Relocation and Transition Specialist (CRTS). She has served her profession as president of the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO) She's also past programming director for the National Study Group on Chronic Disorganization now known as ICD, Institute of Challenging Disorganization.
As an organizer, Standolyn excels in creating comprehensive, one-of-a kind plans with the right blend of wisdom, strategies, and practical ideas. As a communicator, she is dynamic and captivating, and easily instills optimism in any situation. As an organizer she has helped many to clear their space, so that they could clear their minds. Standolyn is a wife and mother of two grown up sons –who helped her hone her own organisation skills as she balanced boys and business.
Find out more about Standolyn at her website www.ThingsInPlace.com.
Session Five:
Dianne Merriweather and Gina Lowinger - Melbourne
Career, kids and care – who can you trust to care for your most precious possession and what you MUST ask when choosing the best care for your child.
Not everyone can combine cradle and career, not everyone can rely on family carers and not everyone has the financial option of hiring a private carer. So, how do you go about choosing a childcare centre where your child will thrive and not just be another little 'face in the crowd'?
Dianne will discuss:
- What effects childcare can have on your child – the good, the bad and the downright ugly (that's why it's important to explore your options and choose carefully)
- What you MUST look for when choosing care for your baby or child.
- What you MUST ask before leaving your most precious possession in the care of ANYBODY, anywhere
- How to make certain that your child is happy and secure in the care situation you have chosen.
- What YOU need to do to achieve the best outcomes for your little one right now and in the longer term.
Gina will tell us:
- The practical steps she took to choosing centre based care for her child so she could return to work.
- How she was able to implement a mutually agreeable orientation plan for her child.
- The ONE thing you MUST know about centre based care before you plan and time the transition to childcare for your child.
About Dianne Merriweather:
Dianne Merriweather is a wife and a mother of 3 adult children. She commenced her career as a kindergarten teacher prior to becoming a mother of 3 lively boys. After spending 8 years at home as a 'stay at home mum', Dianne returned to work as a kindergarten teacher and at the same time embarked on furthering her studies in the field of early childhood education and special education. When Dianne finished her studies in special education, she worked for many years as a special education teacher in the early childhood intervention field, working with young children and their families. During this time Dianne also completed training in family therapy. More recently, Dianne has worked as a lecturer at Swinburne University in the Child and Family Studies Department, her expertise being in the area of inclusive practice, child development and planning for children with additional needs.
About Gina Lowinger:
Gina is the mother of a delightful and extremely busy two and a half year old daughter. She recently returned to her public sector role after 18 months maternity leave. Gina works part time with the support of centre based child care, involved grandparents, a supportive husband and several large coffees daily. She is an active member of her local toy library, visiting new mums groups to talk about the benefits of becoming involved in a community service, such as the toy library, for both new parents and their children. Gina has university qualifications in the areas of psychology, anthropology and management.
Session 6:
Business with babies on board
Two inspiring Aussie business mums will share their individual stories of creating and managing their own businesses to fit around nurturing babies and small children in a very 'hands on' style.
Katherine Beaumont, co-director of Dream Express International, a business training organisation supporting business owners and entrepreneurs, and Anita Lincolne Lomax, Director of Babes in Arms, will tell you first-hand how they juggle deadlines, manage meetings, hire staff (when it's time to hire and the best way to delegate who does what) , travel with babies, and also manage to deal with the messy bits of mothering – from sleep deprivation to baring boobs and baby bottoms on planes. They will share their 'sacrifices' and their shortcuts so you too will know – YOU CAN DO IT TOO!
Anita Lincolne-Lomax
When Director and now mother-of-three Anita Lincolne-Lomax was introduced to the award-winning ERGObaby Carrier in 2004 with her first baby, her passion for babywearing was born. The liberty to be 'hands-free' meant she could balance her daily needs (Anita was then working in her own practice as an architect) with those of her children. These practical benefits, along with the emotional and physical advantages of babywearing inspired Anita to become the Australian and New Zealand distributor for ERGObaby and a keen babywearing advocate. And so, Babes in Arms was 'born'.
The business has now extended its specialist range of ERGObaby Carriers to include other award-winning baby slings and carriers from around the world - the celebrity endorsed designer Peanut Shell pouch sling and the cool, water-friendly Breeze Baby mesh sling - all carefully selected for offering ergonomic support for both baby and parent and their suitability from birth to preschool. Complimenting the carriers and slings are two fashion accessory brands, BabyLegs leg and arm warmers and Baby Bella Maya's designer baby shoes and leggings.
