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| Brisbane - Saturday 15th September
All talks are FREE and seats are allocated on a first in basis, all talks are presented on the stage area of the floor plan and as easily located on the day. The talks are being added and can change so please check this site before you come along on the day.
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FEEL GREAT THROUGH YOGA 10:15am - 10:45am
Encouraging great health and great births are really important to all of us and using some great techniques to help.
Suzanne Swan has been teaching Antenatal and Postnatal Yoga since 1999. She is certified as a Yoga for Pregnancy teacher and Active Birth Educator by Jane Campbell-Kaye and Janet Balaskas of the Active Birth Centre, UK. She is a current member of the Yoga Teachers Association of Australia and the National Association of Childbirth Educators.
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NATURAL BIRTH, NATURAL MOTHERING - THE BEST POSSIBLE START 11:00am - 11:30am
Dr Sarah J Buckley is a GP, writer on pregnancy birth and parenting and currently full-time mother to her four children, all born at home.
Sarah’s writing brings together her medical knowledge with her mothering wisdom to support and inspire families in gentle choices in pregnancy, birth and parenting. She is the author of the internationally acclaimed book Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering: The wisdom and science of gentle choices in pregnancy, birth and parenting.
Sarah’s talk ‘Natural Birth, Natural Mothering: The Best Possible Start’ will cover how gentle choices bring ease and pleasure in birth and early parenting. Sarah’s blend of science, wisdom and common sense will inspire and reassure parents that making gentle choices is safe as well as satisfying.
Dr Sarah J Buckley
GP/ family physician
Author of Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering: The wisdom and science of gentle choices in pregnancy, birth and parenting
www.sarahjbuckley.com
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CHILDREN'S DIETS - ALLERGIES AND BEHAVIOUR 11:45am- 12:15pm
Getting the right nutrients early in life is important for newborn babies. Nutritional formulas try to mimic breast milk as this is the ideal food for the newborn. Brain development occurs rapidly in the first six months and during this time babies have special nutritional needs. Nutrients from breast milk or fortified infant formula are the essential for this first year of life.
Food allergies affect up to 8% of babies under 12 months and about 3% of children under five, decreasing with age. Commonly these are milk, egg, wheat and nuts.
Food intolerance is much more common, affecting around 10% babies (through breastmilk), and older children. Food involved may be milk, orange juice, tomatoes and some grains.
Poor concentration and poor behaviour in the school age children are common.
This presentation considers the foods that are ideal in the first year of life and how to manage food allergies or intolerances in young children in early schooling.
Jeanie Ryan
B. Hlth. Sc. Nutrition and Dietetics (QUT), RN (Qld)
Jeanie is a qualified dietitian with an extensive private practice across south east Queensland. Her areas of special interest are food allergy, and behavioural disorders in children. Jeanie has also trained as a nurse in Ireland where she was gold medalist in her final year. She completed her Midwifery training in the Mater Hospital Brisbane and later studied Herbal Medicine and Naturopathy in the Australian College of Natural Medicine.
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JOURNEY INTO THE WORLD OF EMPOWERED BIRTH 12:30pm -1:00pm
Sarah James is a midwife, child health nurse and antenatal educator. Before she had children she thought she knew all there was to know about being pregnant and pushing a baby into the world…then she had four babies of her own. Life on the other side of the pregnancy fence was full of surprises and she now credits her four children with being her best teachers yet.
Come and listen to Sarah and discover a personal and professional journey into the world of empowered birthing.
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COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR BABY 2pm - 2:30pm
Discover how baby sign language can help you to understand what your child is thinking and saying before they can talk.
You will here about what baby sign language is, why you should use it and you will also see a short demonstration.
Alison Basson is the creator of Tinytalk and has personally used baby sign language with her daughter and has been showing other parents how to use it for 2 years.
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SWIMMING WITH BABIES 2:45pm - 3:15pm
36 years Experience in Aquatic Industry, including being Australia’s only Aquatic NLP Consultant, a profit Coach & Trainer. and Presentation Speaker. Kerre is the recipient of the “Australian Sports medal for services to the aquatic industry.
Kerre is a director of Air Bubbles Pty Ltd, owner/operator of the Gould Adams Park, and the director of Ace Aquatics training and consulting services.
Kerre boasts an incredible depth of knowledge in all areas of the aquatic and recreation industry. As a master Nero-linguist practitioner & performance coach, in the aquatic industry, Kerre assists individuals and groups to work in synergy & succeed.
