One of the greatest tools of early learning is storytelling. In this week's podcast, Kathleen Pelley, children's book author, educator, and storyteller, talks to us about how important reading out-loud to our children and how to do.  With more than 20 years of experience in children's literacy, Kathleen has spoken at hundreds of schools globally on how the writing process and how children can nurture their own creativity. Her storytelling podcast, Journey with Story, is one of the leading educational podcasts for children (Top 25 Podcasts in Education for Kids) - it features traditional folktales from around the world introducing children to new cultures, vocabulary, and important life lessons.

早期兒童教育最棒的工具之一就是朗讀讀故事。在本週的集數中，兒童讀物作家、教育家和故事家Kathleen Pelley 與我們討論了將故事朗讀出來對我們的孩子有多麼重要，以及如何開始朗讀給兒童們聽。擁有 20 多年兒童閱讀素養經驗的Kathleen曾在全球數百所學校發表關於寫作過程以及兒童如何培養自己的創造力的演說。她的Podcast頻道Journey with Story（與故事一同旅行） 是領先的兒童教育Podcast之一（兒童教育中排名前25）—她的Podcast包含了來自世界各地的傳統民間故事，並且向孩子們介紹新的文化、詞彙和重要的人生課程。

For more information 更多訊息: https://kathleenpelley.com/journey-with-story/

According to the recent studies, around 8-10% of children develop food allergies. During infancy the immune system is still learning about different proteins, so having a diverse diet including common allergens such as peanut, wheat, and oat can decrease the risk of allergies in the future.  In this week's podcast, Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson educates us about feeding our babies in those early years.   Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson is a leading pediatrician, an entrepreneur and consultant, an author and media contributor and voice online. She was a health contributor to Seattle’s NBC affiliate station for 6 years, and continues to be an official spokesperson and public speaker. She is the Chief Medical Officer of Before Brands, makers of SpoonfulOne, leading communication and health translation to clinicians and parents to protect against the development of food allergies. 

根據研究指出，大約 8-10% 的兒童會出現食物過敏症狀。在嬰兒時期，寶寶們的免疫系統仍在學習不同的蛋白質，因此多樣化的飲食過敏原包括常見的花生、小麥和燕麥，可以降低未來產生過敏的風險。在本週的集數中，Wendy Sue Swanson 醫生將與我們介紹如何在嬰兒時期餵養寶寶們飲食。  Wendy Sue Swanson 博士是一位領先的兒科醫生、創業家和顧問、作家和媒體撰稿人並時常在網路上發聲。她為西雅圖的 NBC 附屬電台擔任了 6 年的健康內容的撰稿人，並繼續擔任官方發言人和公眾演說家。她是 Before Brands(SpoonfulOne 製造商) 的首席醫療官，負責向臨床醫生和父母溝通並提供健康內容翻譯，以防止發展出物過敏症狀。

 For more information 更多訊息: https://www.wendysueswanson.com/

Cheryl Ann Meyer was suffering from inflammation and autoimmune disease, thus began an odyssey that culminated her award winning book "It Feels Good to Feel Good: Learn to Eliminate Toxins, Reverse Inflammation and Feel Great Again." Through her journey she found that eliminating toxins was a big step in reducing her chronic pain and healing her leaky gut, which is the cause of inflammation. As she regained her health, she returned to school and became a health coach to share her new knowledge with others. She comments, “I wrote this book for people with autoimmune disease and inflammation, but really, it’s for everyone. Inflammation is a root cause of many of our illnesses and disease, cancer, heart disease, strokes, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, depression, Type I and Type II diabetes, possibly even autism. In this week's podcast, Cheryl shares with us how to start eliminating toxins in our own households to make a safe environment for our children.

