Connecting with Your Baby or Toddler to Foster Development with Michelle Mintz
10/01/20 • 26 min
Michelle Mintz, M.S., CCC-SLP is the Personal Baby Bloomer from Baby Blooming Moments, helping parents make everyday experiences brighter. In this episode we discuss simple ways parents can establish connections with their children starting when they are just babies. We discuss the challenge of balancing screen time for both adults and children and we chat about her children’s book All Done Binky that parents can read to their young child to help transition to getting rid of the pacifier.
Highlights from this episode include:
- The importance of establishing eye connection with your baby and suggestions for when you can take opportunity to do so
- Tools and suggestions for ways parents can establish and foster connections with their baby or toddler
- Strategies to balance adult screen time when parenting
- How to use the screen time your child has in an enriching way
- Michelle’s book on getting rid of the pacifier and when you should think about taking it away
Michelle telecoaches those who raise babies and toddlers to apply her pro-active strategies during everyday routines to help enhance brain connections, encourage early language development and enrich attachments. Scientific research has proven that the first 5 years of life are so crucial for stimulating brain cells that haven't formed and are ready to be nurtured. While many factors influence brain development, HOW people interact with their babies and toddlers have the most significant impact. Her goal is to turn everyday experiences into brighter beginnings.
All Done Binky: Book to help facilitate getting rid of the pacifier for children ages 6 months-3 years
Facebook: Baby Blooming Moments
Michelle Mintz, M.S., CCC-SLP is the Personal Baby Bloomer from Baby Blooming Moments, helping parents make everyday experiences brighter. In this episode we discuss simple ways parents can establish connections with their children starting when they are just babies. We discuss the challenge of balancing screen time for both adults and children and we chat about her children’s book All Done Binky that parents can read to their young child to help transition to getting rid of the pacifier.
Highlights from this episode include:
- The importance of establishing eye connection with your baby and suggestions for when you can take opportunity to do so
- Tools and suggestions for ways parents can establish and foster connections with their baby or toddler
- Strategies to balance adult screen time when parenting
- How to use the screen time your child has in an enriching way
- Michelle’s book on getting rid of the pacifier and when you should think about taking it away
Michelle telecoaches those who raise babies and toddlers to apply her pro-active strategies during everyday routines to help enhance brain connections, encourage early language development and enrich attachments. Scientific research has proven that the first 5 years of life are so crucial for stimulating brain cells that haven't formed and are ready to be nurtured. While many factors influence brain development, HOW people interact with their babies and toddlers have the most significant impact. Her goal is to turn everyday experiences into brighter beginnings.
All Done Binky: Book to help facilitate getting rid of the pacifier for children ages 6 months-3 years
Facebook: Baby Blooming Moments
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Discussing Challenging Behavior and Diagnosis with Amelia Bowler
As parents, we all have moments where our child displays erratic, emotional, out of control behavior. But when do you know if this behavior warrants a diagnosis from a psychological or medical professional? Amelia Bowler is a writer, artist and behaviour consultant. She's the owner of Creative Connected Parenting and on this episode we are discussing how to identify when you should get help for your child’s behavior. We also discuss what Opposition Defiant Disorder, an area she specializes in, and when a diagnosis for your child is appropriate and when it could potentially hurt.
Highlights from this episode include:
- Identifying when you should get help for your child’s behavior
- When a diagnosis on behavior is appropriate and when it can hurt
- Explanation of Opposition Defiant Disorder
- Steps parents can take in getting help when they are experiencing difficult behavior in their child
- How we as parents can approach a difficult behavior situation
As a child, Amelia was diagnosed as “gifted” but struggled to stay organized and meet expectations at school. She resolved to become a classroom teacher, so she could help learners like herself. She never stopped asking questions about the “WHY” of behaviour, and looking for creative new ways to teach. After earning a Master’s Degree in Applied Disability Studies with a specialization in Applied Behaviour Analysis, Amelia also gained her credential as a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst. Her mission is to help families build empathy and cooperation.
Through her experience as a mother to two high-spirited boys and working as a behaviour consultant in a multi-disciplinary clinic, Amelia learned to infuse her clinical expertise with compassion, playfulness and perspective. She lives in Toronto, writing, painting and teaching, using art and creativity to bring families closer together.
Book: The Parent’s Guide to Oppositional Defiant Disorder - Your Questions Answered
Connect with Amelia on Instagram @ameliabehaviour
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Movement During Pregnancy and Postpartum with Wendy Ng
Wendy Ng is a Dance and Movement Coach who guides women to live consciously and confidently using mindful movement and dance through her signature program, Moving into Joy.
Highlights from this episode include:
- Prioritizing taking care of yourself as Mom
- How to think about movement during pregnancy amidst your body going through tremendous change
- Setting attainable goals and amounts of time to get moving
- How exercise and movement can look different in different pregnancies and postpartum recoveries
- Setting your priority to feeling good during postpartum recovery instead of the emphasis on looking good
Passionate about movement, Wendy holds a BSc in Kinesiology and has trained in various forms of dance, Muay Thai kickboxing, and yoga. Wendy uses her experience in movement and a combination of mental and physical strategies to help her clients shift their thinking, reconnect with their intuition, and build their confidence.
Prior to starting her business, Wendy worked 10+ years as an occupational therapist, helping clients adapt to change and live independently doing the things most important to them. In her free time, you can find Wendy hanging out with her 3 kids and husband playing board games, having family paint nights, or being a chef at home.
IG @simplynaturallywendy
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Facebook: Wendy Ng
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