Anita is a proactive advocate about the benefits of babywearing and supports many maternity hospitals and health professionals throughout Australia with well researched babywearing information. Anita aims to encourage mothers from all walks of life and of all parenting styles, to reclaim the joy and freedom offered by the ancient tradition of Babywearing.
Katherine Beaumont
After graduating as a Naturopath, Katherine Beaumont began her career in the corporate health sector and climbed all the way to the top being the youngest General Manager (at the time) of an Australian Vitamin company. After leaving the industry and having learnt a lot about how to do business and how not to do business, Katherine met her husband Dale and together they started their own company.
Dale and Katherine were initially involved with running life skill seminars for teenagers. After they were married in Hawaii came the book series "Secrets Exposed". Dale & Katherine published 11 books in 1 year! It was crazy! As the last book went to print their first son Finn was born. Business continued to grow and expand with so many people wanting access to what the books offered 'live', hence "Business Blueprint" was born, a seminar series designed for business owners to make their life easier, to step back and grow their business in the most cost effective way possible by having access to the latest business information form the experts themselves. And most importantly for business owners to have a life! Their second son Callan was born the day after one of these seminars!
By having their own business what Katherine realised is that it is important to integrate family with work in a fun chaotic way. "The boys are an integral part of everything we do, I believe it is important for them to see their parents work hard and play hard- it is about making the best of the blessings (and challenges) you are given".
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What is having a successful career or business AND a balanced family life worth to YOU?
Could you even begin to measure the peace of mind you will have by knowing how to build a successful business without compromising your baby's emotional security and development?
What will you save financially by having systems in place to ensure that you can build a sustainable, profitable business AND have time and energy to ENJOY your family.
Consider, you will never get this moment, this day or this week with your baby at this age – ever again – so why miss out?
The information you will learn on these recordings is priceless!
It would cost an absolute fortune to get such high powered entrepreneurs and professional women all in one venue, on the same side of the world, all at once, to share what they will be sharing with YOU on these recordings (That's why it has never happened!).
Instead of costing you a fortune to hear these high calibre role models, we have made this brilliant information as affordable as possible. And, because it's a business expense, you could claim if off your tax too! Consider, this is an investment in yourself, your family AND your business yet, you can get this important information easily, in your own home - wherever you live, whatever your time zone, your work schedule or your baby's routine.
Early Loving, Early Learning - Loving Ways to Make Your Baby Smarter
You didn't hold up the flashcard saying, "you are being born!"
Your 3 month old doesn't have a curriculum beyond playtime and cuddles?
Are you wondering...is this one more thing I should be feeling guilty about?
If you would you like to learn amazing secrets about early nurturing that will have lifelong benefits to your baby's development - without feeling overcome by guilt and stress or having to create a whole new lifestyle, you will love the recordings of this ground-breaking tele-seminar series featuring interviews with internationally acclaimed experts.
Each expert explains the revolutionary research in their specialised field of early development and how you can apply this information to create the best possible environment to help your baby thrive and achieve his or her incredible physical, social, emotional and neurological potential - from the very beginning!
These interviews are suitable for parents who are expecting a baby (so you can create an optimum environment to welcome your precious baby) to parents of toddlers. They are also useful for health professionals who work with parents and babies.
Special Bonus!!
When you purchase this amazing series of interviews, you will also receive the transcripts.
This means that as well as being able to listen to this brilliant information, you will also be able to read the written version of the interviews. Now, if you want to check anything you don't have to listen to the whole call - you can flick through the pages, mark them with a highlighter if you want, and find the advice that is relevant to you and your situation RIGHT NOW!
You can download the recordings and listen again and again as your baby grows. Or you can read over the transcripts and find what is relevant to you right now - as well as what to expect as your baby grows...
What will you learn?
These recordings are interviews with an absolute "Who's Who" of international speakers who have specialist expertise in health and child development with a particular interest in social, emotional, neurological and physical development. All speakers are committed to supporting the parent-child relationship as a vital ingredient to infant well-being. They will show you how every loving interaction between you and your baby creates new learning pathways in your baby's brain and how you can enhance this amazing development.
Best of all, not only will you be armed with the theory to support your parenting choices, you will also discover a plethora of practical strategies that you can implement and enjoy with your baby -right now!
This groundbreaking series will help you:
- Enjoy loving interactions with your baby that will enhance bonding and attachment. This is the cornerstone for good mental and emotional health throughout life
- Discover how early environment can shape your baby's brain for life-long learning - and how you can create this environment, simply, effectively and without extra expense, right now in your own home.
- Unleash your power as your baby's first teacher and feel truly confident that your responsive nurturing will help him achieve his brilliant potential - emotionally, physically, socially and neurologically.
