Can children suffer from anxiety? Are your child’s issues so bad that you need to seek professional help? Learn techniques to stop the stress and improve your child’s mental health. This is a MOM Podcast show–for more great shows, check us out at The MOM Podcast or in iTunes!
As a mom, you have opportunities no one else gets. We discuss the simple joys you experience and how to savor them so the hard times are easier. We discuss how to embrace, record and reflect on the unique experiences only YOU have with your child. This is a MOM Podcast show–for more great shows, check us out at The MOM Podcast or in iTunes!
If your child struggles at school and you wonder what might be going on, we discuss things to check and how to help your child. This is a MOM Podcast show–for more great shows, check us out at The MOM Podcast or in iTunes!
We try to prepare our kids for life but how do we help them when something happens that no one could prepare for–a natural disaster like a hurricane or flood. Dr. Andie gives us tips for helping our kids and us cope and thrive in times of stress including how the language we use affects how children see the situation! Check this one out! This is a MOM Podcast show–for more great shows, check us out at The MOM Podcast or in iTunes!
We speak with Melissa Chappell, doula and childbirth educator, about her recent experiences in Haiti. Melissa has traveled to Haiti to volunteer her time with MamaBaby Haiti, providing prenatal care, assisting during labor and delivery and helping moms and babies postpartum. She also helped teach gardening principles to Haitians in the area surrounding the health care clinic. Her stories provide great insight into what connects mothers everywhere.
In the U.S. at least 50 children are backed over by vehiclesevery week. Most of the children who are backed over are one year old (12-23 mths). In more than 70% of the incidents, the driver is a parent or close relative of the victim. These tragedies can be prevented and Janette Fennell from Kids and Cars explains simple steps to reduce the risk to a child you know. Please help spread awareness about how to prevent more child injuries or deaths.
We speak with Kayce Pearson from the Facebook Utah chapter of Eats on Feets about online breast milk sharing communities. She explains how the ages old custom of wet nursing has taken a modern form and how moms are reaching out to provide a healthy start for their babies.
This is Part 1 of a two part show. Part 2 is available on our site.
Lindsay and Nancy speak with Dr. Sarah Schoen, the Assistant Director of Research at the Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) Foundation about SPD. This is a very personal discussion for both hosts as they each have a child with sensory challenges.
Dr. Schoen explains this disorder and the various ways it can affect an individual. We share some of the challenges of having a child with SPD, the pain of feeling unable to help your child, the freedom that comes with knowledge and a few lessons we’ve learned along the way. We also discuss how Autism Spectrum Disorders and ADHD relate to and are different from SPD.
If you feel that your child’s “quirks” are interfering with his daily life and happiness; if you find yourself creating exhausting routines and work-arounds just to keep the peace in your home; if your heart is telling you that your child’s behavioral and discipline struggles are not typical; if your child seems overwhelmed or even underwhelmed by sensory input, then please listen to the information Dr. Schoen has to share.
We talk with friend of the show, Carlyn McKee, about her experiences with Elimination Communication (EC). She shares what it has been like to be able to go mostly diaper-free with her baby. If you have ever wondered what it is like to help your baby learn to potty at a very early age, you must check this out!
Lindsay, Ali and Nancy give you an update on their lives and why it has been so long since a show was post. Learn about SPD and how your child might be affected
Part 2 of our conversation: Kristi shares an important breakthrough with Stacey to help her find out what is stopping her from making her health a priority. This is a MOM Podcast show.
Claire Lerner from Zero to Three talks about how to handle your child’s physical self-discovery and self-pleasure. Listen for great tips on how to keep your emotions in check when addressing this and other potentially challenging developmental milestones.
For more information about early childhood development and parent resources, visit Zero to Three.
We share ideas for how to make nutritious lunches your kids will eat and not throw away as well as ways to keep the environment healthy with less lunch waste including green alternatives to lunch bags and juice boxes as well as fun ways to make your kids interested in lunch! This is a MOM Podcast show.
Great containers we LOVE:
Lunchskins: Reusable sandwich and snack bags made from cute pastry bag fabrics–they saved more than 12 million plastic bags from being in landfills last year. These can be washed in the dish washer or washing machine.
Other options are available from people on Etsy, but they may not be made of food grade materials.
