Parenting in the First 3 Years Podcast
#41: 5 Ways to Soothe a Crying Newborn
with Dympna Kennedy
A little about our guest…
Dympna Kennedy is the founder of Creating Balance, a parenting and early childhood organization dedicated to promoting the value and importance of the first 1,000-days.
Dympna shares the inherent magic of nonverbal communication and how to fluently speak with children under five.
A co-author of two books – Remote Working! When Daycare and the Classroom Return Home and Woman Leading on establishing leadership in the home. Her book for new fathers is due out early 2023 along with two picture books for children.
She is a recipient of the Family and Children’s Services’ Award for Excellence’.
Originally from Derry, Northern Ireland, Dympna resides in Sydney with her husband and two sons.
Connect with Dympna Kennedy on Facebook
Here’s a glance at this episode…
- [04:20] A checklist of 5 things to try when your baby is crying
- [08:30] Questions to ask yourself if they’re still crying
- [11:18] Connecting with your baby
- [14:55] How to find your guiding compass as a parent (so you know what to do when in doubt)
- [15:57] Ann’s guiding principle of parenting
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One last thing.
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