Progressive Parenting

My guest is Kansas City childbirth educator and birth attendant (doula), Adelheid Faith, she provides Pregnancy, labor, and postpartum support serving most every kind of birth including home, hospital, stllbirth/fetal demise, crisis, adoption and high risk births. On tonigt's show we will be discussing, stillbirth, and fetal demise.  These unexpected outcomes are rare but do happen. Have you been faced with a loss? Do you know someone who has. What do you say, and more importantly what do you not say to a woman (family) who has experienced or will experience this overwhelming fact of life?  We will discuss different types of loss and the universal hopelessness that surrounds this topic. It will be hard but I am glad we are discussing this.  It's important for doulas and care providers to know what to do and say and advise. 

Your Pediatrician may be considered a professional, but a professional in what area? Does he know the things you need him to know to take care of your children. Tonight's topic just may give you some questions to ask when choosing the doctor who will be in charge of your child's health...... My guest is Susan Markel, M.D. She is a board-certified pediatrician who has a private consultative practice specializing in parent coaching and child health. A graduate of Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Dr. Markel became a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics in 1981, and an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) in 1997. Dr. Markel's philosophy of natural parenting empowers mothers to trust in their maternal instincts, and consider themselves the "experts" in raising their own children. By espousing "mindful parenting", she has allowed mothers to acknowledge and celebrate the joy of parenting.  We will be discussing Breastfeeding, bedsharing, vaccines, unnecessary proceedure immediately following birth and much more. 

My guests will be Leticia Moran, owner operator of Butterfly Elements. Leticia is a Doula, and Whole Birth® Yoga Instructor.We will also be joined by Robin Sale founder of Whole Birth ® Resources in 1999. Robin is a Childbirth Educator/Counselor, Perinatal Hypnotherapist and Prenatal Yoga Educator. She brings over 23 years of experience supporting women and their families during the childbearing years to honor the sacred and vital work of welcoming our children into the world. Whole Birth Yoga is a synthesis of Robin's long time love of yoga, birth, dance, meditation, the natural world and her observation over many years of how these things have supported women to cross the bridge into motherhood.    In Whole Birth® Yoga and Support classes,so many wonderful kinds of connections are made. Women deepen their connection to their own bodies, finding more comfort while they experience the rapid and unfamiliar changes of pregnancy. They learn to trust the body's innate wisdom for birth. Women connect with their hearts and minds as they settle into the calm stillness of the meditative practice. We will also be discussing the upcoming Red Tent (& what they are) and the play BIRTH by Karen Brody and how Doulas in Austin are being BOLD! 

Suzanne Arms is a familiar name to many from her 7 groundbreaking books (on pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and adoption), films, photographs, and the hundreds of talks she has given at conferences worldwide since 1975. She has been an inspiration behind the Birth Movement. Her 2nd book, Immaculate Deception was named a New York Times Best Book of the Year and inspired thousands of midwives, nurses and physicians, as well as parents-to-be. Arms is an advocate for holistic, sustainable health policies and practices and conscious parenting

Tonight my guest are Kyle  and Naomi Thomas are the proud parents of two boys and are expecting a little surprise for Christmas that they cannot wait to meet. Kyle comes from an extensive background in business and marketing and Naomi is a childbirth educator and birth doula. Together, with their mutual passion for families educating themselves on pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding they founded Brio Birth, a new childbirth education organization that has the vision to reach 1,000,000 mothers, fathers, babies and their families each and every year.    Tonight we are also joined by Arp Laszlo he is 3rd-time father and empowered birth activist.  He & his wife shared the birth of their 2nd child with the world in Orgasmic Birth.  He is currently looking forward to the birth of their 4th child this fall.

  Tomorrow’s parents are faced with a daunting world, and a feeling that maybe they can’t really make a difference—but they can, through empowered birth & parenting for peace! The structure & circuitry of our brains is wired in direct response to our relational experiences, beginning in the womb and significantly during birth—a brief window of time when critical systems in the brain and body of both mother and baby organize in ways that will affect them lifelong My guest will be Marcy Axness, Ph.D., is an early development specialist who writes and speaks internationally on parenting, society, and the needs of children. She is an authority in such wide-ranging fields as neurobiology (brain development), prenatal and developmental psychology, attachment theory, and consciousness research. Marcy’s particular specialization is in very early development— beginning even before conception—and she is one of the world’s few experts in prenatal /neonatal issues in adoption.

A repeat of a show from our ON THE AIR DAYS at 88.1  KFCF in California!  I Speak with Dr. Don Fields of Yosemite Pediatrics and Mark McAfee of Organic Pastures Dairy..Imagine and entire episode dedicated to all things Poop! Yes, POOP! The weird thing about being a parent is just how much poop becomes a huge part of your life. #2 is the number one problem or most questioned topics by new parents. Learn more about poop than you ever though you wanted to know.  What's coming out says alot about what's going on inside. Learn about your baby's digestive tract, and probiotics role(s)...

