In this episode of Riding the Waves of Life I am talking with Infant Development Consultant Haley Proudman about speech and language in the Early Years. We discuss what is in the normal scope for development, strategies to help foster healthy speech and language development and also where to go when you would like to seek help.

This episode is a short PSA about destressing the holiday season.

In this episode I am talking with mother of 2 Jenna Campbell about the golden nuggets of parenting that she has learned over the years. There are some great wisdoms shared, so give it a listen and enjoy!

I am asking parents, 'What do you wish you would have been told about parenting, before becoming a parent?', or for any other info they wish to tell. In this episode, mother of four Biatta Novokshonoff is braving the mic and imparting some real life wisdom.

In this episode I am talking with Financial Planner Rob Ogloff about family financial planning. What it is, how is works and what you can do to start. We also touch on the subject of family tax breaks.

In this episode we are talking with pharmacist Rachel Newman about was to stay healthy during the cold and flu season. We also discuss the Tylenol shortage and different ways you can make sure your children can get what they need.

In this episode I am chatting with Grand Forks Deputy Fire Chief Richard Piche about the Too Hot For Tots program. This program teaches parents about burn safety and gives tips on how to avoid dangerous burn hazards.

Richard also give some holiday fire safety tips and we talk about smoke/carbon monoxide alarms.

Some really great info in this one!

In this episode we are talking with Healthy Schools coordinator Carol Mitchell about what sexual identity is, what places in the community we have to support our youth and how to talk to our children about it.

In this episode I am talking with Nurse, Dietician and Counselor Vanessa Miller about our relationship with food, what we can teach and model to our children and how to develop a dialogue and and routine around healthy eating habits in our families.

In this episode I talk with Erin Perkins from the Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy about all of the wonderful programs in our community that help with supplying families with food. We also talk about different strategies that will help you grow your own food and budget so that you can get the food that your families needs when things are tight.