The Healthy Parenting Expo on May 17-18, 2025 at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre will feature a host of sessions to empower the parent and guardian with the tools to do better in raising their off spring and their wards.
The Healthy Parenting Expo will feature two days of intense sessions with the goal of improving parenting skills, which can be quite challenging. This free event will equip the parents and guardians with the tools to produce a more well-rounded child. Please see our draft programme for more info.
Register for the Healthy Parenting Expo here: https://forms.gle/vue1hHDy4oRXHEVr6
Questions: 246+-253-9384
AGENDA DAY 1
| TIME | LARGE GROUP | FACILITATOR/PRESENTER | TIME | SMALL GROUP | FACILITATOR/PRESENTER |
| 8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Registration Hibiscus Health | |||||
| 9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Opening Remarks | |||||
| 9:20 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. | The Effects of Parenting with Untreated Trauma – ACEs | Nicole Alleyne, Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatric Hospital | |||
| 9:50 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. | Fatherhood: Gender-Equal Caring In the Modern Era | Anderson Langdon, CEO, BFPA | 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | DEMONSTRATION CPR on Infants and Children | Heart & Stroke Foundation of Barbados |
| 10:20 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. | COFFEE BREAK PROVIDED BY DEVELOPMENT PARTNER UNICEF (on site) | ||||
| 10:50 a.m. – 11:20 a.m. | Successful Co-parenting | Terry Best-Thompson, Counselling Coordinator, PAREDOS | |||
| 11:25 a.m. – 11:55 a.m. | Contraception Options for Planned Parenthood | Dr. Tiffany Jordan, Clinical Director, BFPA | |||
| 12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Family Financial Health 101: Raising Financially Fit Kids Start With You BPWCCUL | |||||
| 12:35 p.m. – 1:05 p.m. | Eating Healthy for Two on a Budget | Eden Augustus, PAHO Consultant, Nutritionist | |||
| 1:05 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. LUNCH PROVIDED BY DEVELOPMENT PARTNER UNICEF (on site) | |||||
| 2:05 p.m. – 2:35 p.m. | Breastfeeding and Child Nutrition preventing NCDs | Dr. Alison Bernard, director BCNF | 2:05 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | GUYS ONLY: Emotionally Intelligent Parenting | Fabian Sargeant, MENS |
| 2:40 p.m. – 3:10 p.m. | The Importance of Early Stimulation | Dr. Rhea Clarke, paediatric physical therapist, AC Graham Development Centre | |||
| 3:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. | After the Fact – The Truth About Pre-eclampsia and Gestational Diabetes | Dr. Garth McIntyre, consultant obstetrician & gynaecologist | 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | DEMONSTRATION CPR on Infants and Children | Heart & Stroke Foundation of Barbados |
| 3:50 p.m. – 4:20 p.m. | Ensuring Fairness: Understanding Access and Maintenance in Family Law | Faith Greaves, attorney-at-law | |||
| 4:20 p.m. – 4:50 p.m. | The Impact of Vaccines | Dr. Carlene Radix, assistant Dean Global and Community Health, Ross University | |||
AGENDA DAY 2
| TIME | LARGE GROUP | FACILITATOR/PRESENTER | TIME | SMALL GROUPS | FACILITATOR/PRESENTER |
| 8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Registration | Hibiscus Health | |||
| 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Preparing for Labour & Delivery | Krystal Holder, Registered Nurse,Midwife, QEH | |||
| 9:35 a.m. – 10:05 a.m. | The Green Book: Uncovering the Hidden Chapters in Early Childhood | Dr. Clyde Cave, consultant paediatrician/nenonatologist | |||
| 10:10 a.m. – 10:35 a.m. | Learning About Food Labels | Eden Augustus, PAHO Consultant, Nutritionist | |||
| 10:35 a.m. – 11:05 a.m. | COFFEE BREAK PROVIDED BY DEVELOPMENT PARTNER UNICEF (on site) | ||||
| 11:05 a.m. – 11:35 a.m. | The Importance of Exercise in Pregnancy and Beyond | Dr. Sonita Alexander, specialist family physician | GUYS ONLY: Emotionally Intelligent Parenting | Fabian Sargeant, MENS | |
| 11:40 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. | Thriving Parents, Happy Families: Building Resilience | Ambria Holligan, counselling psychologist | |||
| 12:15 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. | From Conflict to Care: Legal Avenues for Protecting Families | Inspector Christine Husbands, TBPS Family Conflict Intervention Unit | |||
| 12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. LUNCH PROVIDED BY DEVELOPMENT PARTNER UNICEF (on site) | |||||
| 1:50 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | Positive Discipline: Shaping Behaviour with Empathy and Boundaries | Terry Best-Thompson, Counselling Coordinator, PAREDOS | |||
| 2:35 p.m. – 3:05 p.m. | Vaccine Preventable Diseases | Dr. Kobi Jackson, paediatrician, PAHO | |||
| 3:10 p.m. – 3:40 p.m. | Vision Matter: Spotting Visual Problems Before They Escalate | Dr. David Callender, paediatric ophthalmologist | |||
| 3:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. | Catch the Whisper: The Significance of Early Hearing Screening | Dr. Jillian Clarke, consultant ENT surgeon | |||
| 4:20 p.m. – 4:50 p.m. | Financial Management BPWCCUL | ||||
| CLOSING REMARKS | |||||
Healthy Parenting Expo 2025 
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