Guest:
Dr. Linda Slak practices with her husband in Burlington, MA where she has provided chiropractic care to families for over thirty years. She is dedicated to advancing the authentic philosophy, science, and art of chiropractic with a neurologically-oriented approach to optimizing the expression of human potential.
In this episode, we will cover:
- Building on the information from the last couple episodes on Baby's milestones and primitive reflexes, Dr. Slak walks us through how to allow your baby to naturally grow and develop through the first year of life
- Understanding that neurodevelopment of your baby's brain is happening with breastfeeding (not just nourishment)
- Why we shouldn't keep a baby upright for more than 1-2 hours per day in the first months and how it can negatively affect their brain development
- Why the progression of going from lying down to coming to sitting should be done by the baby themselves rather than us "helping" them to sit too soon
- More on crawling, walking and the 2nd year of life too
Resources mentioned in the conversation:
- Dr. Linda Slak's website: https://drslak.com/
- the ICPA website: www.icpa4kids.org
About Dr. Linda Slak:
Dr. Linda Slak, practices with her husband in Burlington, MA where she has provided chiropractic care to families for over thirty years. She is dedicated to advancing the authentic philosophy, science, and art of chiropractic with a neurologically-oriented approach to optimizing the expression of human potential.
Dr. Slak earned her doctoral degree from Life University in Marietta, GA and then trained in prenatal, pediatric care and pediatric neurology with the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (ICPA) and the Carrick Institute of Neurology. She is board certified through the Academy of Family Practice, The Council on Chiropractic Pediatrics, the American College of Functional Neurology, and the American Board of Child Developmental Disorders.
In addition, Dr. Slak sits on the boards of the ICPA, Partners in Perinatal Health and the Massachusetts Alliance for Chiropractic Philosophy. Dr. Slak has been a speaker for the Nursing Mother’s Council, The Massachusetts Breastfeeding Coalition, Partners in Perinatal Health, Life University Continuing Education, The ICPA Summit, and many more.
Dr. Slak is also an instructor for the ICPA certification program. She is the cofounder of the Slak Institute which provides advanced post graduate courses to doctors who specialize in chiropractic pediatric care.
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