Blossom Provider Community Talks
at OFJCC in Palo Alto, in the Jeff Center for Families (Room G106)
- Suggested donation $20 | Donations go towards Blossom -
Come join Blossom's FREE provider community talks! These one hour talks are a chance to learn from professionals, find resources, and connect with others. Each month will feature a different Blossom Provider, who will speak on a special topic in their field of expertise, and share about their business & services.
Topic: "Promoting Your Baby’s Development from Birth"
(Wed. 5/28/2025 @ 6:30-7:30pm)
with Laura Todd (LPCC) from Laura Todd Mental Health Services
**FREE TAKE HOME HANDOUT OF ACTIVITITES TO DO WITH BABY
**CHANCE TO WIN SOME BABY ITEMS!
How can you start your child’s development on the right foot from day 1? What activities and interactions can help promote your child’s progress towards reaching important milestones in the first year? How will you know if your child is on the right track for reaching important milestones at the appropriate time?
This talk will focus on age appropriate activities and engagements you can have with your baby starting from birth and feel confident that they are making progress towards their developmental milestones. You will also learn about the Ages and Stages Questionnaire, a parent reported assessment, that can guide you on your child’s progress in their developmental from birth to 5 years old. Come and learn about your child’s development and gain the insight and confidence you want as a parent.
About Laura
Laura Todd (LPCC) is a mental health therapist and infant and early childhood mental health specialist with 10 years of experience in the field. Laura has helped hundreds of families throughout Santa Clara County with addressing issues of development, parent-child relationships, attachment, and trauma for children birth to 5 years old. Laura opened her private practice focusing on perinatal mental health in order to help parents start on the right path to becoming the parents they want to be before issues arise. She is passionate about mothers and fathers feeling positive and confident about how they are showing up as the parents they want to be for their children.
Topic: "Embracing Baby & Toddler Emotions"
(Wed. 6/25/2025 @ 6:30-7:30pm)
with Maria Abilock from PreSchool Family
Little ones can have such big feelings, seemingly out of nowhere. In this session, we will explore your experience with feelings, discuss your child's emerging feelings and baby/toddler emotional development, including the role of temperament.
Participants come away with simple and effective strategies such as developing a family vocabulary of feelings, active listening, sportscasting, and taking calm down breaks to support baby & toddler emotional development and family emotional health.
About Maria
Credentialed Parent Educator, Palo Alto Adult School; Infant-Toddler-Twos Lead Teacher with 20 years of experience at PreSchool Family