Cheryl Ann Meyer患有炎症和自身免疫性疾病，因此開始了一段尋找健康生活的旅程，並最終寫出獲獎的著作《感覺良好：學習消除毒素、逆轉炎症並獲得健康生活》。通過尋找健康生活的旅程，她發現消除毒素是減輕慢性疼痛、治愈炎症和腸道滲漏的一大步。隨著她開始恢復健康，她回到校園並成為一名健康教練，與他人分享她的新知識。她說：「我為患有自身免疫性疾病和炎症的人寫了這本書，但實際上，它是為所有人寫的。炎症是我們許多疾病和疾病、癌症、心臟病、中風、阿茲海默症、帕金森氏症、抑鬱症、I 型和 II 型糖尿病，甚至可能是自閉症的根本原因。」在本週的節目中，Cheryl 與我們分享如何在自己的家庭環境中消除毒素，為我們的孩子創造一個安全的環境。

For more information更多訊息:

https://cherylmhealthmuse.com/?s=children

Often times we expect our children to listen to us, while we haven't been listening to them and what is going on developmentally for them.  Allana Robinson Registered Early Childhood Educator, Developmental Specialist, and Parenting Coach breaks down the developmental leaps that children 2-7 years old go through and help parents understand why their children are misbehaving and how to fix it without yelling, shaming, or time-outs. With over 15 years of experience in the early childhood behavior management space, Allana also shares with us several common parenting misconceptions that can completely transform the way we think about parenting. "One of the reasons of why I do what I do is because parents were making decisions based on bad information, old information."  Tune into this week's podcast to really find out what's going on in your child's brain.  

很多時候，我們都希望孩子乖乖聽我們的話，而我們卻時常忽略他們的意見以及他們的發展情況。 Allana Robinson 是位註冊幼兒教育家、幼兒發展專家也是育兒教練，她打破了 2-7 歲兒童經歷的飛躍期，幫助父母了解他們的孩子行為不合適的原因以及如何在不大吼大叫，羞辱或暫停他們的娛樂的情況下解決問題。憑藉在幼兒行為管理領域超過 15 年的經驗，Allana 還與我們分享了一些日常生活中常見的育兒小錯誤，瞭解並修正這些誤解可以完全改變我們對育兒的看法。 「我之所以從事我的工作的原因之一是因為新手父母常常根據不確定的信息、老舊信息做出決定。」收聽本週的Podcast，來真正了解各位孩子大腦中正在發生的事情。

For more info 更多訊息：www.allanarobinson.com

Sleeping and relaxing are all learned skills.  Especially in the early years, these simple things can seem impossible.  But by studying your child's unique temperament, personality, and developmental stage you can tailor a sleeping routine that can make a difference.  This week's podcast guest Rebecca Michi - Children's Sleep Consultant , Author, and mother of two teenage daughters, shares some tips on how to manage your child's sleep.

睡覺和放鬆都是可以後天加強的技能。尤其是在兒童前期，這些看似理所當然的事情似乎永遠無法在他們身上實現。但是通過研究孩子們獨特的氣質、個性和發育階段，父母們可以定制一個可以為孩子們帶來影響的睡眠習慣。本周Podcast嘉賓 Rebecca Michi 是兒童睡眠顧問、作家和兩個十幾歲女兒的母親，她分享了一些關於如何管理孩子睡眠的技巧。

For more info 更多訊息 :

https://www.childrenssleepconsultant.com/

Typical forms of contraception would include some type of hormonal pill, patch, or IUD, these rarely include options for natural family planning.  Have you ever felt there must be another way to avoid pregnancy than having to take medication?  Natural family planning helps you identify the signs and symptoms of fertility so you can plan or avoid pregnancy. In this week's podcast we have a doctor of pharmacy and certified instructor or natural family planning, Emily Kirkwold, to teach us how we can achieve our family planning goals naturally.  

典型的避孕方法包括使用某種賀爾蒙的藥丸、避孕貼或宮內節育器（子宮環），很少有包括家庭自然計劃生育的選項。大家是否覺得必須包含另一種方法來避免懷孕而不是一直使用藥物來控制呢？家庭自然計劃生育可幫助我們了解並識別生育的跡象和症狀，以便計劃生育或避免懷孕。在本週的Podcast中，我們邀請到一位藥學博士和自然計劃生育認證講師，Emily Kirkwold，教我們如何自然地達到家庭計劃生育的目的。

For more information 更多訊息: https://nfppharmacist.com/

This week's guest, Dr. Marissa Pei, introduced to Oprah as the Asian Oprah, has been interviewed on NBC, CBS, ABC, and FOX.  She is a happiness guru, an organizational psychologist, an author and motivational speaker among other things.   Her mission is to help 8 million more people be 88% happy in the next 8 years.   As a second generation Chinese American mother, she breaks down traditional Asian household norms and the effect they have on the next generation.  Marissa goes over some simple things we can do everyday to start feeling happy and have a positive outlook on life.   