KlipIt by Sistema: A cool container that holds a sandwich in one place and two sides in the other side. Available at The Container Store or in Old Navy stores for a limited time. They also make other cool containers you will want to check out.
Recycled Sandwich Wrap (Original idea from Family Fun)
Find a sturdy food grade bag (Large cereal bags, candy bags, cracker bags, Pirate’s Booty bag). The best bags are thick and have some silver lining in them–or they may be completely silver like the cereal bags inside the Costco Kirkland brand cereal boxes.
Cut the bottom from the bag, open the side seam, and clean the bag.
Cut it into a 10 or 12-inch square.
Attach self-adhesive hook-and-loop dots at two opposite corners of the square, one on the front and the other on the back of the bag.
Love Notes for the Lunch Box:
You can write your own notes for your kids lunches, get some online, or get these totally cute ones with great kid-fun facts along with your note. We like “Did you Know that a Turtle breathes through is Butt? OThey are called Lunchbox Love by SayPlease.com.
Ideas for Great Lunches:
Remember to think power snack instead of full lunch since they don’t have time to eat a large meal.
Peanut butter and crackers
Bagel sandwich
Rollup with cucumber, bell pepper and salad dressing
Tortilla, spread with PB, wrapped around a banana (can add a drizzle of honey)
Tuna salad and crackers
Quesadilla (just cheese, or add some ground beef) serve with salsa
Hard boiled egg, roll, fruit or veggie
Fruit smoothie: I love this trick: make several smoothies, freeze in 8 oz containers and pop them in your childs lunch. They will defrost and be ready to stir or spoon up by lunch
Cold pizza
Baked chips (whole grain/healthy versions) dips or sauces if you like
Pretzel, cheese stick, apple/grapes
Crackers, lunchmeat, cheese (homemade lunchable)
Waffle
Plain tortilla (dip in salsa or spaghetti sauce or nothing)
Bagel (loads of different flavors), apple
Granola bar and a piece of fruit or a vegetable
Muffins and a fruit smoothie
Soup in a thermos
Pasta. Fun bite sized shapes. Toss with parmesan cheese, include some sauce to dip it in. Eat like chicken nuggets!
Dry cereal (not the sugary stuff)
Biscuits and jam, stick the two sides together.
Cookies: make with smashed beans instead of butter, applesauce for half the sugar, add raisens and nuts. Keep in freezer)
If they have a microwave:
left over dinner
Macaroni and cheese (add a little milk in the container so it won’t be dry when reheated)
Soup (homemade or from a can)
Pizza
Sides:
Nuts
Cheese sticks/slices
Snap peas
Canned fruit
Carrot sticks
Dried apples
Broccoli and ranch
Cucumbers
Grapes
Bell pepper slices
DRINK:
Water. Really. No fruit drinks. It is a lot of money and they really need to rehydrate with some good old water. Check out the Kleen Kanteen or the SubZero Stainless steel containers instead of the plastic ones.
Cowboy Cookies (with healthy alternatives)
1 c butter OR 1 cup mashed white beans
*1 c sugar
*1 c brown sugar
2 eggs
1 t vanilla or 1/2 t almond extract
**2 c flour
**2 c oatmeal
1/2 t baking soda
1/2 t salt
1 c chocolate chips
Mix butter, sugars, eggs, and vanilla or almond extract. Add dry ingredients, then chocolate chips. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes.
* You can decrease the sugar or alter with sugar substitutes. If using agave, you will need to increase the flour and oatmeal until the batter is not too runny.
**For Gluten Free cookies, use gluten free flour, xanthum gum and gluten free oatmeal. Follow the instructions on your gluten free flour for quantities. I found that I had to add another 1/3 c to the recipe to make it work.
If you use beans instead of butter, you are created a “perfect protein” mix with the oatmeal. My kids could not taste the difference in the cookies and I felt less guilty about giving them something tasty.
I make a separate batch for me and lessen the sugar, use agave or xylitol and add some protein powder to make a protein cookie that I can eat on the go.
We ask a trusted Obstetrician/Gynecologist, Dr. Brandy Garrett, some of our most embarrassing questions. We discuss post-partum intimacy challenges, anxiety-provoking decisions about preparing for your annual exam, if shaving or waxing can be harmful and other questions that generally do not come up in a standard medical office visit.
