Introducing the first BabyCalm® Conference:

"The Mother, The Father, The Baby, The Child"

Sunday May 20th 2012.  9am - 5:30pm. Holiday Inn Hotel - Regent's Park, London

 

BabyCalm® are proud to present their first conference, focussing on the newborn period from the point of view of the mother, the father, the baby and the child the baby will become. 

We will be studying how this critical period can shape the psychological and physical health of the new baby as well as have a profound effect on the lives of the mother and father and their subequent relationship with each other. We will study the psychology of communication, bonding and breastfeeding and consider research into the impact of the beginnings of life upon the personality of the future child. 

The BabyCalm® conference will be an exciting and informative day for all those involved with new families including BabyCalm® teachers, Antenatal Teachers, Doulas, Midwives, Health Visitors and those who run other baby classes as well as providing an opportunity to meet and network with those involved in a similar field of work.

Guest speakers include:

Michel Odent

Michel Odent has been in charge of the surgical unit and the maternity unit at the Pithiviers state hospital (1962-1985) and is the founder of the Primal Health Research Centre (London). He introduced in the 1970s the concepts of home-like birthing rooms and birthing pools in maternity hospitals. He is the author of the first article in the medical literature about the use of birthing pools (Lancet 1983), of the first article about the initiation of lactation during the hour following birth, and of the first article applying the "Gate Control Theory of Pain" to obstetrics. He created the Primal Health Research database and the website www.wombecology.com. Author of 12 books published in 22 languages.

Naomi Stadlen

Naomi Stadlen is a psychotherapist and mother of three. Naomi has run the weekly discussion group "Mothers Talking" in London for more than twenty one years. Naomi's first book "What Mothers Do" resonates with mothers everywhere and was described by the Guardian as "The best book on parenting". Naomi has a perceptive insight into the relationships of new mothers with their babies. Her second book, "How Mothers Love", has now been published..

Patrick Houser

 Patrick M Houser is a grandfather and father of 2 sons. It was the birth of his first son which revealed to him the need to understand birth more fully. Patrick’s second son’s arrival, in 1980, was the first documented waterbirth in the USA. This has informed his life's work and led him to nearly 25 years of passionate advocacy for birth choices. He has a degree in marketing, has owned a natural health centre and for 10 years ran his construction firm in Austin, Texas. He is the director of The Source Foundation International a UK reg. charity,  promoting health and choice from  preconception to birth and throughout life. Patrick is also a speaker, writes articles and is the author of the Fathers-To-Be Handbook, published in the UK and now available in a USA edition as well. Patrick is the founder of http://www.fatherstobe.org. 

Oliver James 

 Oliver James trained and practised as a clinical child psychologist and, since 1988, has worked as a writer, journalist, broadcaster and television documentary producer and presenter. His books include the best-selling "They F*** You Up"  and the controversial  parenting book "How not to F*** Them Up". Oliver is a columnist for the Guardian Newspaper and is latterly more famous for his exchanges with Gina Ford concerning the dangers of baby training. Oliver lives in Oxfordshire with his wife and two small children

Shelley Ensor

Shelley Ensor, founder of Little Signers Club, talks about the growing popularity of baby signing as an aid for communication development. A mum of two, she has seen thousands of parents and their babies through her classes. Having witnessed the detrimental effects of poor attachment and bonding, Shelley has a particular interest in how using signing can aid parental and child interactions and especially how the use of signing reduces distress in young babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers. A proponent of attachment parenting, Shelley also takes a keen interest in other related pedagogy’s such as Steiner and Pikler (RIE) concerning the unhurried and natural development of the young child. 

 

Ticket prices & Booking

£99 standard ticket

Ticket price includes: entrance to conference, welcome drinks and pastries upon arrival, mid morning drinks and cookies, buffet lunch, afternoon drinks and cake, stationery pack and BabyCalm® conference goody bag. 

There will also be a variety of stalls for you to browse and purchase from during break times.

Payment is due in full at the time of booking and is non-refundable, should you no longer be able to attend you may pass your ticket onto someone else providing you notify us of the change of name.

Places are strictly limited to 150 tickets only, so we recommend you book early.  To book please download the conference booking form  click here (opens a new window). Once completed either send via email (conference@babycalm.co.uk) or post (BabyCalm Ltd, 16 Mandeville Road, Saffron Walden. CB11 4AQ) back to us. We are able to take payment by BACs, cheque or credit and debit card via PayPal (please note a 3% surcharge applies for this option).

 Please note we cannot process your booking without a completed form, please ensure you return this to us at the same time as submitting payment.

 

The Venue

The Holiday Inn London-Regent's Park is in a leafy and cosmopolitan area of central London, a 10-minute walk from bustling Oxford Street and 2 minutes from beautiful Regent's Park. Leave your car in the NCP managed underground car park,or travel by Tube. Great Portland Street Tube station is 25 metres from the hotel. Bed and breakfast accommodation is available at the hotel for the special BabyCalm® delegate rate of £130. The venue has full disabled access.

 

BabyCalm® Teacher Training Over The Conference Weekend.

We will be holding a special BabyCalm® Teacher training weekend on the Friday and Saturday before the conference at the same venue enabling those travelling long distances to attend both the BabyCalm® Conference and Teacher Training course at the same time. If you are interested in joining us as a teacher please see our dedicated training page HERE.