New Parent Resources
Conscious Companion is a highly respected member of Family Paws Parent Education Advisory Team,
and a licensed educator of the Dogs & Storks® and the Dogs & Toddlers™ programs.
I provide group presentations in the community, on military bases, and I can teach you from the comfort of your home! Please contact us if you would like to learn more about how we can help your family.
In the meantime, check out these free resources below:
and a licensed educator of the Dogs & Storks® and the Dogs & Toddlers™ programs.
I provide group presentations in the community, on military bases, and I can teach you from the comfort of your home! Please contact us if you would like to learn more about how we can help your family.
In the meantime, check out these free resources below:
Setting Up Military Families for Success (Part 2): Beyond the Basics of Dog Training
Most young military parents-to-be may not believe they need to learn about safe parenting with pets. They don’t need help with their dog, because their dog is so good, and she loves kids! Plus, they have loved and known dogs their entire life! What else is there to know? Frankly, there’s a lot.
The danger lies in expecting parents not having a grasp on the reality of what’s really in store for them with a new baby and their animal menagerie. One of the key components to setting everyone up for success is empowering military parents with knowledge, awareness, and appropriate skills. This extends well beyond dog training and basic supervision of dogs and babies. The idea that you can “just let the dog sniff your baby’s blanket and everything will be fine once you bring your baby home!” and call yourself prepared couldn’t be further from the truth.
... Full article here
The danger lies in expecting parents not having a grasp on the reality of what’s really in store for them with a new baby and their animal menagerie. One of the key components to setting everyone up for success is empowering military parents with knowledge, awareness, and appropriate skills. This extends well beyond dog training and basic supervision of dogs and babies. The idea that you can “just let the dog sniff your baby’s blanket and everything will be fine once you bring your baby home!” and call yourself prepared couldn’t be further from the truth.
... Full article here
Setting Up Military Families for Success (Part 1) : The Perfect Storm
Complicated doesn’t come close to describing the military family’s lifestyle. Most are animal lovers with the biggest hearts. They are some of the finest, bravest, dedicated, most amazing people I have ever known. While there are some common threads that are unique to the fabric of military life, many are the same sorts of things that “normal” people deal with: the need to deal with physical and emotional stress, being young parents, working with a limited or fixed budget, mom and dad both having to work, owning (perhaps multiple) pets that have been rescued, multiple children, and sometimes cavalier approach to dog training, and what is often a general lack of knowledge about dog (and cat) behavior and dog and child safety.
... Read full article here.
... Read full article here.
- What works for your dog? Attention Seeking Behaviors activity sheet for pet parents
- FPPE Dog & Baby Safety Tip Sheet
- FPPE Dog and Toddler Safety Sheet
- 5 Types of Supervision
- Success Stations
- Parent Me Time Activity
- Call the Dog and Baby Support Hotline for immediate support.
- Looking for a great baby shower gift for a dog-loving family who's expecting? Check out Family Paws Parent Education's Dogs & Storks® DVD
NOTE: You are welcome to print and share these handouts, but modifications cannot be made to them without approval from Jennifer Shryock, at Family Paws Parent Education. Thank you.
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