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Episode: E111 Tips to Rock the Holiday Season

Today on ParentTalk Geneviève and Heather are sharing their Top 10 Tips for Surviving...no Rocking, the Holiday Season!

We would all like to get more enjoyment out of this special time and so we’ve put together a few ideas we hope will help you in taking back the true meaning of the holiday season.

We cover: 

 • Keeping  realistic expectations 

 • Family Traditions

 • Shopping & Budgets 

 • De-clutter by doing good

 • Christmas cards & baking

 • Beating boredom blues & avoiding holiday meltdowns

 • Taking time for you! 

Happy listening & Merry Christmas!! 

        Geneviève & Heather

Hi Everyone,

Episode: E109 The Power of Communication

Today on ParentTalk, Geneviève and Heather welcome Communication Course Leader and Speaker Treya Klassen, to talk about the Power of Communication.

We cover:

• Why communication is so powerful.

Happy listening!

Geneviève & Heather

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Episode: E108 Prenatal Classes

Today on ParentTalk, Geneviève and Heather are welcoming Agnes Mayer from Mamabear Holistic Care, to talk about Prenatal Classes.

We cover:

• Who should take prenatal classes?

Happy Listening!

Geneviève & Heather

Episode: E-107 How to Detoxify your Home | Parent Talk

Guest(s): Jazzmin Nagy

Today on ParentTalk, Geneviève and Heather are welcoming fellow Mom, Jazzmin Nagy, to talk about how to detoxify your home. 

We cover:

 • Different ways families can detoxify their homes. 

 • What Jazzmin does in her home. 

 • Specific plants that are recommended to help. 

 • Tips from all of us. 

Happy Listening! 

Geneviève & Heather

Episode: E106 Essential Oils, from Pregnancy through Childhood 

Guest(s): Meredith Dawson, Independent DoTerra Consultant

Today on ParentTalk, Geneviève and Heather are welcoming Meredith Dawson, Independent DoTerra Consultant, to talk about Essential Oils, from Pregnancy through Childhood. 

We cover:

 • Essential Oils and how they can be used. 

 • How we can use them safely. 

 • Different ways/methods of using oils and the specific ages to go along with those methods. 

 • With so many oils on the market, how can we know what to look for and their quality? 

 • The best oils for our children. 

 • Meredith’s favourite oils and why. 

Happy listening! 

  Geneviève & Heather

Hi Everyone,

Welcome to ParentTalk’s REAL MOM MOMENTS!!!

These segments include the "Cute and the Funny" as well as the "Crazy and Frazzled" moments they are experiencing being mothers of young children.

In this episode, Geneviève tells the funniest story from when she was in the shower with her son Alex, we don’t want to spoil it so you’re going to have to listen lol! And Heather shares how she’s been struggling with Postpartum Depression over the last couple of months and the help she’s looking to get to help her through. If you or someone you know is struggling with PPD/A, please know that you’re not alone and it’s ok to ask for help. ❤️

Happy Listening

Geneviève & Heather

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Episode: E-104 Helicopter Parenting vs. Free-Range Parenting with Julie Romanowski. 

Guest(s): Julie Romanowski

Today on ParentTalk, Geneviève and Heather are welcoming “Children’s Behaviour and Discipline Specialist” Julie Romanowski, to discus Helicopter Parenting versus Free-Range Parenting. 

We cover: 

 • The difference between Helicopter Parenting and Free Range Parenting. 

 • How to balance independence and safety. 

 • How does age, development, rules, and expectations come into play?

 • How to deal with the judgments about your decision or parenting overall. 

Episode: E103 | Is French Immersion for your Family? | Parent Talk

Guest(s): Geneviève Hassan and Karen Clarke, two local Moms

Today on ParentTalk, Genevieve and Heather are talking with Geneviève Hassan and Karen Clarke, two local Moms, about their French Immersion experiences. Heather will also be sharing her thoughts and experiences as a former French Immersion student. 

We cover: 

 • Personal stories of their individual experiences with the French Immersion program. 

 • Where they have decided to send their children to school. 

 • If Geneviève could do things over, would she have still sent her children to French Immersion or would she have done things differently?

 • How do Karen and Heather find their English is after being in French Immersion. 

Episode: E102 Creating Connection through Miscarriage, Stillbirth, Termination and Neonatal Death with Michelle Tyliakos.

October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month and so to help erase the stigma, today on ParentTalk, Geneviève and Heather will be joined by Michelle Tyliakos, Birth Doula from Crowning Glory Birth, to talk about creating connection through miscarriage, stillbirth, termination and neonatal death.

We cover:

• How Michelle became involved in the conversation around pregnancy loss.

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