This is the first of a recurring series so if you have any questions for Dr. Garrett, please send them our way!
Meet our two new hosts, Sarah and Ali, as we review 3 baby products that you won’t find at your standard chain baby store, 2 of which are specially designed for preemies but are also great for full-term babies.
Sleep Consultant Jami Kent discusses common questions related to baby sleep, including how to transition from swaddling. She also shares with us the importance of customizing sleep schedules for each individual child’s sleep needs.
To learn more from Jami or to arrange a personal sleep consultation visit B.B. Sleep Solutions at http://www.bbsleepsolutions.com.
Isa Herrera, author of Ending Female Pain dedicated her career to helping women find relief from conditions that arise from pregnancy, labor and birth. She discusses her book, common problems and a special Webinar being held January 24, 2010 on C-Section issues.
Mark Hamilton, CEO of Just Ask Baby, discusses findings that show that too many toys can be very detrimental to their development. “The Truth About Toys for Infants” written by eminent child development expert David Elkind Ph.D. and available as a free download from http://www.justaskbaby.com/ebooks. It lifts the lid on the inherent conflict between manufacturers’ need to generate profits and children’s need to learn and develop. In the report, Professor Elkind cautions against buying too many different toys, particularly ones that may over-stimulate a child.
“A toy-packed crib presents the infant with too many colors, shapes, textures and sounds at one time, which can overwhelm an infant,” said Professor Elkind, Just Ask Baby’s Chief Scientific Advisor. “The golden rule of providing toys for a child is less is best.”
According to Professor Elkind, author of more than a dozen books including “The Hurried Child” and “The Power of Play,” infants process information much more slowly than adults. “A baby learns a great deal from playing with the same toy over an extended period of time,” he said. “Variety may be the spice of life, but not when it comes to infant learning.”
“This is not what toy manufacturers want parents to know,” says Mark Hamilton, founder of Just Ask Baby. “The toy industry is a multi-million dollar business, and parents are faced with a barrage of advertising trying to sell them toys for their children, regardless of whether they are good for children’s development or not,” said Hamilton. “Many advertisements even make parents feel that some toys have educational benefits, when the scientific evidence in Professor Elkind’s report points to the opposite conclusion.”
“A young infant may learn most from a set of colorful wooden blocks, which they can use to learn and understand shape and texture,” said Hamilton. “But there is more money in selling parents a ‘baby laptop’ and associated games and add-ons, for example, than in selling wooden blocks.”
Just Ask Baby, a company and the world’s first broadcast-quality online, on-demand TV channel for parents, released a free e-book that details how too many different toys can actually hinder the development of infants, and provides some tips for parents wondering what toys are best for their children.
Dr. Mary Egan discusses when your child’s reaction to a new food is really a food allergy and what to do. She also discusses other allergies and issues that plague little ones.
We discuss products that solve problems such as fear of monsters and nightmares, kids who won’t wear winter hats, getting stains out, creating family memories, calling hands free while driving, games for the family, and the way to keep your floor really clean. We talk to the mom-creator of Bye Bye Monster Shop and Sharon of Parent Tested Parent Approved.
Professional Organizer and Podcaster Laura Lawrence explains how to organize the chaos of paper and other things coming into your home to reclaim peace, sanity, and possibly some extra cash! Check out more of her podcasts!
Rita Harrison discusses how to manage our expectations.
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The Reflux Mom, Jan Gambino, explains what GER and GERD are and how we handle acid reflux in our babies. She is the author of Reflux 101 and creator of www.RefluxMom.com.
Claire Lerner of Zero to Three discusses how to prepare the first child for the coming of the next baby. We also discuss Why kids ask WHY so much! This is Part 1 of a 2 part discussion.
Dr. Vaughn Johnson shares how our hormones can affect us and how even young women can have hormone issues (this is not JUST a menopause issue). Millions of women are misdiagnosed and live with symptoms of miscarriages, depression, tiredness, irritability, weight gain, hair loss, and more just because they have a simple-to-fix issue. Nancy has a lot of experience with this topic!
Claire Learner from Zero to Three explains why toddlers become independent and how this is a good thing. She explains to Nancy what to do at Nap time when Anna is expressing her independence and not sleeping! Check out our Facebook Group to Win Free Popcorn
