Parenting--Toddlers/Infants/Pre-Schoolers/Expert Profile

Expertise

Questions concerning Infants & Toddlers & the developmental stages that they are in and referral information when necessary. It doesn`t matter what the psychological or emotional behavior they are exhibiting. What matters is that you ask the questions & search out solutions!

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Experience in the area

I have worked with Infants & Toddlers of teen parents, single parents, parents, alternative caregivers & grandparents raising grandparents. I was trained as an Infant Massage Instructor and in the Nurturing Parenting Education program. I have raised three children of my own successfully and am very actively involved with my grandchildren. I have knowledge of breastfeeding, developmental play, intuitive parenting, appropriate boundaries and rule setting with toddlers, potty training, and developmental stages.

Organizations

Social Service Workers License, National Council on Family Relations, Nurturing Parenting Educator, Infant Massage Instructor

Publications

Loving Touch - Why Babies Need Massaged. International Attachment Parenting Journal

Education/Credentials

Education: A.A., B.S. Honors, (Psychology & Sociology), S.S.W., Masters, & PhD (Doctoral Student) Child and Family Studies (specialty bonding & attachment). AllFamilySolutions.com

Awards and Honors

International Who's Who of Professionals & Departmental Honors in Psychology

Past/Present Clients

Parents, caregivers, grand-parents raising grand-children, foster & adoptive parents, single parents & teen parents, relative care and all who were caring for infant & toddlers!

What do you like about this subject?

There is so much we have learned about children 0-5 years of age and we have so much more to learn. They see life through fresh eyes and there is so much we can learn from them if only we open ourselves up to the experiences!

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?

I have learned so much and the more I learn the more amazed I am at what I still have to learn. I want to delve deeper into the non-verbal communication of babies. There is a new program from Austrailia that patterns baby's vocalizations and claims we can hear what the baby is telling us by their crys. This fascinates me.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:

Did you know that babies and toddlers do not develop knee caps until they are two years old? Did you know that baby girls have two uterus until just before they are born? Neither did I! Two little tidbits I learned recently.

Something controversial or provocative about this subject

It is imperative to know what the developmental stages are and how children's brains grow and function. Babies are born to SURVIVE. Their behavior is all about getting their physical and emotional needs met. We need to understand what these needs are in order to meet them and support healthy development.