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BUDGETING FOR BABY
Erica Sandberg , Author of Expecting Money: the Essential Financial Plan for New and Growing Families, and a nationally known financial expert. In her book she lists all the necessary and unnecessary items that new parents should/should not purchase for their new baby.
ERICA SANDBERG is a syndicated columnist and reporter for CreditCards.com, a City Brights writer for the San Francisco Chronicle, and the author of Expecting Money: The Essential Financial Plan for New and Growing Families. Erica is the financial education director and co-host of the web program “Change Starts at Home”, as well as a frequent guest on such shows as ABC's Good Money, Forbes Video Network, Fox Business News, Businessweek-TV, KRON-TV, and all Bay Area networks. Her articles and insight are featured in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, New York Daily News, MarketWatch, Pregnancy, Babytalk, Redbook, Bank Investment Consultant, Prosper.com, MSNMoney.com, and Smartmoney.com. Prior to launching her own writing and consulting business, Sandberg Financial Education Services, she was affiliated with Consumer Credit Counseling Services of San Francisco for over ten years. Erica is a member of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, and sits on the advisory committee for San Francisco™’s financial literacy program Project Money.
BABY SAFETY
Debra Holtzman, author of The Safe Baby: A Do-it-Yourself Guide to Home Safety and Healthy Living (Sentient Publications, August 2009), has a masters degree in occupational health and safety, is an attorney and the mother of two children. She has appeared on major TV news and radio shows around the world, and was chosen an "Everyday Hero" by Readers Digest Magazine. She teaches infant safety and CPR classes at Memorial Regional Hospital and believes baby safety is the greatest concern of all new parents. Her book provides easy-to-implement solutions, must-have baby products and lots of money savings tips to create a safe, healthy and green living lifestyle for infants and toddlers. http://thesafetyexpert.com
PEACE FOR PARENTS
Maureen Healy is author of 365 Perfect Things to Say to Your Kids and the Founder of Growing Happy Kids, a worldwide organization focused upon fostering happiness in children. She was named a “Creative Activist” by Creative Visions Foundation and authored a “Peace Curriculum” for preschoolers, which is distributed worldwide by The Simha Foundation. Healy is not new to making a positive impact on children around the world. In 2007, she created a program for Tibetan refugee children in Asia and built child-centered programs around the United States. Most unique about Maureen is her approach in integrating the best of Eastern and Western thinking to cause happiness in children. Such insight is also conveyed in her intelligent yet witty writing, speaking and teaching style. And with nearly 20 years of experience, Healy happily shares her expertise in children’s emotional health and parenting. Her formal academic credentials include a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and Masters of Business Administration from Clark University as well as a Master of Arts program in clinical psychology from Fielding Graduate University, complimented by in-depth studies in Tibetan Buddhism in Asia and the United States. www.growinghappykids.com. MASSAGE
INFANT MASSAGE
Betty Jean Williamson, LMP, CIMI, is a Certified Infant Massage Instructor who believes the most important thing parents need to provide their child in the first year of life is loving touch. This above all else soothes, empowers and bonds parents and children. She says she loves helping people feel more comfortable in their own bodies. She has been providing massage and craniosacral services in her private practice in Seattle, Washington, since 1994. She also teaches parents to massage their babies and last year started a new business "Cultivating Parents" with her colleague, Suzanne Sumi, to share the benefits of infant massage with parents and create other classes for new parents.
BABY GEAR GURU
Sandra Gordon is the author of Consumer Reports Best Baby Products, the 10th, 9th and 8th editions. Sandra has been a regular contributor to Consumer Reports Online baby and kids blog. Besides baby products, Sandra also writes about health, nutrition, and parenting. She’s the author of five other books. They include the upcoming The Reunion Diet, Sunrise River Press, 2010; Heart to Heart: Personal Lessons on Preventing Heart Disease, HCI; The Shy Single, Rodale Press; The Aging Eye, Simon & Schuster, and The 30 Secrets of the World’s Healthiest Cuisines, John Wiley & Sons. In addition, Sandra frequently writes for major consumer magazines such as ShopSmart, Prevention, Parents, Parents Expecting, American Baby, More, Self, Redbook, Shape, Family Circle, Fitness, Ladies’ Home Journal, Cooking Light, Woman’s Day, Parenting and Vitality.
STRESS AND PSYCHOLOGY EXPERT
Elizabeth Lombardo, Ph.D., M.S., P.T., is a highly sought-after expert in controlling stress. As a psychologist, physical therapist, professional speaker, coach, and media go-to person, she has helped hundreds of people better control their stress and lead more productive, healthy and happy lives. Dr. Lombardo’s enthusiasm comes through in her work as she inspires and enlightens her audiences and clients around the globe.
After graduating from Duke University with a Master’s Degree in Physical Therapy, Dr. Lombardo went to work at a major medical center. Working with people facing physical challenges, she was struck by the sheer power of the mind. While it may not be surprising that people with greater resilience did better than those with depression, the mind seemed to play a more integral role than even she expected. People with the same medical diagnosis would have drastically different outcomes depending on their psychological state.
In an effort to better help people cope with whatever life throws at them, Dr. Lombardo obtained a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from MCP/Hahnemann University (now called Drexel University). She now helps people around the world decrease stress and enhance happiness, regardless of what is going on in their lives. www.ControlStressForGood.com (As quoted by CNN, Newsweek, MSNBC, Redbook, Self, Woman’s Day, Glamour, & Arthritis Today Author of A Happy You: Your Ultimate Prescription For Happiness)
NUTRITIONIST
Elizabeth Wagner, RD CCN, is a Nutritionist with nine years professional experience and five years in Functional Medical Nutrition Therapy. She graduated from Iowa Sate University with a B.S. in Nutritional Science in 1999. Elizabeth's strengths include the ability to educate and coach clients on the science behind nutrition so they will be able to make lasting changes that will positively affect their health. She completed a dietetic internship at the VA Hospital of Los Angeles; managed the Nutrition department at Sanoviv (an integrative medical institute) and specialized in Functional Medical Nutrition Therapy for all ages.
PEDIATRICIAN/INVENTOR
Monica Williams, MD the founder of Pacimals (see www.pacimals.com), Atlanta, GA. An Atlanta resident, Monica received her M.D. from Meharry Medical College. She and her husband have one daughter, Mackenzie — the inspiration behind Pacimals®, an innovative new pacifier that combines a medical-grade silicone pacifier with a soft light stuffed toy using a patent-pending joint. Pacimals® was named a NAPPA® Honors Winner (National Parenting Publications Awards) as revolutionary and useful tool that simplifies Mommy’s life. When Monica's not thinking of ways to make life better for moms and babies, she enjoys reading and spending time outdoors. Among her many "likes" are spending time with her family, traveling and thinking of her next idea.
GRANDPARENTING
Michelle Johnston, co-author of Welcome to Grandparenting, knows that every new mother has to deal with "good intentions" from their mother and mother-in-law in helping to raise the baby. Welcome to Grandparenting is written from both the mothers' and grandmothers' perspectives to help them find a way to communicate and work together in raising baby. The book is full of creative ways to nourish and support the grandparent/grandchild relationship. It is a quick, easy read that covers from the nine months of pregnancy through young adulthood.
