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Friday, February 15, 2008

Infants and Toddlers First Annual Conference 2008

Infants and Toddlers
First Annual Conference

Saturday, March 15, 2008

Infants and Toddlers Circles of Care™ is a non-profit, one-day, action-packed educational event conducted by Child Care of Southwest Florida with the Office of Continuing Education, Edison College, Collier County campus and a number of recognized educators of infant and toddler care givers.

Conference Center
Edison College
7007 Lely Cultural Parkway, Naples

For Child Care Providers! For Moms! For Nannies!
For Babysitters!
Learn about caring for the littlest ones……..

The first annual Child Care of Southwest Florida’s Infants and Toddlers Circles of Care will be held on Saturday, March 15, 2008 at the Conference Center on the Collier County Campus of Edison College. This event is being developed through a partnership with Child Care of Southwest Florida, the Continuing Education Department of Edison College, Collier County campus and a number of partnering organizations.

The event will begin at 8:15 a.m. and conclude at 5:00 p.m. There will be keynote speakers during lunch. During the day, hour-long concurrent sessions will be held in the classrooms and meeting rooms in the conference center. An exhibit area will be open during the morning and afternoon breaks and immediately following lunch.

Luncheon Key Note


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For information about the conference please contact

Dr. Beth Hagan

BHagan7@aol.com or

239-947-8085.



Infants and Toddlers Circles of Care™
AT A GLANCE

8:00 – 8:15 Exhibits Open

8:15 Welcome and Opening Remarks

8:30–12:30 Track B – American Red Cross Infant CPR Training

Track A – Caregivers and Parents

8:30 – 9:30
Concurrent Sessions
A. Tips to Make Your Newborn Smile, Reisha Brown, MD
B. Effects of Trauma on Infants and Toddlers, Linda Bluhm, LCSW
C. Using Songs and Finger Plays as Teaching Tools, Darline Pinheiro
D. Infant Nutrition, Brenda McGhee, MD

9:35 – 10:30
Concurrent Sessions
A. Become Expert in the Life of Your Down Syndrome Child,
Eliana TardioHurtado
B. Issues of Pediatric Hearts, Robert Vogt-Lowell, MD
C. Recognizing the Signs of Child Abuse, Abbe Finn, Ph.D.
D. New Mom? How Not to Mess Up, Mary Lewis, MSW

10:30 – 11:00 Networking Break - Exhibits Open

11 :00 – 11:55
Concurrent Sessions
A. Is my child too young for a dental visit? Daniela Rodriques-Silva, DDS
B. Respectful Diapering and Toileting That Works, Kim Fritz
C. Every Baby Deserves a Healthy Start, Judy Nuland, MSN, RN
D. Bringing Up Your Bilingual Child, Gretel Caseres

12:00 – 1:00 Luncheon

Panel of Sponsors - Keynote Address

Nanny Yvonne from Nanny 911

1:00 – 1:15 Networking Break - Exhibits Open

1:15 – 3:10 Track B - First Aid Training for Infant and Toddler Caregivers
(Attendance at morning CPR training session is required.)

Track A – Caregivers and Parents
1:15 – 2:10
Concurrent Sessions
A. The Importance of Exercise, Barbara Rumberger, MD
B. Speech and Language Development, Dee Fish, MS, CCC-SLP
C. Active Learning for Infants and Toddlers, Ana Rodriguez & Peggy Janitz
D. Florida Birth to Three Learning and Developmental Standards in Everyday Moments, Corinne Nelson, RN

2:15 – 3:10
Concurrent Sessions
A. Supporting Infants and Toddlers Language and Literacy Development,
Donna Hernandez
B. Autism and Applied Behavior Analysis, Armando Galella, MPA
C. Not All Smiles Are Happy, Janet Seigel, RDH
D. Infant Social-Emotional Development, Deidre Winder, Ph.D.

3:10 – 3:30 Networking Break - Exhibits Open

3:30 – 4:30
Concurrent Sessions
A. Ain’t Misbehavin’ – Positive Discipline Techniques, Sara Mader
B. What do we know about a baby’s brain? Diane Ponton
C. The Wonderful World of Infant Care for Newborns, Fran Starr
D. How to Calm a Baby, Jamie Griffin, MD

4:30 – 5:00 Plenary Session

Final Keynote
Awards
Prize Drawings
Verification of Attendance for Certification Requirements
Distribution of Scholarship Funds

5:00 Sponsors, Presenters and Exhibitors Reception

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