Welcome To Day Four

You will learn:

• Myths about toddler sleep that perpetuate bedtime challenges
• The four most common bedtime challenges
• What you can do beforehand for a more peaceful bedtime
• The importance of a visual routine for your toddler and how to create one
• How to establish boundaries and how to help your child adjust to the new boundaries without sacrificing the parent-child relationship

Taylor is an occupational therapist and a holistic sleep specialist. After having her first child, she saw a lack of help for mothers in the postpartum period, especially around sleep. When her child had “trouble” sleeping and bed-sharing was the only thing that worked for their family, Taylor felt guilty and irresponsible until she discovered the research around bed-sharing.

You can find Taylor online on her website

You will learn:

• By what age to have your child’s first dental appointment
• How to gently introduce teeth brushing to your child
• Tips for addressing tooth-brushing power struggles with your child
• How to educate your toddler about cavities in a helpful, non-scary way
• The best ways to introduce your child to flossing

Dr. Helen is a board-certified pediatric dentist and mom. Currently, she works part-time in the Bay Area and volunteers as faculty at UCSF, where she created a dental desensitization clinic for kids with neurodevelopmental disorders (including autism spectrum disorder). Dr. Helen created @the.dentistmom to help guide parents through the challenges of baby teeth with an added perspective as a first-time mom. She’s hoping she can empower parents with the knowledge to take care of their child’s oral health, and provide parents with the resources to make their lives just a little easier.

You can find Dr. Helen online @the.dentistmom

You will learn:

• How to treat potty learning like a partnership with your child
• Why pottying can be so challenging during toddlerhood
• Why a “prep period” is an essential part of the potty learning process and when to start it
• Fun, low-pressure ways to introduce the concept of pottying
• How to prepare yourself and create realistic expectations
• Tips for avoiding power struggles and making the learning process go more smoothly
• How to know when to step back from potty learning
• What to do when a toddler has an intense fear of bowel movements on the toilet

Allison Jandu is the owner and founder of Potty Training Consultant, which has helped thousands of families meet their potty-training goals. As a mom of two, she knows how overwhelming it is to search for reliable information about potty training. Her goal is to build a community where parents can find resources based on scientific evidence, as well as her extensive experience working with families.

You can find Allison online at Potty Training Consultant.

You will learn:

• What causes picky eating
• How the sensory system can impact a child’s eating behaviors 
• Top myths about picky eating that keep parents stuck and stressed 
• How to delineate what your job is and what is your child’s job
• Way to avoid putting unnecessary pressure on your child around food
• Tips for helping a toddler embrace new foods

Jennifer Anderson is a registered dietitian and the founder of Kids Eat in Color, the leading resource for reversing picky eating, improving child nutrition, and decreasing mealtime stress. Their team of registered dietitians, occupational therapists, pediatricians, psychologists, educational specialists, and researchers leads evidence-based child nutrition and feeding education for parents, healthcare professionals and educators. Jennifer has a master’s of science in public health from the Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health. She has consulted the USDA on national SNAP-Ed resources, managed USDA child feeding programs at a food bank, and worked on food access research in low resource urban neighborhoods.

You can find Jennifer online at Kids Eat in Color

You will learn:

• 4 Common reasons why toddlers hit
• How parents accidentally reinforce hitting
• Strategies for when your child is in a hitting pattern
• A step-by-step guide for what to do during a hitting episode
• Tips for keeping your cool when you’re triggered by your child’s behavior

Dr. Cara Goodwin is a licensed psychologist, author, and mother to four children. She has a PhD in Child Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a Master’s in Child Psychology from Vanderbilt University, a Master’s in Developmental Psychiatry from Cambridge University, and an undergraduate degree in Psychology and Neuroscience from the University of Virginia. Dr. Goodwin also completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Duke University. She specializes in taking all of the research that is out there related to parenting and child development and turning it into information that is accurate, relevant, and useful for parents! I recently turned these efforts into a non-profit since I believe that all parents deserve access to this information.

You can find Dr. Cara Goodwin online at the Parenting Translator.