2012 February | Naturally Better Kids

My son’s take on nudity…made me laugh out loud!

Posted on 14th February 2012 in Kristen's Blog

We were having a bath tonight, he and I, as we do several nights a week, when he reminded me I’d forgotten to buy something.

I said “well, why don’t we get out of the bath, we’ll get you dressed and I’ll take you to the shops to get some?”

Realising that I’d just explained that we’d get him dressed and not me, I said – as is my slightly mad sense of homour “…yes Gryff, I’ll get you dressed then I’ll drive you to the shops with no clothes on at all.”

He laughed out loud.

“Imagine, Gryff, if you and I really did walk into the supermarket with no clothes on, what would people say?” I amused myself, not really expecting him to come back with much except more laughter, to which he replied:

“I think they would look at you and say ‘you’re a weirdo’, then they would look at me and say I’m so damned cute!”

Got it in one babe. On so many levels… at 5. How I love him!

~ kristen

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My First International Speaking Engagement

Posted on 11th February 2012 in Kristen's Blog

I’m honoured – (and a little flawed!) – to have been invited to speak at an International Down Syndrome Conference in the Carribbean in February 2013.

The event, entitled ‘Mission Possible: Sailing To Solutions’, is being billed as ‘a life-changing experience (for parents of children with Down syndrome).’ “Learn proactive solutions with an emphasis on nutrition, bio-medical intervention and innovative therapies that address real issues and provide viable answers.”

Fellow Speakers include Doctors and Health Professionals who pursue a variety of avenues for optimising the potential for our kids. What a thrill it will be to meet like-minded parents and practitioners who agree that things do not have to just remain as they are, but that parents can make a difference to outcomes and to the longterm health and wellbeing of our children born with Trisomy 21.

I am overjoyed to have been asked, I’m immensely grateful to the organisers for their vision to help parents to follow this alternative path, and of course we wouldn’t miss it for the world!

~ Kristen.

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Introducing Dr Helen!

Posted on 10th February 2012 in Natural health for children

After several months of looking for the right practitioner to join us for Online Consults, we are excited to announce our newest team member here at Naturally Better Kids – Dr Helen Smith!

Many parents take it upon themselves to do their own research into ways to help their children. The internet has made this accessible to most of us, and the quest for information is of course common to parents of children with or without special needs.
I know from my own experience that shopping for nutritional supplements for your child can be extremely difficult and overwhelming. Which ones to buy? Which brands are the best in quality, dosage, form, value for money?
I often wished I could hire an independent practitioner – with no brand loyalties – to help me select the most suitable products for my son. Now Dr Helen can do this for you.

Dr Helen is an holistic medical doctor who has completed post graduate studies in nutritonal science. We’ve been searching far and wide for the right person to join our team in the capacity of offering nutritional advice to parents anywhere in the world, and we found her ‘across the ditch’ in Auckland, New Zealand!

With 20 years of clinical experience, Dr Helen’s areas of specialty include Well Woman Health Checks, Energy and Hormonal Problems for Women, Nutritional Medicine and Dietary Therapy. Dr Helen has attended Mindd Foundation training and has a special interest in children.

Dr Helen has done radio interviews, writes for a health magazine and has appeared on TV with her work as a medical doctor. She has done many hours of work helping educate others including giving health talks to nurses and other community groups on holistic (nutritional) medicine.

Dr Helen has a wealth of experience in the medical and natural health field and we are absolutely thrilled to welcome her to our team. Click here to read more about Dr Helen and how she could be of help to your family’s journey to optimal health.

~ kristen

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Our first Event for 2012

Posted on 3rd February 2012 in Natural health for children

I’m thrilled to announce that we are putting together an Event on March 25th, for parents of children of any age, and of any ability.

Want Healthier Children? is our first event which is NOT Special Needs focussed, but rather it will go over matters of concern for any parent in helping their children achieve their absolute best health in life – through both prevention and treatment.

Working together with Don Chisholm is an honour, as he has travelled the world lecturing and helping parents to help their own children – with fabulous results.

I’m especially thrilled to have been offered a totally gorgeous Yoga Studio for the event. Flavours of Yoga is owned by a friend of mine and it’s a wonderfully relaxed and stylish space. Because it’s not massive, we’re asking parents to bring their own cushion to sit on – just for something different!