Watch your baby thrive, with joy!
Each recording features a single expert being interviewed on their main topic of expertise. In these interviews I asked each professional (individually) to explain how you can support your baby's development through the most appropriate care and interactions for each stage, from pregnancy through infancy.
Thanks so much for utilising such wonderful technology. I am in awe of what can be achieved now days. The presentation is very clear and truly wonderful. I am delighted to have access to such experts in the comfort of my own home, in my own time in a place and space that I can devote totally to listening.
Bronwyn MacGregor
What will it cost?
This information is rarely available all at once, in one place. And if it were, you would have to pay hundreds of dollars to hear speakers with this breadth of expertise. For an hour with any of these professionals you would pay 'top dollar'. So to make this series accessible to all parents who value sound information and want to make the best choices for their precious children, we have kept the price very reasonable by offering downloadable recordings.
For the complete series of six interviews with these world acclaimed experts, PLUS transcripts, you will pay just $47.
I can't thank you enough for embracing the challenging learning curve to make these amazing teleseminars available. Even though the information is not new to me it is empowering and affirming and has provided me with some amazing resources for my clients. Sometimes I feel like I am alone where I live as I speak out about the natural process of pregnancy, birth, B F and parenting. It is wonderful to be connected with like minds around the world.
Karen Reed CD(DONA), LCCE, Halifax, Nova Scotia www.passionateaboutbirth.ca
Who are the experts and what do they share?
"Early Loving, Early Learning - Loving Ways to Make Your Baby Smarter" is a series of six interviews with a different expert interviewed on each recording. Each of these experts is also a mother who can empathise from her own experience in the trenches (or is that the nursery?), as well as sharing information from a professional and research perspective.
Recording #1 – Lauren Porter, Co- Director, Centre for Attachment
First relationships: Love, emotional intelligence and the foundations for life
It has become a cliche to talk about the importance of first relationships in a child's life. But what do they really mean? And how do you grow a relationship that has the capacity to truly nourish body and soul, both yours and your child's? Parents get conflicting advice from a myriad of experts, yet the heart of the matter is both simple and difficult... can you be truly present for your baby? To facilitate that, it is helpful to understand:
- What attachment is - and isn't
- The meaning of 'regulation' and the parent's role
- Attunement and the process of tuning in to self and other
- The implications for 'coal face' issues like sleep and feeding
Lauren Porter is the Co-Director of the Centre for Attachment www.centreforattachment.com
She obtained her Masters Degree in Social Work from New York University, USA in 1995 and has since been dedicated to working with families, children and adolescents in the field of mental health counselling and training. Her current professional focus is the merging of attachment theory with neuro-scientific data, with an eye toward the practical applications of everyday life. She has published in the USA, Australia and New Zealand. She is a member of the External Advisory Group for the NZ Government Taskforce on Child Maltreatment, a member of the Attachment Parenting International Research Group (API-RG) and an Infant Mental Health Association Aotearoa New Zealand (IMHAANZ) Executive Committee (Secretary). She is the mother of two children.
"As a Psychologist who has specialised in helping people to work through the faulty thinking caused by the ignorance surrounding child development, some well intentioned and unfortunately some that is not, I really appreciated what Lauren was talking about in terms of biofeedback. The neurobiology research that is coming to the forefront of today's information on child development is so empowering both in terms of clients and therapists who for years have been ignored over this issue in favour of the quick fix. The impact of early preverbal stress has huge implications for a child's emotional intelligence, reaching into adulthood. So I would like to thank you."
Susan Dalby
Recording #2 – Dr Sarah Buckley, GP (Family physician), author of 'Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering.' Giving your baby the best start in pregnancy and birth
On this call you will discover how you and your baby can get the best possible start in life, from preconception through to birth.
- How superbly designed your female body is for birth, and how this superb design can maximise safety, ease and pleasure for you and your baby, as well as giving ongoing and life-long health benefits for both of you.
- The benefits of a drug free birth for you and your baby
- How you can maximise your chances of a drug free birth
- How you can help yourself and your baby if you have experienced a difficult or traumatic birth
Dr Sarah J Buckley (www.sarahjbuckley.com) is a GP, author of the internationally-acclaimed book Gentle Birth. Gentle Mothering and currently full-time mother to her four children, all born at home. Sarah encourages us all to be well informed, to trust our hearts and instincts and to take our rightful place as the real experts in our bodies and our babies.
