Are you expecting your first child or wondering if you really should wrap your toddler in a bubble? We've all been there! On February 21st, in addition to dozens of prizes, speed friending, full-size samples, photo booth fun, and yummy treats- attendees at StrollerTraffic LIVE will have a chance to ask ANYTHING to our #momlife experts!
Parenting, Safety, Development, Post Partum Depression Sex After Baby- Ask Them Anything! There's a chance to submit your questions ahead of time at the end of this article.
Here's the lineup!
Noel Anderson, Founder Anderson Music Therapy and Growing Through Music
Noel Anderson is a board certified music therapist, neurologic music therapist, and a certified teacher of music, who for over a decade has been supporting families and empowering children to grow through the power of music. She is the founder and director of Anderson Music Therapy Services and the online family music program, Growing Through Music.
Noel knows that music impacts us deeply, both physiologically and emotionally. She has seen this evidenced while working with 100s of families and their children throughout her career.
Noel holds a bachelor of music in music therapy from Immaculata University, a master of music therapy from Temple University, and a certification in neurologic music therapy from Colorado State University.
After the tragic drowning of a neighbor’s young daughter in 1989, Mary Kerr, a former competitive swimmer, changed the path her life from education to drowning prevention. Mary was surprised to find the staggering statistics of drowning after beginning her research while in college and she was determined to make an impact.
In 1993, Mary developed her trademarked teaching method and in 1995, founded Aquatic Adventures Swim School. Over the years Mary has successfully developed programs in North Carolina, Tennessee, New York, Virginia and South Carolina. As the mother of four children, Mary feels knowing how to swim is an essential life skill and believes that every child should have the opportunity to learn to swim.
A member of the United States Swim School Association, Mary currently serves on the Board for the Community Impact Committee, is a member of Stop Drowning Now and a Sustaining Partner for Hope Floats Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing swim lessons and lesson scholarships for children at risk.
Aquatic Adventures Swim School provides lessons for children starting at 2 months of age, lessons are for all ages and abilities. Aquatic Adventures also has the only dedicated special abilities swim program in the area.
Mary and her team are dedicated to providing high-quality swim lessons and reaching out to impact drowning statistics in our community.
Licensed acupuncturist, Katie Clifton is the Queen Executive Officer of Queenpin Family Wellness. Born in Roanoke, she is a mountain mama at heart who enjoys practicing acupuncture and creating wellness programs that blend her Southern heritage with her background in Chinese Medicine.
After teaching for 11 years, Katie began researching acupuncture and found that Chinese Medicine is a wonderful way to blend her love of working with people, her creative spark, and her passion for community education. Though she became interested in Chinese Medicine for pediatrics, she has enjoyed working in family medicine for the past 5 years.
Katie received her degree in acupuncture from Jung Tao School of Chinese Medicine. She is certified through the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) and licensed through the Virginia Board of Medicine as a Licensed Acupuncturist (L.Ac.) A NADA certified practitioner.
Katie specializes in supporting breast cancer patients during and post-treatment, pediatrics, and fibromyalgia. You can contact her through her website www.queenpinroanoke.com
Dr. Brittany Cotton, Cotton Chiropractic
Growing up in Botetourt County, Dr. Brittany has always called Southwest Virginia her home. After graduating from Salem High School, she attended Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia before discovering her passion for Chiropractic. Dr. Brittany went on to attend Northwestern Health Sciences University in Bloomington, Minnesota where she met her now husband and graduated in 2015 with her Doctor of Chiropractic degree (D.C.). While at Northwestern, she cultivated a passion for prenatal and pediatric care and knew she wanted to specialize with women and children in a family-focused practice. She expanded on this through hands-on seminars and an intensive year-and-a-half long certification program through the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA). She is a current member of the ICPA and is certified in the Webster Technique (designed specially for pregnant women). Dr. Brittany and her husband are also members of Epic Pediatrics and the National Wellness Foundation, groups focused on training on the care of children with neurodevelopmental challenges such as ADHD, Autism and Sensory Processing Disorder.
Dr. Brittany enjoys being outside, any activity near the water, cooking, and spending time with her husband, Joe, and kids, Jordan and Emmie. Most of all, she loves working with children and enjoys empowering other moms to live the life they were designed for!
Ask them anything!
You can also submit your questions ahead of the event, or to answer in a future newsletter anonymously at: Ask Me Anything Survey!
These questions will be answered at the event, on our facebook page, and possibly in future newsletters.
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Would you like to join the panel or have a question about the event? Please email bethbell@macaronikid.com
