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Reference Links

Innovative Potty Training Program
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Books, Audios & Videos
An Easier Childbirth
Birthing Normally
Making Healthy Families
Body-Centered Hypnosis - Audio
Body-Centered Hypnosis - Video

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Body-Centered Hypnosis for Childbirth

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Welcome to Making Healthy Families, a parenting and family resource for childbirth, pregnancy and raising healthy families brought to you by prenatal and family development expert Dr. Gayle Peterson. Search these articles for guidelines based on scientific research on what promotes and ensures healthy family relationships. Our families are the gardens in which we grow, parents and children alike. Information on family processes that promote connection over disconnection spell the difference.

•	Birth: Letting go of the fear
•	Can treating depression improve your fertility?
•	Strategies to prevent prenatal depression
•	Tips for bonding with your unborn child
•	Is it too soon for a second child?
•	Healing from a traumatic birth
•	More pregnancy & childbirth articles
	NEW- Companion Audio CD

•	Characteristics of healthy families
•	Communication and problem solving
•	Making healthy stepfamilies
•	How to choose a marriage counselor
•	Rebuilding relationship after an affair
•	I feel like I am losing my sex drive
•	Is divorce always damaging to children?
•	More articles on making healthy families
•	Excerpt: What is good enough parenting?

Childbirth Hypnosis and Prenatal Counseling Training & Certification in the Peterson Method - An Online Course
•	Introductory Course

•	Core Training - with Certification

•	Advanced Training - with Certification

Certification Training info: Also FREE-Click here to view the first seminar (30 minutes).
Continuing Education Available

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Featured Quiz- Is your relationship baby-ready? Other Quizzes:
•	What is your parenting discipline style?
•	Test your toddler know-how
•	What is your grandparenting style?
•	Is Natural Childbirth Right for You?

NEW-CD for Moms to be!

Body-Centered Hypnosis for an Easier Pregnancy and Childbirth audio CD.

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60 minutes.

Featured Article
Body Centered Hypnosis for Childbirth
"Medical research has shown that fear can affect labor by decreasing blood levels of oxytocin. My prenatal counseling program incorporates body-centered hypnosis and techniques for coping which allow a woman to anticipate her physical and emotional response to labor, to master her fear, thus allowing a greater potential for a smooth, uncomplicated childbirth..." from An Easier Childbirth. Read the entire article.
Past Featured Articles

•	I caught my teen visiting a porn site
•	More past featured articles

Featured Seminars
•	Questions every parent should ask before having a baby
•	Communication and Problem Solving
•	Promoting Healthy Family Relationships

	"Ask Dr. Gayle" Radio
Dr. Gayle Peterson answers questions on family relationships and parenting.
*Programming originally aired on iVillage.com
Click here for full radio and television program listings.

Professional Services:

•	Individual, Couples and Family Counseling
•	Preventative Prenatal Counseling for Childbirth
•	Childbirth Preparation and Postpartum Counseling
•	Prenatal Training and Certification
•	Speaking Services
•	Business Consulting
•	E-Mail and Phone Consultation
•	Continuing Education Programs

Books, Audios & Videos

An Easier Childbirth: A Mother's Guide for Birthing Normally

Birthing Normally: A PersonalGrowth Approach to Childbirth

Body Centered Hypnosis for Childbirth: Introductory Training Course with video file and PDF Manual.

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