Help at Last for Crying Babies and Parents at Wits’ End Maryland Mom Launches My Baby and More Parent Coaching and Education Business

Westminster, MD, January 31, 2006 – Parents of fussy newborns and energetic children can finally relax thanks to Colleen Newman, CHBE, a Certified Happy Baby Educator and Parent Advisor. In 2005 Newman created My Baby and More, a business for parents searching for skills and techniques to nurture happy babies and young children. Newman, a frequent speaker at area hospitals and preschools, assists parents looking for solutions to help them adjust to life with their new baby and nourish positive relationships with their young children.

Newman fills a need in a society where post partum depression occurs in approximately 10% of all new mothers. The depression may be due to normal hormonal changes but is aggravated by incessant infant crying. “As a Certified Happy Baby Educator, I give new parents the necessary tools to calm their babies, warding off post partum depression and creating the happiest babies on the block,” proclaims Newman. “By instructing parents in ‘The 5 S’s’ developed by Harvey Karp, MD: swaddling, side/stomach position, shushing, swinging, and sucking, I assist them in calming their babies so everyone gets a good night’s sleep every night.” Newman also advocates breastfeeding and baby-carrying as ways to nurture happy babies. Visit www.TheHappiestBaby.org for more information.

Parent coaching and education is also vital in preventing the 1400 Shaken Baby Syndrome-related hospitalizations that occur every year in the United States. “Since infant crying precipitates 95% of infant shaking episodes, finding ways to calm the baby will also calm mom and dad enough to avoid shaking incidents,” states Newman.

Newman also works with parents of toddlers and children up to age eight. Topics of her area workshops include successful toilet training, temper tantrums, and bedwetting. Positive parenting techniques will create unbreakable bonds between parents and their children that ultimately make society stronger and more loving,” Newman comments.

Colleen Newman is owner and operator of My Baby and More. Degreed in early childhood education, Newman is a former preschool teacher and mother of two young children. She holds several certifications and memberships in child-related organizations. Newman is the author of Near Mama’s Heart, a children’s book about breastfeeding, to be released in Spring 2006. Contact Newman at www.MyBabyAndMore.com or call 443.605.8313.

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