# Talking Early, Talking Often: Building a Foundation for Mental Health with Kids

**Date:** Tuesday, May 5th  
**Time:** 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM EDT  
 **Hosted by:** Auggie  
  
 **Location:** Virtual

## About this event

Big feelings don’t start in adolescence. They start in toddlerhood. Preschool. Even infancy.  
The foundation for lifelong mental health isn’t built in a single “big talk.” It’s built through small, consistent moments of connection — the language we use, the way we respond to emotions, and the safety children feel expressing themselves.  
Join us for **Talking Early, Talking Often: Building a Foundation for Mental Health with Kids**, a grounded and empowering conversation about how parents can support emotional resilience from the very beginning.  
This discussion brings together leaders in emotional learning and family systems to help parents feel equipped — not overwhelmed — by the responsibility of shaping their child’s emotional world.

### Featuring:
- **Callie Christensen (she/her)**  
  Co-Founder & Chief Brand Officer | Slumberkins  
- **Kelly Oriard**  
  Co-Founder & Chief Therapeutic Officer | Slumberkins  
- **Chelsea Bodie**  
  Co-Owner & Clinical Director | Couples to Cradle  
- **Caitlin Slavens**  
  Co-Owner & Clinical Director | Couples to Cradle

Together, we’ll explore:
- ✨ Why early childhood is a critical window for emotional skill-building  
- ✨ How co-regulation shapes long-term resilience  
- ✨ The language that helps children name and process feelings  
- ✨ How parental mental health impacts family dynamics  
- ✨ When to worry — and when something is developmentally normal  
- ✨ How to build emotional safety at home without making everything feel like a “lesson”

Whether you’re parenting a toddler or thinking ahead to the years to come, this conversation will help you feel more confident supporting your child’s emotional world — in ways that feel natural, not forced.

## What is Auggie?

The most trusted community for parents to find the answers. Inside the app, parents get stage-specific guidance, expert content, on-demand events, and a supportive network that reduces the mental load of figuring everything out alone.