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Sleep Training Solutions Presents Two Seminars for Exhausted Parents Seeking to Solve Their Child?s Sleep Problems

Sleep Training Solutions Presents Two Seminars for Exhausted Parents Seeking to Solve Their Child’s Sleep Problems











Sleep training empowers parents to solve sleep issues so everyone can enjoy a good night’s sleep


Winnetka, IL (PRWEB) February 22, 2012

To help parents avoid common pitfalls and eliminate sleep issues they are experiencing with their children, Kim Schaf, M.A.T., Owner of Sleep Training Solutions and Certified Infant and Child Sleep Consultant will be offering two different seminars to help parents solve their child’s sleep issues.

Research on child sleep issues estimates that up 33% of children experience problems with sleep, according to several studies in the journal Pediatrics. Furthermore, a study was published in Pediatrics in January 2012 by researchers at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center who found that children do not necessarily outgrow sleep issues. With these statistics on child sleep issues, it is no wonder parents are trying to educate themselves on how to promote healthy sleep habits for their children.

“Parents will finally be able to get a good night’s sleep after implementing the information I give them, whether they have been struggling with sleep issues for months or years,” says Schaf. “If bedtime is struggle, a child is waking 3 times each night, waking at 5:00am or not taking restful naps, these seminars will empower parents so they can solve the sleep problem quickly.”

A free seminar, 7 Tips to Better Sleep, will be offered on Friday, February 24, 2012 at 3:00pm. Participants will learn the seven biggest tips to getting their child to sleep well, and how to avoid the common mistakes many parents make regarding bedtime, naptime, routines, and sleep props.

On March 3, 2012, a Sleep Sense™ seminar will be offered from 9-12pm. This comprehensive and interactive seminar will help parents solve their child’s specific sleep problems, including issues with bedtime, night wakings, naptime and early rising. Parents will learn about the special sleep needs of infants and toddlers, the negative effects of carrying a sleep debt, how to develop a fun and practical bedtime routine, and common pitfalls that hinder healthy sleep. Parents will take home a Sleep Plan based on their own unique situation that can be implemented immediately to solve their child’s sleep issues. The value in this seminar is in the follow-up support—each couple (or participant) will receive one week of unlimited email support from Schaf to answer any questions that come up after the seminar to ensure successful sleep training. This seminar is geared toward parents with children ages 3-18 months. Space is limited to only 12 couples (or individuals) so early registration is recommended. The cost for the seminar is $ 150 and registration is required.

Sleep Training Solutions will present both of these seminars at Adeline’s Room, 602 Davis Street, Evanston, IL 60201.

For questions about the content of the seminars or to book a future seminar, contact Kim Schaf at (847) 386-6285. To register and submit payment for these seminars, contact Christine at (847) 859-2312.

About Sleep Training Solutions

Sleep Training Solutions, a leading infant and child sleep consulting company, provides education and training to parents and caregivers in the Chicago area and across the country to solve sleep problems in infants and children up through age eight. Sleep problems that can be addressed include issues with bedtime, night wakings, naptime and early rising. Find Sleep Training Solutions on Facebook and follow on Twitter.

About Kim Schaf

Kim has a Master of Arts in Teaching and was hand-selected and personally trained in Vancouver, B.C. by Dana Obleman, world-renowned sleep expert and creator of The Sleep Sense™ Program. She offers one-on-one sessions and group seminars for parents, and is available to lead workshops and classes at drop-in groups, nursery and elementary schools, daycares, hospitals, pediatrician and OB/GYN offices at a reduced or pro-bono rate. Kim lives in a northern suburb of Chicago with her husband and two small children, both of whom are excellent sleepers.

For more information

Contact: Kim Schaf, M.A.T.

