From Head to Toe: Sleep & Development with Deirdre Edwards

WHAT IS NORMAL? Deirdre Edwards talks to Mark Pougatch about the normal range of development for babies and young children in this second series of FROM HEAD TO TOE: SLEEP AND DEVELOPMENT. For over 50 years Deirdre Edwards has worked in paediatrics as a nurse, health visitor and McTimoney chiropractor. She founded the Abacus Chiropractic Clinic in Stratford-upon-Avon. Deirdre speaks to Mark using...

WHAT IS NORMAL? Deirdre Edwards talks to Mark Pougatch about the normal range of development for babies and young children in this second series of FROM HEAD TO TOE: SLEEP AND DEVELOPMENT. For over 50 years Deirdre Edwards has worked in paediatrics as a nurse, health visitor and McTimoney chiropractor. She founded the Abacus Chiropractic Clinic in Stratford-upon-Avon. Deirdre speaks to Mark using...

WHAT IS NORMAL? Deirdre Edwards talks to Mark Pougatch about the normal range of development for babies and young children in this second series of FROM HEAD TO TOE: SLEEP AND DEVELOPMENT. For over 50 years Deirdre Edwards has worked in paediatrics as a nurse, health visitor and McTimoney chiropractor. She founded the Abacus Chiropractic Clinic in Stratford-upon-Avon. Deirdre speaks to Mark using...

WHAT IS NORMAL? Deirdre Edwards talks to Mark Pougatch about the normal range of development for babies and young children in this second series of FROM HEAD TO TOE: SLEEP AND DEVELOPMENT. For over 50 years Deirdre Edwards has worked in paediatrics as a nurse, health visitor and McTimoney chiropractor. She founded the Abacus Chiropractic Clinic in Stratford-upon-Avon. Deirdre speaks to Mark using...

WHAT IS NORMAL? Deirdre Edwards talks to Mark Pougatch about the normal range of development for babies and young children in this second series of FROM HEAD TO TOE: SLEEP AND DEVELOPMENT. For over 50 years Deirdre Edwards has worked in paediatrics as a nurse, health visitor and McTimoney chiropractor. She founded the Abacus Chiropractic Clinic in Stratford-upon-Avon. Deirdre speaks to Mark using...

WHAT IS NORMAL? Deirdre Edwards talks to Mark Pougatch about the normal range of development for babies and young children in this second series of FROM HEAD TO TOE: SLEEP AND DEVELOPMENT. For over 50 years Deirdre Edwards has worked in paediatrics as a nurse, health visitor and McTimoney chiropractor. She founded the Abacus Chiropractic Clinic in Stratford-upon-Avon. Deirdre speaks to Mark using...

WHAT IS NORMAL? Deirdre Edwards talks to Mark Pougatch about the normal range of development for babies and young children in this second series of FROM HEAD TO TOE: SLEEP AND DEVELOPMENT. For over 50 years Deirdre Edwards has worked in paediatrics as a nurse, health visitor and McTimoney chiropractor. She founded the Abacus Chiropractic Clinic in Stratford-upon-Avon. Deirdre speaks to Mark using...

WHAT IS NORMAL? Deirdre Edwards talks to Mark Pougatch about the normal range of development for babies and young children in this second series of FROM HEAD TO TOE:SLEEP AND DEVELOPMENT. For over 50 years Deirdre Edwards has worked in paediatrics as a nurse, health visitor and McTimoney chiropractor. She founded the Abacus Chiropractic Clinic in Stratford-upon-Avon. Deirdre speaks to Mark using s...

The focus of episode 6 is what should be happening developmentally for children aged 3 to 4. Deirdre Edwards talks to Mark Pougatch about gross motor and fine motor skills, concentration, communication through sign and verbal language, and social skills. She is passionate about the cranial nerves and advocates for regular chiropractic and health care checks – ideally four times a year but at the v...

The focus of this episode is big changes daily from 1 to 3 years. Deirdre Edwards talks to Mark Pougatch about what developmental progress toddlers should be making during this time. She delves into the importance of sleep for cellular health and development and talks about the importance of a calm bedtime routine. Children can wake if they are frightened or in pain and Deirdre advocates having a...

In this episode Deirdre Edwards talks to Mark Pougatch about the developmental milestones parents should be looking for in babies between six to twelve months. These include gross and fine motor skills, socialisation, communication through sign and verbal language. She offers advice on what parents can do to encourage developmental progress and how to aid sleep and create good routines. She delves...

Deirdre Edwards discusses the first six months of a baby’s life with Mark Pougatch. Topics covered include: the importance of rest, nutrition, maternal self-recovery, sleep, how to establish routines and how to get help from your support tribe. With the focus on the baby’s development, she talks about what to look for and when to ask for help from professionals. Deirdre is all about the cranial ne...

Deirdre Edwards talks to Mark Pougatch about the importance of self-care during pregnancy. Chiropractic she explains is important for expectant mothers to be balanced skeletally, she advocates Head to Toe checks and advice. She wants all new-born babies to have a cranial nerve assessment alongside the Apgar score. She talks about ways to encourage good feeding and sleeping habits in those early we...

Deirdre Edwards talks to Mark Pougatch about her fifty-year career in paediatrics as a nurse, health visitor and McTimoney chiropractor. With stories from her clinic, she explains the importance of the cranial nerves – particularly for sleep, health and development - and why these should be checked in the first ten days of a baby’s life. In this series Deirdre seeks to enlighten parents, grandpare...