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Carrie Contey
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"Oh, thank you, Carrie!!! You offer such a different tone than all the other parenting expert advice I have come across. Your words give me the feeling that I do know what to do, that we are on the path, that all of us will get there...lots of compassion and gentleness and true guidance."
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Tips for Early Toddlerhood

November 14, 2009 – 5:43 am

A friend of mine recently emailed me this question so I thought I would post it, along with my response, for others to see.
Dear Carrie
“I think about you and your work often and am sorry I haven’t taken the
time to write sooner. What prompted me to finally get in touch is the
desire to pick your [...]

By Carrie | Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged carrie contey, parenting classes, setting boundaries, prenatal parenting, mama five hour fill up, adding a second child, Bernadette Noll, discipline, early toddlerhood, new understanding of toddlers, self-care, setting boundaries, toddlerhood | Comments (5)

Talking Toddlers

October 5, 2009 – 4:25 pm

By Carrie | Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Austin parenting, boundaries class, conscious parenting, emotional intelligence, empathy, toddlers | Comments (0)

Fall 2009 Early Parenting Classes and Events

September 30, 2009 – 10:41 am

Here’s what’s coming up
One time events
Park Day – Saturday afternoon, October 24th
Boundaries Class – Tuesday, October 27th
On going groups
New Mama and Baby circle – Four Tuesday mornings starting October 13th
**ALL NEW!**
Monthly Parenting Tune Up with Carrie – Meeting once a month for three months either Monday mornings from 9:45-11:45 or Wednesday evenings from 7:15-9:15pm
Here’s some [...]

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More Sleep Please!

September 27, 2009 – 3:33 pm

Last summer, at the request of several of my clients, I co-created and taught a class on how to help you and your child get more sleep with Bernadette Noll
Here are some of the thoughts I shared…
The key to healthy sleep habits is CALMING – You and your child
Your goal at bedtime is to [...]

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Carrie on Dadlabs talking about co-sleeping

July 28, 2009 – 11:55 am

By Carrie | Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Austin parenting, carrie contey, parenting classes, setting boundaries, prenatal parenting, mama five hour fill up, adding a second child, Bernadette Noll, co-sleeping, conscious parenting, dadlabs, parenting coach | Comments (0)

Upcoming Early Parenting Classes!

July 15, 2009 – 11:02 am

BOUNDARIES…
Parenting Your Child Ages 1-5: Setting Boundaries – Saturday July 18th, 10am-12:30pm
If you cannot make it to the Saturday class I’m also offering the very same class in the evening on Thursday July 23rd, 7pm-9:30pm, $45/person. Please email me (carrie@earlyparenting.com) if that is a better option for you. If neither work, let me know and [...]

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Conscious Parenting

July 2, 2009 – 10:32 am

I posted this over a year ago but I’ve recently moved my site so I’m reposting it here.
Bernadette asked me how I would define “conscious parenting.” Here’s my answer…
I would say that it’s definitely more a way of being than any sort of method or style of parenting. It’s about being awake and [...]

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Thought for the day…

June 18, 2009 – 11:14 am

What if early parenting is much more about wearing your “therapist” hat than it is about wearing your “educator” hat?
The work of early parenting is to create a container for the child’s emotional experiences. Through that, the child learns how to flow with all the feelings that naturally arise as a result of learning and [...]

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Rethinking Babies

June 12, 2009 – 10:29 am

For a long time our culture has viewed babies in a limited way. Babies were seen as:
• Passive passengers in the womb and for some time after birth.
• Not possessing enough brain structure to express meaningful communication, learn, or maintain memories before they are able to speak.
• Unable to experience pain.
• Arriving as a “blank [...]

By Carrie | Posted in babies | Also tagged babies, calming and communicating with your baby, carrie contey, parenting classes, setting boundaries, prenatal parenting, mama five hour fill up, adding a second child, Bernadette Noll, Debby Takikawa, prenatal and perinatal psychology, What Babies Want | Comments (0)

How to slow down family life

May 27, 2009 – 11:00 am

I’ve been striving lately to slow down our busy household of six people. It takes a conscious effort what with clubs and teams and school and play and beautiful spring weather that makes us just want to go, go, go. But I also know that when we do go, go, go, we are cranky, cranky, [...]

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