As part of Empowered Birth Week I will be talking about birth films making a difference!

A special edition of Progressive Parenting. I will be speaking to Debra Pascali Bonaro about Empowered Birth, what it means to her and how women everywhere can have an empowered birth, and how we can advocate for ourselves and eachother as advocates and sisters on this planet. Debra is Co-Chair of the International MotherBaby Childbirth Initiative, which works in collaboration with global leaders and groups to reduce maternal and infant mortality and improve care for mothers, babies, and families. She serves on the Board of Directors for Childbirth Connection and is a DONA-approved doula trainer. She coauthored Nurturing Beginnings: Mother Love’s Guide to Postpartum Home Care for Doulas and Outreach Workers and received Lamaze International’s Elizabeth Bing Award in 2002.

It is easier to be emotionally responsive when you feel in balance. Create a support network, set realistic goals, put people before things, and don't be afraid to say "no". Recognize individual needs within the family and meet them to the greatest extent possible without compromising your physical and emotional health. Be creative, have fun with parenting, and take time to care for yourself. My guest is Life coach

My guest this Monday night is,Molly Henry is a Certified Positive Discipline Lead Trainer. She is the Human Growth & Development and Parent Program Coordinator at Abintra Montessori School in Nashville, TN. She has led Positive Discipline classes and faculty training programs since 2001. Molly earned a degree in Psychology with Secondary Education from Vanderbilt University. She is a Planned Parenthood trained Sexuality/Human Growth and Development educator and co-developer of a parenting curriculum entitled "The Birds and the Bees the Positive Discipline Way." The mother of two, Molly has a deep passion for parenting and is a member of the Attachment Parenting International Resource Advisory Council. Molly is also trained in Montessori early childhood education. Positive discipline helps a child develop a conscience guided by his own internal discipline and compassion for others. Discipline that is empathetic, loving, and respectful strengthens the connection between parent and child.   

Show # 6 in our 8 week series spotlighting Attachment Parenting is PROVIDE, CONSISTENT LOVING CARE. My guest is Dr. Isabelle Fox. Dr. Fox is the author of Being There:  The Benefits of a Stay-at-home-Parent.  She has degrees from Radcliffe College and University of California Los Angeles and has been a Clinical Psychotherapist specializing in Child Development for over 30 years.  She is also an Associate at the Western Psychological Center in Encino, California.  She is also the author of From Diapers to Diplomas and Goodbye Diapers, Goodbye Bottle, Goodbye Blanket.  She has three children and seven grandchildren and was a Stay-At-Home Parent for 10 years.  Babies and young children have an intense need for the physical presence of a consistent, loving, responsive caregiver: ideally a parent. Daily care and playful, loving interactions build strong bonds. By providing consistent, loving care from early infancy, parents strengthen their relationship with their child and build a healthy attachment. If neither parent can be a full-time caregiver, then a child needs someone who is not only consistent and loving, but has formed a bond with them and consciously provides care in a way that strengthens the attachment relationship.

  A Special Edition of Progressive Parenting, Barbara Pellegrini Rivera  is my guest. We will be talking about the upcoming Birth Awareness Week. It will be September 5th-12th. Birth is an exciting and sometimes frightening time in parents lives. Where does the fear come from. How can women take back birth? How can we change 100 years of influence?  Join us in our live chat or call in live! 

Our topic is about sleep."Is your baby sleeping through the night yet?" is often the first question people ask a new parent. The truth is that most babies do not sleep through the night, yet it is a myth that is perpetuated from generation to generation. Babies have needs at night just as they do during the day; from hunger, loneliness, and fear, to feeling too cold or too hot. They need the reassurance of a loving parent to feel secure during the night. Join me as I discuss the topics of co sleeping, bed-sharing and the myth of sleep training. Later in the show I will be joined by Bill and Martha Sears. After raising eight children and practicing pediatric medicine for more than 30 years, they have answered questions from thousands of parents. Millions more have sought their advice through their 40+ pediatric books, articles in parenting magazines, and our appearances on more than 100 television programs such as 20/20, Donahue, Good Morning America, Oprah, CBS This Morning, CNN, NBC's Today Show and Dateline. 

This afternoon I will be talking with Penny Schlanser. She was asked to move while nursing at her local gym, Pure Fitness for Women.They asked that she nurse elsewhere (locker room). Hear the rest of the story on the air live, call in or join the chat live.  We will be discussing what happened and what rights nursing moms have in Texas and in other states.