(847) 386-6285

Kim(at)SleepTrainingSolutions(dot)com

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International Museum of Women Presents MAMA: Motherhood Around the Globe

International Museum of Women Presents MAMA: Motherhood Around the Globe











“Little Burden:” A mother in China carries her child on her back. Credit: Syed Javaid A. Kazai / IMOW

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) January 24, 2012

The International Museum of Women (IMOW) today opened its 2012 global online exhibition MAMA: Motherhood Around the Globe, which explores emerging issues, unique challenges, and changing perspectives of motherhood throughout the world. The newly launched exhibition can be found at http://www.imow.org or directly at mama.imow.org and expects to attract more than 100,000 visitors over the next nine months. The exhibition will showcase original creative works, including art, film, music, photography, essays and interviews, reflecting the stories, visions and voices of motherhood from more than 60 countries—with more than 200 works to be rolled out by September 2012.

The exhibition aims to inspire a global conversation about mothers’ lives and rights in the 21st century and to boost awareness on issues such as improving maternal health worldwide. According to the United Nations (2010), a woman dies every 90 seconds from preventable causes during pregnancy and birth. As part of the exhibition, global maternal health advocate and founder of Every Mother Counts, Christy Turlington Burns, has joined the Museum to present an online visitor pledge for maternal health rights. With a goal of 10,000 signatures, the pledge will be delivered to governments and policy makers, culminating with a special presentation in conjunction with the UN General Assembly in September 2012.

“Our MAMA exhibition presents a unique snapshot of mothers today. It is one of the most profound, insightful, and poignant expressions of motherhood ever assembled in one place online,” said IMOW Executive Director Clare Winterton. “Visitors will experience the joys, creativity and leadership of mothers from around the world. They will also get a unique insight into the challenges today’s mothers face on issues from health to balancing work and family, as well as into too often taboo subjects including miscarriage, infertility and the choice not to have children.”

“As a mother, a global maternal health advocate and founder of Every Mother Counts, I’m thrilled to support the MAMA exhibition,” said Christy Turlington Burns. “The diverse stories by mothers from all over the world are an inspiring way to educate the public about maternal health issues, and I encourage people to visit the website to take part in a global conversation on the challenges and possibilities facing mothers today.”

The exhibition features a wide range of powerful contributions with visitors invited to share deeply personal experiences of motherhood from around the world: a Colombian woman gives birth amid an inadequate medical environment; a Nigerian woman talks about the impact of infertility on her marriage; an artist shares wooden sculptures, which symbolically portray what it is like to go through a painful miscarriage; and an embroidered art piece educates the world on what not to say to women who choose not to be mothers.

The exhibition, which will be featured online through September 2012, will feature eight galleries on different topics to be rolled out monthly. Each gallery will focus on a different dimension of contemporary motherhood and will include a remarkable body of work including videos, multimedia art, ideas for the future from global thought leaders, a short story collection, and profiles of heroes who work to improve the lives of mothers and children.

The eight galleries include:

Mama to Be? : Who Decides If, How, And When A Woman Has A Child?

(Launching on January 24th)

Healthy Mama, Healthy Baby: What Are The Realities Of 21st Century Pregnancy And Childbirth?

Mama’s Work: How Do Women Around The Globe Juggle Work And Motherhood?

Mama in Many Ways: How Is The Role Of “Mother” Evolving?

Mama Then and Now: How Do The Experiences Of Mothers, Grandmothers, And Daughters Compare?

Mama and Me: How Do Mothers’ Identities Shift And Change?

Papa: What Is The Changing Role Of The Modern Dad?

Mama Power: What Kind Of Power Do Mothers Wield?

The International Museum of Women is an innovative online museum that inspires creativity, awareness and action on vital global issues for women. For more information on IMOW, go to http://www.imow.org

For more information on Every Mother Counts, please visit everymothercounts.org.

The International Museum of Women and Every Mother Counts online visitor pledge can be found at mama.imow.org/pledg.

MAMA: MOTHERHOOD AROUND THE GLOBE is made possible by generous grants from Google and the Nathan Cummings Foundation, and in-kind media support from BabyCenter.

MEDIA – For More Information Please Contact:

Tiffany Woolf

917-532-3366

tiffany(at)woolfpr(dot)com

For photos and images, please visit: mama.imow.org/media

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