Portland Picks Mommy Guide

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The Portland Picks Mommy Guide features many of our friends including the Zenana Spa, Baby Boot Camp and Milagros. August 24th, 2007

Portland Picks’ Mommy Guide

When we were little, our moms got lame advice like “don’t let your babies grow up to be cowboys.” They also drank beer while nursing, laid us face-down on plastic-covered mattresses, hired teenage babysitters with loose morals just because they lived down the block, and strapped us into little seats with elastic cables that hung from a doorway, and allowed us to bounce up and down for (apparently danger-filled) hours on end.

Moms today are much more savvy about rearing children (thank heavens … though we turned out mostly functional). Read More

Infant Observation Training Seek Expectant Parents For Mom-Baby Relations Study

A Mother Tree mama and trusted pediatrician sent along this notice from a colleague of hers who is a psychologist and works primarily with 0-3 year olds. She is doing an Infant Observation training for students to learn more about infant-mom relationships. She is seeking currently pregnant families or newborn families.

Contact: 503-317-7814 (Jo Hussey) if you are interested

The requirement: anyone who would be willing to be observed with their newborn weekly for a year so that students in the field could learn about infant-mom relationships.

The following is her description of the training:
“Infant Observation is a course of training developed at Tavistok Institute in England, as a training for child therapists. The clinician would like to meet with expectant parents a bit before the due date of their baby and get to know them. This would be a time for all concerned to see how it felt and if it seemed like the family would feel comfortable meeting with that person. Following the baby’s delivery, the family would set up a regular time to meet with the parent(s) and the baby once a week for one hour. The visitor’s role is just to be there, to observe the baby, hear how things have been. Many families find this presence very supportive. The observation continues during baby’s first year. The observation gives the clinician an opportunity to have an up close experience of early development and to really think about what our earliest relationships give us.

We really are looking for families prior to delivery and have two clinicians still seeking families. You can have them call me at 503-317-7814 (Jo Hussey) if someone is interested.”

Mom Shop 07

Mother Tree was proud to be a part of the Mom Shop for it's first season sponsored by Portland Mamas Inc.
The sold 115 raffle tickets separate from the free ticket that was included with admission. 100% of proceeds from raffle ticket sales will go to the Bradley-Angle House, and both Event Bliss and Portland Mamas Inc. will match the $230 sales, bringing the total donation from the event to Bradley-Angle House to $690.

Thank you to the doulas, Melissa at Itsa-belly and the mamas we met. We look forward to seeing you at our next event. Look for us at Greensprouts Organic Baby and Family Fest on September 22. at Peninsula Park.

New! Doula Trainings-DONA Int'l Approved

Portland, OR Mother Tree Offers New Birth Doula Certification

Mother Tree Doula Services offers a DONA Approved Doula Training. Founder Jesse Remer Henderson recently completed the Trainer Certification and was accepted by DONA International to become one of just over a hundred trainers internationally.

"This is a very exciting step for us. We are deeply committed to the professionalism of the doula role and this training is the natural next step for our organization," said Henderson.

DONA International is the premiere doula organization with presence and support world-wide. Mother Tree is proud to be offering a Portland-based training program in keeping with Portland's reputation as the "best city to birth in America" she said, adding "Students who become certified with this training will be identified internationally as professionals in their field."

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Pregtastic News!

We know that the deepest roots of knowledge come from other mamas. Here are four of our favorite picks for mama generated knowledge, wisdom and discussion. Pregtastic.com; urbanmamas.com; portlandmamasinc.; momsrising.org. Read More

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