Welcome to Mom Talk, where we strive to parent authentically and continue to grow alongside our children. Understand more about your child’s growth and development through different ages and stages. Join Geneviève Kyle-Lefebvre, her Co-Hosts & their Parenting Experts on this parenting journey and get the most up-to-date, expert information for today’s parents.
Episodes
Monday Mar 16, 2020
Monday Mar 16, 2020
Guest(s): Anna McMillan, Certified Paediatric Sleep Coach with Little Winks Sleep
Monday on ParentTalk, Geneviève and Heather are welcoming Anna McMillan, Certified Paediatric Sleep Coach with Little Winks Sleep, to talk about Empowering Development through Sleep.
We cover:
- What healthy sleep looks like and how it plays a role in healthy development.
- What we can do to help and encourage healthy sleep for development.
- How sleep changes with development.
- How we can support developmental leaps in terms of sleep.
Happy listening!
Geneviève & Heather
Monday Mar 09, 2020
Monday Mar 09, 2020
Guest(s): Cherrie Tam, Parenting Consultant with Parenting Littles.
Today on ParentTalk, Genevieve and Heather are welcoming Parenting Consultant Cherrie Tam with Parenting Littles, to talk about when Toddlers say “No!”
We cover:
- How saying “No” is a stage of development and is important to a toddler’s growth and development.
- The best way to react and deal with our toddler when they respond to our request with a big “No”.
- How to handle feeling triggered and losing patience after a day of constant battles with our toddler.
- How to handle agressive behaviour such as hitting and kicking, that can sometimes arise with our toddler’s defiance.
Happy Listening!
Geneviève & Heather
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Monday Mar 02, 2020
Monday Mar 02, 2020
Guest(s): Nasreen Gulamhusein & Shahaa Kakar from Breathing Space Counselling
Today on ParentTalk, Geneviève and Heather are welcoming Registered Therapeutic Counsellors, Nasreen Gulamhusein, and Shahaa Kakar from Breathing Space Counselling, to talk with us about “Mom Guilt”.
We cover:
- Why we experience mom guilt.
- What exactly is guilt?
- How do we get rid of mom guilt?
- Some things that moms can do when the mom guilt strikes.
Happy Listening!
Geneviève & Heather
Saturday Feb 29, 2020
Saturday Feb 29, 2020
Hi Everyone,
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 being mothers of young children.
In this episode, Heather talks about how “not” to toilet train and Geneviève shares an important tip on traveling with kids with allergies.
Happy listening!
Geneviève & Heather
Sunday Feb 23, 2020
Sunday Feb 23, 2020
Guest(s): Lori Lucas
Today on ParentTalk, Genevieve and Heather are welcoming Lori Lucas to talk to us about Prenatal Yoga.
We cover:
- What is Prenatal Yoga.
- Benefits of Prenatal Yoga.
- The importance of taking care of our bodies before birth.
- How Prenatal Yoga can help your mind/body relationship during pregnancy.
- Bonding with your baby through meditation and movement.
- The difference between Prenatal Yoga and regular Hatha Yoga.
Happy listening!
Geneviève & Heather
Click here to find Lori on our panel of experts!
https://parenttalk.ca/lori-Lucas/
Sunday Feb 16, 2020
Sunday Feb 16, 2020
Guest(s): Katie Reitsma Live it Well Nutrition
Today on ParentTalk, Genevieve and Heather are welcoming Registered Holistic Nutritionist Katie Reitsma to talk about Starting Solids.
We cover:
- Why infant nutrition is so important.
- How to know when your baby is ready to start solids.
- Different ways to start solids.
- How to transition from purées to more solid types of food.
- Foods to avoid.
- Baby Led Weaning.
Happy listening!
Geneviève & Heather
Click here to find Katie on our panel of experts!
https://parenttalk.ca/katie-reitsma/
Sunday Feb 09, 2020
Sunday Feb 09, 2020
Guest(s): Stephanie Watt
Today on ParentTalk, Genevieve & Heather are welcoming fellow Mom Stephanie Watt to talk about Pertussis, also known as Whooping Cough.
We cover:
- What is Pertussis or Whooping Cough?
- Stephanie shares the experience of her daughter having Pertussis when she was too young to be fully vaccinated.
- Symptoms, Incubation period, How long are you contagious.
- Best Practices for Prevention.
Happy listening!
Geneviève & Heather
Sunday Feb 02, 2020
Sunday Feb 02, 2020
Guest(s): Jason Kreidman Dad University
Today on ParentTalk, Genevieve and Heather are welcoming Jason Kreidman from Dad University to talk about whether we are doing too much for our Children.
We cover:
- How we know if we are doing too much for our kids.
- Reasons parents may be doing too much for their kids.
- Things parents do for their kids that maybe they shouldn’t.
- The consequences of doing too much for our kids.
- How parents can turn things around.
Happy listening!
Geneviève & Heather
See Jason’s Bio and contact info:
https://parenttalk.ca/jason-kreidman/
Sunday Jan 26, 2020
Sunday Jan 26, 2020
Episode: E118 Depression in Children
Guest(s): Sonja Latifpour Bright Star Counselling
Today on ParentTalk, Geneviève and Heather are welcoming Sonja Latifpour from Bright Star Counselling, to talk about Depression in Children.
We cover:
• What is depression and how we know if it’s depression and not just sadness.
• What depression looks like at different ages.
• Why children get depression.
• What to do if your child is talking about suicide.
• Treatment options for depression.
• Tips for helping your child at home.
• Helping siblings understand the diagnosis.
• Talking to your child’s teacher.
• Fighting the stigma.
Mental Health affects all of us and we need to keep the conversation open. Whether it’s your child, partner, friend, or possibly even yourself, mental illness is invisible and we need to fight the stigma.
It’s ok to not be ok. Please reach out for help if you or someone you know needs it.
Geneviève & Heather
Tuesday Jan 21, 2020
Tuesday Jan 21, 2020
Hi Everyone,
Welcome to ParentTalk’s Special Edition REAL MOM & DAD MOMENTS!!!
These segments include the "Cute and the Funny" as well as the "Crazy and Frazzled" moments they are experiencing being mothers of young children. Today we have the pleasure of also welcoming Jason Kreidman from Dad University to share his own Real “Dad” Moment.
In this episode, Jason shares a parenting awareness moment he experienced with his daughter, Heather shares the conclusion of Hudson’s Big Boy Bed transition and what that now looks like for her whole family, and Geneviève talks about a crazy moment with her son Nathan that happened on her recent trip to Mexico for a good friend’s wedding.
Happy listening!
Geneviève & Heather