Janelle Durham

Who am I?

a childbirth educator, lactation educator, and childbirth educator trainer for the Great Starts program at Parent Trust for Washington Children
a parent educator for the Bellevue College Parent Education Program, where I teach parents of children age 1 – 7, and also teach a STEM enrichment class for children age 2.5 – 7
a social worker, with 5 years experience working with people who were dying, then 20+ years experience working with people who were birthing and caring for young ones
an author (co-author of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn and Simple Guide to Having a Baby, author of Great Starts Guide to options for maternity care)
a labor support doula
a facilitator for parent support groups through PEPS: Program for Early Parent Support
a curriculum designer – In 2010, I created the lesson plans that are used by Great Starts instructors to serve over 1500 families a year, in 2011, I created topic guides that are used by PEPS facilitators to serve over 2000 families a year, and from 2013 till now, I have been creating resources for parent educators, and lesson plans for preschool STEM enrichment classes.
a program manager – I’ve managed a childbirth education program with over 30 employees that served 2000 families a year at multiple hospitals and community sites and a program that provided support groups for over 1800 families per year
mom to a 22 year old, a 19 year old , and a 5 year old

Transition to Parenthood. I created this website from 2001 – 2008. I am working on updating and moving content over to http://transitiontoparenthood.wordpress.com/. It has a large collection of resources for childbirth educators, including handouts, class outlines, and interactive class activities.
More Good Days with Babies – a new website for parents with articles on breastfeeding and newborn care (some taken from Transition to Parenthood and some new)
More Good Days with Kids. Includes:
- a blog: research, resources & realistic recommendations for parents of kids age 1-5
- a collection of handouts and other resources for childcare providers, preschool teachers and parent educators who work with families with kids from birth to 5 years
Inventors of Tomorrow. Lesson plans for STEM enrichment classes for ages 3 – 6.
Beginner’s Guides to Web Presence & Online Marketing for Non-Profit Family Services

Other things I have written:

Energy Medicine: Hands-On Healing of the Human Energy Field. This is a summary of research I did in 2001 when enrolled in the certificate program in Spirituality, Health, and Medicine at Bastyr University. Includes a discussion of a wide array of traditional healing techniques and new age healing techniques.
Western Dance 1450 – 1650 and The Old Measures: 1570 – 1675, about reconstructing and performing dances from Renaissance Italy and Elizabethan England.
2 small cookbooks of recipes reconstructed from 14th and 15th century manuscripts from England

Here’s my CV if you want the details on my work history and education.

To contact me, email janelled at live.com