Dr. Marissa is specially gifting our Kungfu Momma Show listeners a free audio copy of "8 Ways to Happiness" with the purchase of her Children's book "What are Feelings"!!  https://www.drmarissa.life/product-page/mommy-what-are-feelings-interactive-children-s-book

In this week's podcast we talk about setting the foundations for happiness for children early.   This week's guest, Dr. Marissa Pei, introduced to Oprah as the Asian Oprah, has been interviewed on NBC, CBS, ABC, and FOX.  She is a happiness guru, an organizational psychologist, an author and motivational speaker among other things.   Her mission is to help 8 million more people be 88% happy in the next 8 years.  As a mother and children's book author, Dr. Marissa starts by sharing with us her views on human nature, gratitude, and perfection.  She shares that self-approval, self-love, and self-acceptance is the number one way to happiness.  And she quotes an African Proverb saying "When there is not enemy inside, then no enemy outside can hurt you."

Dr. Marissa is specially gifting our Kungfu Momma Show listeners a free audio copy of "8 Ways to Happiness" with the purchase of her Children's book "What are Feelings"!!

在本週的節目中，我們談論到要及早為兒童的幸福奠定基礎。本週的嘉賓Marissa Pei博士，被譽為亞洲奧普拉，曾接受過 NBC、CBS、ABC 和 FOX 的採訪。她是幸福大師、組織性的心理學家、作家和勵志演說家等。她的使命是在未來 8 年內幫助另外 800 萬人得到 88% 的幸福。作為一位母親和兒童讀物的作者，Marissa Pei博士首先與我們分享她對人性、感恩和完美的看法。她分享說，自我認可、自愛和自我接納是通往幸福的第一途徑。她甚至引用了一句非洲諺語：「內心裡沒有敵人，外在家沒有迪人能夠傷害你。」

Marissa Pei博士特地為我們功夫媽媽秀的聽眾提供優惠，只要購買她的兒童讀物《什麼是感覺(What are Feelings)》就附贈有聲書《八種通往幸福的道路（8 Ways to Happiness）》。

https://www.drmarissa.life/.../mommy-what-are-feelings...

In this week's podcast we continue the conversation with Peter Lap, a postnatal exercise expert with over 10 years of experience in training women.  We ask him the number one question for postpartum moms, which is, "How do we get back into shape and stay in shape?"   Tune into this week's podcast to learn how!  

在本週的集數中，我們將繼續與Peter Lap 討論女性產後的護理，Peter Lap 是一位在女性訓練方面擁有 10 多年經驗的產後運動專家。我在節目裡問他另產後媽媽們都想知道的問題，就是「當我們如何恢復體形並持續保持健康的體態？」 收聽本週的Podcast就可以瞭解要怎麼進行喔！

For more info 更多資訊：https://www.healthypostnatalbody.com/

Peter is the owner of Castle Personal Training and Founder of Healthy Post Natal Body.

He has an extensive Martial Arts background and also has a REPS level 3 Personal Training qualification and various qualifications in Nutrition, Gym-based Boxing, Circuit Training etc. He specializes in weight loss and pre/post natal exercise.

Diastasis Recti also known as Mommy Tummy. Post-natal back pain and posture issues are too common, and affect too many women. However, post-natal exercise programs can be very expensive, especially when all these things can almost always be fixed by doing the right exercises!

“I believe post-natal exercise advice should be affordable, It’s a right, not a privilege.” - Peter Lap

Peter 是 Castle Personal Training 的經營者和 Healthy Post Natal Body 的創辦人。

他擁有廣泛的武術背景，還擁有 REPS 3 級的個人訓練、各種營養、健身房相關的拳擊​​訓練、循環訓練等資格。他專注於幫他人減肥與產前/產後的運動。

腹直肌分離讓許多媽媽們感到煩惱，產後腹部肌肉鬆弛，產後背痛和姿勢問題太常見了，影響了許多的女性，以至於花費數千元數萬元去購買產後鍛煉的課程實在太昂貴了。尤其是當這些問題幾乎都可以通過做正確的肌肉鍛鍊來解決的時候！

「我相信產後鍛煉建議指導應該是所有人都可以負擔得起的，這是一種權利，而不是一種特權。」- Peter Lap

For more info 更多資訊：https://www.healthypostnatalbody.com/