Cape Cod Moms Parent Resource Fair 

2020 Speakers & Presenters

Our speakers and presenters are brought to you as an education series in order to facilitate great information to parents and care givers in our community.  Presentations will take place on the 2nd floor above the cafeteria.   Local experts from the Cape Cod region will share vital information on various topics.   

Attendees will earn participation giveaway tickets for each information session they attend.  If you sign up for a session ahead of time you earn 5 additional giveaway tickets. Email us to sign up!

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Amy Wyman, from Good Grief Cape Cod
Topic: Navigating Grief with Your Family & Children
Amy will share advice and tips on how to navigate grief together as a family. Grief comes in many forms whether through the loss of a parent, sibling, family members, pets and neighbors. Grief can impact children in many ways. Come learn about the resources available in our community and information to help your family through the process.
​Time: 9:30am- 30 mins

Amy Wyman, founder and music therapist, holds a duel Baccalaureate degree in Early Childhood Education and Child Life from Wheelock College and an M.A. in Expressive Art Therapies with a specialization in Music Therapy from Lesley University.

• 15+ years of experience in Early Childhood Education
• National Childcare Teacher Award recipient
• Strong advocate for the under-served

Amy spends most of her spare time focused on using her talents and resources to help her local community. From her music therapy business Tones in Motion, which bridges the generational gap between the elderly and the youth, to her Good Grief workshops and fundraisers, she's always finding ways to make this community, and the world, a better place.

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Sara Hines of Eight Cousins
Topic: Books Build Conversations: Family Story Time
Family story time engages young learners and helps develop communication skills, including literacy, social/emotional, empathy, and critical thinking. By modeling story time opportunities, this interactive workshop uses Bear Snores On to highlight the wide ranging impact that sharing stories has for children. Bring questions!
Time: 10:15am- 30 mins

​Sara has degrees in Children’s Literature and European Literature. She completed her PhD in English Literature at the University of Edinburgh, where she specialized in Book History and Fairy Tales. At Eight Cousins Bookstore, she is one of the co-owners and handles the children's book buying, events, and programing as well as the store's digital media and marketing. She gives classes on language development and early literacy at the Falmouth Hospital to expectant parents and regularly visits the breastfeeding group to model story time and encourage reading and language-rich opportunities. She welcomes every opportunity to talk the importance (and fun!) of reading to babies.

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Tracy Lamperti, LMHC, Psychotherapist, Educator, Consultant 
Lamperti Counseling & Consultation
Topic: "Family Design - A Family Approach to Happiness, Health and Success"
Time: 11:00am - 1 hour

Tracy Lamperti is the owner of Lamperti Counseling & Consultation (est. 1998) and creator of the "Family Design - A Family Approach to Happiness, Health and Success."

Tracy has extensive professional experience with couples and families and is honored to return for her third appearance at the Cape Cod Moms Annual Parenting Resource Fair. Tracy is married and she and her husband David have a 19 year old son and 14 year old daughter and reside on beautiful Cape Cod.

Tracy Lamperti, LMHC, BCETS
Lamperti Counseling & Consultation
Lemon Tree Village
1069 Main Street
Brewster, MA. 02631
774-722-5919
Lamperticc@gmail.com
www.tracylamperti.com
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​Jacob Stapledon, from Children’s Cove 
Topic: "Empowering Children About Body Safety"
Jacob will hold a workshop for parents in how to talk to kids in age appropriate ways about body safety. This workshop will be designed to help parents feel more confident in having conversations with children to empower them to be more confident in using correct terms for their bodies, be their own advocates, and how to ask for help if something makes them uncomfortable. Jacob will also give information on how to ask for support in a safe and confidential way for parents who are unsure of who to talk to if they have a concern.
​Time: 12:15pm - 30 mins

 Jacob is a native Cape Codder who has worked in a variety of human service and education roles supporting individuals of all ages, genders and backgrounds. Jacob believes that prevention education is the key to combating child sexual abuse, and that early intervention and care after abuse with a focus on healthy futures leads to strong and resilient adults.
 
Jacob received a bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a minor in Criminal Justice from Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and found his passion providing training and education to those supporting individuals who have experienced trauma by focusing on recovery, advocacy and strength-based approaches.
 
This passion lead of training, education and prevention lead him to Children’s Cove, the Cape & Islands Child Advocacy Center where he works to raise awareness of child abuse issues, prevention education for parents and caregivers, and how to best respond to children who have made disclosures of abuse for anyone who works with children. Jacob is a member of Cape Cod Young Professionals, a graduate of the Community Leadership Institute, a partner to a wonderful woman, a father of incredible twins, an adventurer, outdoorsman, and craft beer enthusiast.
 
You can learn more about Children’s Cove at www.Childrenscove.org or follow them on social media @childrenscove 

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