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E66 - Real MOM Moments - February - Parent Talk

Welcome to ParentTalk’s REAL MOM MOMENTS!!!
These segments include the "Cute and the Funny" as well as the "Crazy and Frazzled" moments they are experiencing by being mothers of young children.

In this episode, Heather’s baby girl will be here very soon, hear how she is getting ready and how “nesting” is going. Genevieve has just returned from beautiful Hawaii and will be sharing her 10 top travel tips for traveling with babies!

They are also inviting their listeners to participate by sending them stories of their own that they would like to be shared on the podcast.

E65 - Decoding Children’s Behaviour with Louise Clarke - Parent Talk

Episdoe: E-65 Decoding Children’s Behaviour with Louise Clarke 

Guest(s): Louise Clarke, Certified Parent Coach, Mindfulness Coach, Podcaster

Today on ParentTalk, Geneviève and Heather are welcoming Louise Clarke, Certified Parent Coach, Mindfulness Coach, Podcaster, and Mom of 3 Teens, to talk to us about decoding our children’s behaviour. 

 We cover: 

  • How to decode our children’s behaviour. 
 • How understanding our child’s behaviour is the key to knowing how to deal with it. 
 • What Louise recommends parents do to understand why their child is behaving a certain way.
 • When our children don’t seem to listen, what we should we do.  
 • How we should look at the situation when our kids are acting up. Louise talks about the “Iceberg” analogy. 

To get Louise Child's Behaviour Iceberg PDF, email us at: 

https://parenttalk.ca/contact/

 

E64 - Doulas and the Benefits of hiring one with Jazzmin Nagy - Parent Talk

Episode: E64 Doulas and the Benefits of hiring one

Guest(s):Birth & Postpartum Doula Jazzmin Nagy and local Mom Amber Carter

Today on ParentTalk, Geneviève and Heather welcome Birth & Postpartum Doula Jazzmin Nagy and local Mom Amber Carter, to talk about Doulas. 

We Cover:

 •  What is a Doula and how do they support families. 
 •  What a Doula does Prenatally, during Labour, and Postnatally.  
 •  Amber’s and Heather's personal experience with hiring a Doula. 
 •  What is the cost and what to look for when hiring a Doula. 
 •  The difference between a Midwife and a Doula. 

 

E63 - Speech and Language Development with Chelsey Chichak - Parent Talk

Episode: E63 - Speech and Language Development 

Guest(s): Chelsey Chichak, Speech and Language Pathologist

Today on ParentTalk, Geneviève and Heather are welcoming Speech and Language Pathologist, Chelsey Chichak, to talk to us about Speech and Language Development in our little ones. 

We cover: 

 • Milestones my child should be reaching with their speech. 
 • When should we be concerned. 
 • Do I need a medical referral to see a Speech Pathologist.
 • Heather shares her personal story. 
 • How does learning two languages at once affect development. 

 

E62 - Head Shape and Torticollis with Kate Heays & Silvana Echeverri - Parent Talk

Episode No.:E62 - Head Shape and Torticollis
Guest(s): Pediatric Physiotherapists, Kate Heays from Playworks Physio and Silvana Echeverri from Kids Physio

Today on ParentTalk, Geneviève and Heather are welcoming Pediatric Physiotherapists, Kate Heays from Playworks Physio and Silvana Echeverri from Kids Physio, to talk about Baby’s Head Shape and Torticollis. 

We cover: 

 • What is Torticollis and what causes it. 
 • What causes Head Shape deformities in babies. 
 • How to know if a child may have Torticollisor Plagiocephaly. 
 • What dose a physiotherapist do to asses and treat Torticollis and Head Shape. 

 

E61 - Real Moms Moments - January - Parent Talk

Welcome to ParentTalk REAL MOM MOMENTS!!!
The segments will include the "Cute and the Funny" as well as the "Crazy and Frazzled" moments they are experiencing by being mothers of young children.

It’s the New Year!! Did you make any resolutions?? Geneviève and Heather chat about their intentions and plans for 2019.

They are also inviting their listeners to participate by sending them stories of their own that they would like to be shared on the podcast.

E60 - The Social Media Generation - Parent Talk

Episode:E-60 The Social Media Generation
Guest(s): Kim Laureen, local Film Maker and Director

Today on ParentTalk Geneviève and Heather are welcoming Kim Laureen, local Film Maker and Director, to talk about the Social Media Generation and tell us about her Documentary Film, ‘Selfless’.

We cover:

 • What kinds of concerns Kim was hearing from parents and teens.
 • Kim shares what ‘Selfless’ is about and the inspiration behind making this documentary.
 • The film tells us that we are all part of an ongoing experiment. What are some of the realities we are going to see as a result of so much screen time?
 • What Kim hopes the audience will take away from ‘Selfless’.
 • Where can people watch the film?

 

E59 - CHILDREN'S SELF ESTEEM | Ways to build your Child’s Self Esteem with Sue Atkins - Parent Talk

Episode:E-59 Ways to build your Child’s Self Esteem with Sue Atkins
Guest(s):Sue Atkins, Internationally Recognized Parenting Expert, TV Presenter and Author.

Today on ParentTalk, Geneviève and Heather are welcoming Internationally Recognized Parenting Expert, TV Presenter, and Author, Sue Atkins. She will be talking about how to build your child’s Self Esteem.

We cover:

 • How we as parents help to build our child’s Self Esteem.
 • What we should avoid that may impact our child’s Self Esteem.
 • Where we should start if we ourselves have low Self Esteem.

E58 - The Importance of Flossing your Child's Teeth with Pria Dhaliwal & Shannon Derrick - Parent Talk

Episode: E-58 The Importance of Flossing your Child’s Teeth. 

Guest(s):Dental Hygienists Pria Dhaliwal and Shannon Derrick

Today on ParentTalk, Geneviève and Heather are welcoming Dental Hygienists Pria Daliwall and Shannon Derrick to talk about the importance of flossing your child’s teeth. 

We cover:

 • Why it is so important to floss our own teeth and our children’s teeth.  
 • When should we start to floss our child’s teeth. 
 • Tips on how to floss your child’s teeth. 
 • As Hygienists, what do they recommend to their clients who do not floss regularly? 

E57 - Home Birth with Grace Yun - Parent Talk

Episode:E-57 Home Birth
Guest(s):Grace Yun, Registered Midwife

Today on ParentTalk, Geneviève and Heather are welcoming Grace Yun, Registered Midwife, to tell us all about Home Births.

We cover:

 • Grace shares her personal Home Birth experiences.
 • Why might expectant parents want to choose to have a Home Birth instead of a Hospital Birth.
 • Is it a good idea to take a child birth/prenatal class before having a Home Birth?
 • Is it possible for a family to keep their placenta in a home birth setting.
 • Home Water Births.
 • How long does the Midwife stay after a birth? Who is responsible for cleaning up?
 • What care will a Midwife provide in a transfer situation.
 • Grace goes over all the equipment that a Midwife brings with her.
 • Is there an increase in Home Births?

**Content Edit: Please note that Grace talks about how OBs are there for high risk pregnancies however she also meant to say that they are present in regular pregnancies as well when a patient isn’t using a midwife and also sometimes to assist and or consult with a midwife at the hospital.**