Connection Parenting Resources
"A parenting philosophy is relevant only to the extent that it
promotes parenting practices which support secure bonding."
These individuals and organizations promote birth and
parenting practices that support strong parent-child bonds:
Parent & Family
Maine's only free, complete events & information
resource guide for your family, published bi-monthly.
- Jon & Wendy Towle, Owners
- Phone 207-839-2804
- wstowle@maine.rr.com
BirthRoots:
We have exceptional childbirth options including doulas and post-partum doulas, as well as out-of-hospital classes, midwives, and a birth center. Unfortunately, for economic and insurance reasons, these services are not always accessible to all of the families who would choose them. Birth Roots is a 501C3 nonprofit devoted to removing the financial obstacles to accessing these pregnancy, birth and postpartum care and support options. Through fundraising and networking we provide need-based scholarships to families who would not otherwise have the means to choose the holistic care services found in our community.
- Leah Deragon, CBE - Co-Director of Birth Roots
- Phone: 207-409-9558
- Email: leah@ourbirthroots.org
- Website: http://www.ourbirthroots.org/
- Doula & Postpartum Doula Services: http://www.cascobaydoulas.com/
- Continuum Care Provider & Mentor: http://www.continuum-concept.org/
- Distributor of New Native Organic Cotton Slings: http://www.newnativebaby.com/
ATLC Warmline
The ATLC WarmLine provides mentors who offer real-time, in-person phone mentoring to support parents and caregivers in effective, conscious parenting.
- Click here for the ATLC Warmline website.
Imagine That Hypnotherapy
Services include: Hypnobirthing Classes &
Support for Pediatric and Family issues.
- Anne E. Archambault
- Board Certified Hypnotherapist
- Freeport Healing Arts
- 42 Mallett Drive
- Freeport, Maine, 04032
- Phone: 207-233-2333
Brain Gym
- Beth Stoddard
- Licensed Brain Gym Instructor
- 222 St. John St.
- Portland, Maine, 04103
- Phone: 207-761-4625
- Email: bethstod@maine.rr.com
- Website: Brain Gym: Train The Brain
Leigh D. Baker, D.O.
Services include:
Craniosacral treatment of newborns, infants, and
children, Osteopathic Manipulation, and Holistic Health Consultations
- 20 School Street
- Yarmouth, Maine, 04096
- Phone: 207-846-7666
Chiropractic Family Wellness
Services Include: Network Chiropractic Care for the whole family.
- Dr. Meg Pickering & Dr. Carroll Coyle
- 243 US Route One
- Scarborough, Maine, 04074
- Phone: 207-883-5549
Ballard House Birth Center
A Birth Center for Community Wellness
Services Include: Childbirth preparation classes
and support for pregnancy, birth and beyond.
- 131 Spring Street
- Portland, Maine 04101
- Phone: 207-773-3938
The Breastfeeding Center of Maine
Services: Experienced, professional lactation consultant.
- Bettina Pearson, RN, BSN, IBCLC
- 131 Spring Street
- Portland, Maine, 04101
- Phone: 207-775-6455
Real Life. Real Talk.
Services: Real Life. Real Talk. is a social change initiative to increase open, honest, and balanced talk about adolescent sexuality among parents. RLRT aims to help parents understand teen reality and adolescent development, as well as have the opportunity to talk with other parents and "experts" in comfortable settings. A major programming component has been the "Sex Ed for Parents" event, which is hosted and facilitated by the RLRT partner organizations, like the MaineHealth Learning Resource Centers. Sex Ed for Parents couples documentary footage of national experts and teens with a live, customizable "expert speaker" section that can be changed to vary topics, etc.
- Lauren Grousd
Real Life. Real Talk. Project Coordinator
- Ph: 207.510.2201 x108
- Fax: 207.883.4274
- Email: laureng@ppnne.org
Web: Real Life. Real Talk.
Mindful Maine Mamas and Papas
We are a group of families wanting to develop relationships with their
children based on mutual respect, mindfulness, and a sense of humor. We
organize free multi-age general and specialized playgroups, parent's nights
out (welcoming babies) as well as occasional community forums on pressing
issues (e.g., baby and toddler-wearing, cloth diapering).
- Angie Dierks
- Portland, Maine
- Phone: 207-767-0951
- Email: finn_friend@yahoo.com
- Website: Mindful Maine Mamas
Mom to Mom
Services: Offers playgroups, mom's night out, email loop, monthly
meetings, book clubs, events for moms and children and more.
- Phone: 207-797-6384
- or 207-282-1160
- Web site: www.momtomomofme.org
LifeCoaching.com - Empowering Authentic Self
Services: Family-friendly emotional intelligence development - this is deep, profound, and transformational inner work. Great relationships are not accidental. When we know who we really are, then we can connect with others in the most authentic and powerful way.
- Carmine Leo, CEC, PCC
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Web sites: LifeCoaching.com (personal development)
Or: CarmineLeo.com (organizational and corporate)
- Phone: 207-474-8212
If you know of an individual or organization that supports
secure bonding and Connection Parenting, please
contact us and we will add it to our resource list.
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