Dr. Vanessa Lapointe, R. Psych is available for interview. She is author of the new book PARENTING RIGHT FROM THE START: Laying a Healthy Foundation in the Baby and Toddler Years. For more information about Dr. Vanessa Lapointe, please visit https://drvanessalapointe.com/ To schedule an interview, please contact: Heather Huzovic, 646.972.0033 or heather.huzovic@gmail.com. Bestselling Children’s Psychologist Tells Parents How to Develop a Mindful and Conscious Parenting Style to Raise Children Right From the Very Beginning In an interview, drawing on the latest clinical research and decades of experience to help parents “get it right,” Dr. Lapointe will: • Dispel common generational myths and confusion around parenting practices: Every generation has different advice about what children need to thrive and grow up happy and well-adjusted―and this advice often conflicts. • Highlight that the key to healthy development is time not competition: No matter how many methods or techniques parents learn, the most overlooked and important part of raising a child is often time. Lapointe shares effective strategies to avoid the traps of impatience and results-oriented thinking, helping children blossom at their own pace, which may be markedly different from your friends’ children or your favorite mommy influencer. • Grow YOU so you can grow THEM: Child development isn’t just about the child. Parents grow, too. Lapointe offers a unique, well-rounded examination of the ways parents can build the best support systems for their children by looking inward, examining their own biases and influences and correcting their own problematic behavior before it causes lasting damage to a child’s psyche. *Halting damaging psychological and developmental parental behaviors such as hovering, helicopter, lawn mower or the overbearing parent: You all watch those videos on Youtube or hear other parents talk about ways to protect their children from unforeseen situations that are part of the normal journey of growth. Lapointe discusses the WHY's behind these damaging parental behaviors and how parents can recognize the opportunity to elevate your children’s growth by restraining themselves. * Parenting in the digital age: Are you emotionally unavailable? From the moment your little one was born, has your phone become permanently imbedded in your hand as you capture every moment and sharing it on social media or text to everyone you know? Do you feed your child with one hand and