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Early-childhood Education expert: Alison Adams
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Alison Adams has taught numerous years in Preschool, Pre-Kindergarten and currently both Kindergarten and Kindergarten Enrichment at Monarch K-8 (Louisville, CO) where she has been for the last 8 years. She has received recognition for Teacher Excellence including nominations to the Amgen Award for Teacher Excellence, The Jared Polis Foundation, Starbuck’s Top Teacher Award and the CAEYC Annual Teacher Excellence Awards. Alison proudly serves on the Advisory Board of The Dakota Center (Longmont, CO) for social and relationship development in children. She has formerly served as the President and Vice President of the PTA at Monarch. Alison graduated from Keene State College with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education and Early Childhood Development. She is the proud mother of two boys.
Alison has written and recorded a collection of original music for use in both classrooms and at home, with companion books for teaching all areas of early childhood development and primary elementary curriculum. She has conducted numerous workshops for teachers and parents to share the benefits of using music to teach! Alison's music and books will soon be available to the public through Gabriel Stewart Productions.
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Parenting and Potty-training expert: Patience Bleskan, M.A.
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Patience Bleskan has spent the majority of her life trying to better understand the relations of parents and children, and how parenting affects who children become. After working as a preschool teacher, Patience earned at Bachelors degree in Psychology from the Metropolitan State College of Denver and a Masters degree in Early Childhood Educational Psychology from the University of Colorado. Her close study of the Reggio Philosophy of Early Childhood Education made the biggest impact in her professional and personal life.
It was through this study that Patience came to the realization of how profoundly a parent's understanding (or not understanding) of child development affects how they parent.Patience founded Parents & Children Empowered in 2004 and created classes for parents on child development designed to help parents find the meaning behind their child’s behaviors. "If a child is misbehaving, and you only see the bad behavior, all you can do is punish. But if your child is misbehaving and you see the thinking and motivation behind the behavior, you have found an opportunity to teach." Patience teaches classes, provides consultations, has published articles & podcasts, and is currently writing a book on potty training.
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Parents and Children Empowered / www.parentsandchildrenempowered.com /
720-839-6555
Oct 2008 update: Patience's web site is down but will be back soon! Just call her with any inquiries.
Motherhood Mood expert: Analisa Macias, M.A.
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Analisa Macias is a psychotherapist specializing in mood, thought and behavior. She has studied Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology at the University of Colorado and trained in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology at the Naropa University. With her clients, she works to increase their life satisfaction by addressing their biochemistry and neurology through food and supplements, movement, and deep, interpersonal psychotherapy that includes neurological healing of trauma and developmental wounds.
Pregnant and postpartum women are especially susceptible to the biochemical-neurological imbalances that trigger mood issues and personal crisis and Analisa specializes in this population. She is creating a database of research and articles that address mood and neurobiology and is currently working on a book about the moods of motherhood. She sits on the advisory board for Sound Formulas, a pregnancy and postpartum nutritional supplement company. She is a co-founder of Energetic Counseling, training therapists to use intuition and energy in their counseling practice. She studied under and trained with Roberta Thomson in Somatic Archaeology, and holds a EMDR level II certification. Analisa is the proud mother of two young boys and is delighted to be a part-time stay-at-home mom.
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Analisa Macias / Office: 1910 7th Street Boulder, CO / 720-220-2092
Pediatric Nutrition expert: Annie Sasseville, R.D., C.N.S.D.
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Annie Sasseville, a registered dietitian (RD) and certified nutrition
support dietitian (CNSD), has worked in the exciting and constantly changing
field of pediatric nutrition for over eight years. After she spent 7 years
in two of the top pediatric hospitals and sharpened her clinical skills, she
recently stepped outside this area to focus more energy on preventative
health issues for children and families. She is also a writer and nutrition consultant to Homemade Baby and contributes to The Tranquil Parent.
Annie feels very passionate about the fight against childhood obesity, and she
believes the power of change begins with family mealtime in the kitchens of
America. She knows that health professionals and parents can
make a difference in the future health of our children, if we can arm kids
with smart nutrition knowledge and practical eating tips.
Annie works from home and spends the majority of her day with her 2-year
old daughter, so she understands and appreciates the parental challenges
that must be conquered to raise healthy and happy children!
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Disclaimer: All advice posted on GreatIdeasForKids.com pertains to general cases, only you and your doctor know what is best for your child.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 30 October 2008 )
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