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| Brisbane - Sunday 16th September |
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FEEL GREAT THROUGH YOGA 10:15am - 10:45am
Encouraging great health and great births are really important to all of us and using some great techniques to help.
Suzanne Swan has been teaching Antenatal and Postnatal Yoga since 1999. She is certified as a Yoga for Pregnancy teacher and Active Birth Educator by Jane Campbell-Kaye and Janet Balaskas of the Active Birth Centre, UK. She is a current member of the Yoga Teachers Association of Australia and the National Association of Childbirth Educators.
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LOOKING FOR A PAINFREE BIRTH? 11:00am - 11:30am
Come along to hear how HypnoBirthing helps Mums to have calm, easy, painfree births..... and makes it easy on Dad too!
HypnoBirthing® is a complete birth education programme, that teaches simple but specific self hypnosis, relaxation and breathing techniques for a better birth. You will discover that severe pain does not have to be an accompaniment of labour.
HypnoBirthing® lets you discover and experience the joy and magic of birth. `What you'll learn through HypnoBirthing® is how you can confidently approach a safe, easier and more comfortable natural birth. Come join us for a HypnoBirthing presentation at the Brisbane Natural Baby Expo and try some simple techniques, and see how easy it is to learn
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INSTANT PARENTING CONFIDENCE 11:45am - 12:15pm
How to feel proud of yourself in one simple step
Did you know you are an awesome, resourceful parent? In 20 minutes, we’ll show you how to reassure yourself that this is true. Learn how to use a combination of information and intuition to enhance your parenting experience naturally. Know you can harness the power of the information right in front of you and make confident decisions based on data at your fingertips and flowing through your mind.
Being a parent, particularly a new parent is demanding and daunting. Hear tips on sorting advice from the ‘well-meaning’ into ‘works well for me’. Whatever your parenting style, feel like a natural in no time by reducing uncertainty and confusion.
Relevant for mothers and fathers, gain tools for self-preservation applicable now and well into the future. (No responsibility accepted if this talk inspires you!)
Two new mothers – Carolynne Hassall and Rennay Little - with ‘almost’ five children between them, are developers/authors of New Mother’s Journal: A Practical Organiser. Their collective 28 years experience in high profile events, marketing, project management & administration, culminating in new parenting experiences, have produced the pinnacle of practicality and relief for new parents: 12 practical tools in five logical sections within one portable device.
Under the banner of their business Mumentum, Carolynne and Rennay develop and pursue the realization of new product concepts as well as source existing products to wholesale distribute and sell. Mumentum is about practical products for parents, worldwide.
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COME AND GAIN CONFIDENCE WITH YOUR PARENTING CHOICES 12:30pm - 1:00pm
Listen to what Andrea and Jan have to say about infant behaviour in relation to sleeping and feeding. Andrea Cornthwaite is a Registered Nurse, Midwife and Child Health Nurse who has birthed and nurtured 3 boys.
Jan Murray is also a Registered Nurse, Midwife and Child Health Nurse and has birthed and nurtured 4 boys and a girl; together with their personal experiences and professional backgrounds spanning more than 40 years, have developed Settle Petal – Private Parenting and Child Health. Their business is designed to support and encourage parents using a commonsense and individualised approach to the role of nurturing babies and children under 5 years old.
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The Importance of Swimming and Babies 1:15pm - 1:45pm
We spend the first 40 weeks of our lives in a liquid environment so we are born with one of the skills necessary to survive in water, balance. It is our exposure to a water environment after we are born that dictates how we react to that environment.
The are some very basic skills new parents can use at bath and shower time to help their children retain the skill and teach their baby/child the other skill necessary to survive in water, breath control.
For six decades my family has been teaching children and adults these skills and I am excited about being able to share them with you.
Chris Shapland
Chris is the CEO of Shapland Swim Schools Pty. Ltd. There are 11 Shapland swim schools in South East Queensland teaching children their Personal Aquatic Survival Skills
Chris taught his first swimming lesson at age nine and has been teaching and coaching swimming professionally since 1969. Since then he has spent over 30,000 hours teaching swimming and over 11,500 hours on the pool deck, coaching swimming.
Chris still swims regularly and feels his organization is also in the business of saving children’s lives in that being able to swim is a life long life saving skill.
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The Deaf Society Sign Language Presentation 2:00pm - 2:30pm
The Deaf Society would like to share with mums and dads some fantastic communication skills. Come along and watch this wonderful presentation.
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