I was induced with Tahlia due to pre-eclampsia and it's just like Sarah said (and even mum who was there commented) the contractions were close together and oh so painful from the start, that I had to move to gas to pethidine to an epidural within hours. I am not cross nor disappointed in myself, just sad that the natural birth I wanted did not happen. But after all I have heard on Sarah's talk, I am determined as much as I can control, not to let this happen with the next one. I will grab a copy of her book. What a brilliant talk and wonderful woman -- I learnt just so much.
Alison Walsh
Recording #3 – Amy Spangler, MN, RN, IBCLC,
Parenting-What makes it easy? What makes it hard? What you can do to make it simple.
Every parent wants to be a good parent...to help their babies grow up healthy and smart. Parents know 'what to expect when they're expecting', but after their babies are born they need to know what to expect during the early days and weeks.
As well as discussing how infant feeding affects your baby's growth and development, Amy will share the answers to important questions about what to expect in the early days and weeks.
- How often should your baby eat? Poop? Pee?
- What is normal when it comes to crying, sleeping and growing?
- How you can respond to your baby in ways that will help him grow healthy and smart.
When you are armed with these facts, you will gain confidence in your ability to meet your baby's needs and you will be able to ignore inappropriate advice and enjoy your baby.
Amy Spangler (www.babygooroo.com) and (www.amysbabies.com) is a wife, mother, nurse, lactation consultant, educator, author and breastfeeding expert. Amy earned her baccalaureate degree in nursing from Ohio State University and her master's degree in maternal and child health from the University of Florida. She is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, a former president of the International Lactation Consultant Association, and a former chair of the United States Breastfeeding Committee. Amy is the author of BREASTFEEDING, A Parent's Guide, BREASTFEEDING, Keep It Simple, BREASTFEEDING, Your guide to healthy, happy baby, and Guidelines for the Establishment of Exclusive Breastfeeding. She currently serves as president of Amy's Babies and Baby Gooroo. Amy lives in Atlanta, Georgia with her husband Dennis. They have two sons, Matthew and Adam.
Recording #4 – Sally Goddard Blythe MSc.FRSA
The Institute for Neuro-Physiological Psychology (INPP Ltd).
Physical interaction and social engagement - essential ingredients for learning
Despite all the inventions and wonders of the modern technological age, human beings were designed to grow up in the physical world receiving sensory stimulation, movement opportunity and engagement with the primary source of love in the early years. Just as the processes of maturation and development are hard wired into the brain before birth, so environmental opportunity and experience are like the software which enables the hard drive not only to reveal its potential, but which more importantly in living creatures, also changes the architecture of the developing brain and nervous system. This dual relationship of nature and nurture is what makes us who we are.
Sally will reveal:
- What are some of the essential ingredients of "nurture" in the early years?
- Why is reflex development important for later learning?
- How do early movement and sensory experiences develop brain pathways for later formal learning such as reading and writing
Sally Blythe (www.sallygoddardblythe.co.uk) and (www.inpp.org.uk) is the author of several books and published papers on child development and neuro-developmental factors in specific learning difficulties including: Reflexes, Learning and Behavior, The Well Balanced Child and What Babies and Children REALLY Need. Her newest book, Attention, Balance and Coordination - the A,B,C of Learning Success was published by Wiley-Blackwell in April this year. Details of all books can be found at: http://www.inpp.org.uk/inpp_publications/books.php
She is the author of The INPP Test Battery and Developmental Exercise Programme for use in Schools - a programme of daily exercises designed to be used in schools with a whole class of children over one academic year - this programme has been the subject of published research[1] involving 810 children across schools in the UK. The aim of the programme has been to provide teachers with a method to help them identify physical readiness for learning and a programme of exercises designed to encourage physical readiness in children with problems.
INPP Chester is the international training centre for professionals wishing to access The INPP Method. INPP training is also available in Germany, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Finland, Sweden and the Netherlands. Information about training can be found at: www.inpp.org.uk/special_needs_training/index.php
Sally has lectured on the role of infant reflexes in development and later learning problems to many different groups throughout Europe and in different parts of the United States. She is a member of the International Alliance for Childhood and the "Open EYE" campaign - a pressure group dedicated to ensuring that children's developmental needs remain at the top of the agenda for government recommendations for early years education in England.
I don't have much time to prepare detailed feedback but for what it's worth, Sally absolutely blew me away! WoW, Wow, WoW!!!! I wish I was on the line live - I would have loved to hear more about how Sally has been able to use her knowledge to help her 2 children that she mentioned on the call as her reasons for pursuing the knowledge. Thanks again for putting on such a great suite of seminars.
Felise Fraser
Recording #5 – Hilary Henshaw, A.C.M.M., A.Mus.A., A.T.C.Lond.
