Category: Baby Talk

Producer/Host: Cathy Jacobs

Topic: Substance-affected babies

What is the Community Caring Collaborative?  What are some of the substances that affect babies?  How can the wider community be helpful?

Guests: Marjorie Withers, Director, Community Caring Collaborative (CCC);  Jane Weil, Infant Mental Health Specialist,  CCC;  Dr. Mark Brown, Neonatologist, Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Producer/Host: Cathy Jacobs

Topic: New Parents Returning to the Workplace

What are some things to weigh when deciding whether to return to the workplace after the birth of a child?  What are the challenges of staying home with a child rather than being in the workplace?  What are the challenges of working outside the home soon after the birth of a baby?

Guests: Karen Bruck, Emily Lowell, Lesley Slaybaugh, Anita Sommers and Lorena Stearns–moms of babies and young children

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Producer/Host: Cathy Jacobs

Topic:  Homeopathy with Families of Young Children

What is homeopathy?  What does it mean for children to be “raised with homeopathy”?  What are some resources for learning more about homeopathy?

Guests:  Edee Howland, Homeopathic Practitioner in Blue Hill, Maine;  Lelania Avila, Mom who uses homeopathy with her 2 young children

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Producer/host: Cathy Jacobs

Topic: Occupational Therapy and Young Children

What is occupational therapy and how can it benefit babies and young children?  How can parents access occupational therapy and other services for their children?  How did occupational therapy help one child? (a mom’s story)

Guests: Kim Formby, Occupational Therapist, Maine Coast Memorial Hospital, Ellsworth;  Jennifer Bishop, mother of a 5-year-old boy with a diagnosis of autism

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Producer/host: Cathy Jacobs

Topic: Hypnobirthing

What is hypnobirthing?  What techniques are learned in hypnobirthing classes?  How can I learn more about hypnobirthing?

Guests:  Evelyn Conrad and Nancy Graves, certified hypnobirthing practitioners;  Amy Chandler, mom who took classes and used hypnobirthing techniques

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Topic: Home birth–What is a community midwife?  What are some differences between a hospital birth and a home birth?  How can women “find and create their own culture around birth”?

Guests: Ellie Daniels, Certified Professional Midwife with Morningstar Midwifery;  Tracy Outerbridge, who had one home birth and plans a second next month

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Producer/host: Cathy Jacobs

Topic: Adoption

Why is it important for older youth to be adopted?  What is the significance of early brain development on later adoption?  What support is available for adoptive parents and children?

Guests:  Nancy Larsen and Emily Shepard, Casey Family Services

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Producer/host: Cathy Jacobs

Topic: Music with Babies and Young Children

What is Musikgarten? What are things that parents can do at home to introduce their children to music? Why are rhythm and movement important?

Guest: Mary Booher, Musikgarten teacher