Local parents pave way

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The couple that started it all.

Family Day weekend is fast approaching, and local parents are planning a weekend that's the first of its kind in Kelowna.  

On Feb. 9 and 10, the first annual Parenting 101 Conference will be hosted at the Coast Capri Hotel in Kelowna, 

After becoming parents of three children and experiencing the loss of their fourth child, local couple Dale Allen Berg and Lisa Gaytan-Berg were struggling as new parents and looking for answers. 

“We were literally sitting around in our living room, sleep deprived, struggling to find answers for our parenting questions, when we started looking for resources,” Dale said.

“It was out of that search that we realized there wasn’t a parenting conference anywhere near us, and it got us thinking that maybe we should host one and help out more families,” he added.

Parenting experts Alyson Schafer and Casey Palmer will lead the conference.

Schafer has extensive knowledge, experience, and tools for raising happy and healthy kids. Casey Palmer, has a successful blog and a reputation for raising his multi-racial family. 

The conference will also feature 12 sessions led by regional experts in their fields. Some of the breakout sessions feature: local sleep consultant, Pam Nease; Dr. Rhonda Nelson, Executive Director of Starbright Children’s Development Centre; Melissa Hunt, and Executive Director from Kelowna Child Care Society. 

For more information and to register for this event visit www.parenting101.ca.