Early childhood music and language specialist; Creator of 'Growing with Music' and "MusicaLanguage" (in collaboration with Dr. Beverly Joffe)
Babies and young children love music and respond to it in many ways. They may be stimulated, soothed, excited or motivated. These responses can be seen in children of all ages and stages and with varying abilities. Music is a powerful tool that can be used to enrich our children's lives and enhance their development...from making musical connections before birth and bonding with a newborn to developing cognitive, physical and personal skills and building self-awareness and confidence. Music is also a very effective way to help children develop their speech, language and emergent literacy skills. Absolutely no musical knowledge or skills is required to help your baby grow through music. Every parent can help children develop through:
- singing, moving and making musical sounds
- games that develop listening skills
- interactive musical fun to enhance speech and language
- encouraging creativity and self-expression
Hear how to give your children and your family the gift of music for life!
Hilary Henshaw A.C.M.M., A.Mus.A., A.T.C.Lond. www.hilaryhenshaw.com, www.growingwithmusic.com.au and www.musicalanguage.com is a professional singer, actor, speaker, educator and qualified music and speech teacher. A past Melba Scholar, Hilary has worked with major theatrical companies throughout Australia. For more information please visit www.hilaryhenshaw.com.
While raising her four daughters Hilary decided to combine her love of music with her love of children and specialize in music for early childhood, teaching, writing and recording original material. More than twenty years later her "Growing With Music" series of seven CDs and books is one of Australia's most highly acclaimed and widely used early childhood music resources. The newest series, "MusicaLanguage", created in collaboration with Dr. Beverly Joffe, speech pathologist, lecturer and leader in paediatric speech and language pathology at La Trobe University, focuses on enhancing young children's speech, language and emergent literacy skills, through music.
Hilary's keynote presentations and professional development workshops have made her one of Australia's most sought-after early childhood music specialists. Her work currently involves performing, speaking, recording and educating.
Recording #6 – Jo Kennedy, DipT.ACU.Vic Aust; BEd.VU.Vic Aust; PPG Gifted UConn USA; PGdHIC.OBU,UK
Teacher, early intervention advisor, baby signing specialist and founder/ director of Fingers and Thumbs.
Smile! Your Baby is Signing.
We all know the joy of a baby's first smile. Remember the excitement everyone feels? Your baby's first smile is a milestone and recognition of the adult/baby bond. We know we are doing something right. Our baby can show us they are happy. Our joy is a positive and natural response which is fundamental to human kind. A smile is often deliberate and serves to engage another to illicit some kind of response. It is an effective form of communication celebrated all over the world. The positive response the baby receives encourages the baby to repeat the act over and over to the delight of all. A smile shows parents that the baby wants to connect with its world and the people in it. The brain is switched on, eyes light up ready to receive. The baby has indicated he/she wants to learn, be loved, have his/her needs met. Interacting with another human is at the core of any culture and essential to positive relationships especially in a family. These are the principals of Baby Signing. Baby Signing extends the joy of a smile with more pre-verbal gestures. Jo will enthusiastically explore the real joys, great fun of learning and sharing Baby Signing.
Jo will discuss:
- How early can you start signing with your baby?
- When and where to introduce signing,
- How Baby Signing supports gentle parenting
- How Baby Signing promotes speech
- How Baby Signing develops neurological pathways
- How it can reduce screaming and tantrums in baby and parent!
Jo will also let you in on the ONE BIG SECRET about Baby Signing that even surprised her when teaching her own 4 wonderful children.
Jo Kennedy (www.babysigning.com.au) is the founder of Fingers & Thumbs IncTM (F&ThTM) As a DHS Parent Adviser in Early Intervention Jo had to respond to the needs of families who needed to communicate with their babies who were deaf or had special needs. Jo developed a range of Auslan signing programs, DVDs, classes and books. She continues to research and develop products, calling on her 20 years experience as a Teacher of the Deaf, Special Needs Visiting Teacher for Hearing, Gifted and Physical having studied in the UK and USA. She has Directed and created the Sign HereTM series of DVDs and is one of Australia's most experienced Baby Signing experts. Jo practises and enjoys attachment parenting, is a passionate breastfeeding advocate, is a full time mother of 4 young children, married to Paul and is based in Melbourne.
Value vs. Cost
This information is rarely available all at once, in one place. And if it were, you would have to pay hundreds of dollars to hear speakers with this breadth of expertise. For an hour with any of these professionals you would pay 'top dollar'. So to make this series accessible to all parents who value sound information and want to make the best choices for their precious children, we have kept the price very reasonable by offering downloadable recordings.
PLUS!
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