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Kitty’s Summer Seminars
Posted July 19, 2010
Easy to book and the group-size is small. Summer is a perfect time to catch a seminar at Raymond Parenting. Need another incentive? This fall, no seminars will be held during October, due to Kitty's travel schedule. So NOW is a good time to take advantage of the following summer seminars:
Setting Healthy Limits Age 1-5 Years (Discipline seminar) July 20, 2010
Sleep from the Start (prenatal seminar) August 5, 2010
Sleep from Now On (12 lbs. to 4 years) August 10, 2010
Fall Seminars (register now):
Sleep from the Start - September 2, 2010
Sleep from Now On - September 7, 2010
Setting Healthy Limits - September 14, 2010
Toilet Learning the Easy Way - September 28, 2010
October - no seminars scheduled due to Kitty's travel plans
Telephone Counseling Appointments are available on these summer Mondays: July 26, August 2, 9, 16.
Email "Ask Kitty" Questions are available anytime - all summer, fall and even in October (laptop travels, too!) Usually, answered in 2 days.
Summer reminder: Slow down to the speed of wisdom
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Sleep Research on Infants and Young Children
Posted June 2, 2010
"The findings from the related Sleep in America poll of sleep practices of children from birth to age 10 and their caregivers clearly noted that sleep problems are highly prevalent, and that they have a negative impact on children and their families. Education is the key not only to the treatment of existing sleep disturbances, but more importantly, for the prevention of sleep problems and the development of best sleep practices. These education efforts clearly go beyond parents to our educational systems and to health-care practitioners."
JODI A. MINDELL, PhD
Saint Joseph’s University, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, USA (Published online October 4, 2004)
In view of the above quote, I'm very pleased to note that Raymond Parenting has offered Sleep from the Start as a prenatal class for parents since 2002. Dr. Jodi Mindel wrote this article in 2004, stating that the educational system and health-care practitioners should routinely provide prenatal education to parents in an effort to prevent the family disharmoney created by post-natal sleep deprivation.
That this instruction is still not happening in our public health systems is maddening to me and certainly supports my suspicions that many departments within these health systems have chosen to focus on other agendas. Feeding infants, for example, is micro-managed in some cases to the extreme, without equal emphasis on sleep requirements and instruction for parents on how to enable the learning of sleep skills for their babies and young children.
A resource to which I would like to draw your attention is the Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development. You may wish to keep it bookmarked because it can take a few days to acquaint yourself with all the fascinating topics covered. There is a section called 'according to experts', a synthesis, and complete folders on every topic. I certainly do not always agree with the experts and I hope you will keep your own perspective and intimate knowledge of your own child(ren) in your mind as you read.
I would love to hear from you about any topic you decide to research at this wonderful online site. Do you agree/disagree? Did you find it interesting to read the 'expert' opinions? Did you change your mind on anything?
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New Item In Raymond Parenting Store - Take a Look!
Posted May 2, 2010
Guidelines and Schedule for a 3-6 Month Baby—The Manual Continued…
This sleep/schedule for 3-6 month old babies will be helpful to parents who have purchased The Manual – Birth to Three Months and are wondering what new adjustments to make to your baby’s schedule to ensure her sleep skills stay in place as she grows. As well, parents who have not read The Manual will also find this document useful, starting at 3 months of age.
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