Content on Demand Beginning April 9th
Content
- 2 workshops from Compassionate Childcare
- Infant tongue tie workshop from Erin Carroll Manning of Gentle Giraffe
- Workshop from Lora Brawley
- Neuroscience and Nannies with Maria Culley

Promoting Self-Regulation in Children and Caregivers
What feels worse than your children losing control of their emotions? When you do. Martha Tyler and Cady Andersson, co-founders of Compassionate Childcare, understand how upsetting it can be when you or your child lose your composure. Join Martha and Cady as they prepare you to maintain firm, calm, and compassionate boundaries when your child begins to unravel. Learn how to respond quickly to calm your child (or yourself) when distress sets in with quick, straight-forward, easy to implement responses.
Problem Solving Approach for Challenging Behaviors
Much of a child’s day is out of their control, yet the role of the child is to achieve independence. This battle between wanting power and also needing a caregiver’s help can lead to many power struggles, which are not so fun for anyone involved. Learn how to work with your nanny child to solve problems and prevent power struggles around challenging behaviors.
Cady Andersson
Cady Andersson is an Early Childhood Educator in Chicago, Illinois, and Co-Founder of Compassionate Childcare, LLC.
Teaching since 2015, she has completed several valuable training opportunities surrounding Theraplay Sunshine Circles, Anti-Bias Literature, and Positive Discipline and is a Certified Positive Discipline Parent Educator and Certified Positive Discipline Early Childhood Educator.
Cady is currently pursuing her Master of Science Degree in Early Childhood Education at The Erikson Institute in Chicago, Illinois, and believes the most powerful impact educators can have in the lives of children is by encouraging and educating the adults surrounding the child.
Cady created The Compassionate Caregiver Podcast with the goal of uplifting parents, caregivers, educators, and nannies during the challenging journey of caring for children. This podcast offers short bursts of encouragement, skills, compassion, and courage for any adult in relationship with children.
Cady also sits on a monthly panel along with Martha to answer questions from nannies and caregivers for Mindful Care Collective.
Cady is passionate about helping children inside her classroom as well as supporting parents, educators, and caregivers outside of it.
Martha Tyler
Martha Tyler has been a nanny and tutor in the Chicago area for almost a decade, and she is a Co-Founder of Compassionate Childcare LLC.
Martha loves working with children and is both grateful and excited to blend her love of theater and education into her day job. Martha has her Masters in Education from the University of Tennessee and, after a brief stint in formal education, discovered working with young children and families to be her passion! She is a certified Positive Discipline Parent Educator and is currently studying to become a family counselor at Northeastern Illinois University to continue her love of helping families provide care for their littlest members.
Check out her childcare podcast Chronicles of Nannya!
Martha is a proud member of the International Nanny Association and the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, and has been an invited speaker to both Nannypalooza as well as the International Nanny Association Annual Conference. She has been featured in Nanny Magazine and in several childcare podcasts. She is also an expert contributor to CareNectar and sits on a monthly panel along with Cady to support nannies and caregivers for the Mindful Care Collective.
Martha believes supporting the entire family system is the best way to drastically improve the life of a child.
Erin Carroll Manning talks Tongue Ties with Sue Downey
I am Erin Carroll-Manning, the founder of Gentle Giraffes and a trained Master Newborn Care Specialist (NCS), trained Postpartum Doula (PPD), Car Seat Tech, and lactation support specialist. In addition to these I am trained in Respectful Care for Newborns, Infants and Toddlers.
It's been over 25 years since I started my career in child care. I began as a babysitter, moved on to being a mother's helper, and finally to a professional nanny before deciding to specialize in newborns and support of the whole family during the crucial yet joyous time that characterizes the post-birth season.
As a Master Newborn Care Specialist, I have completed the three-year Mentorship Program with Newborn Care Solutions, a highly selective and intense training program which specializes in newborn care education. I come with substantial and unique expertise in all aspects of newborn care, parental education, and support, my role to help nurture newborns toward optimal growth and development while providing guidance and education for parents, and on occasion, the extended family as well. I do this through consultations in addition to daytime hours, overnights, and travel with babies and their families.
As a Postpartum Doula, I'm trained to help moms recover from childbirth, manage household chores, laundry, and meal-prep, and to assist moms and their babies in getting to their doctor's appointments, as well as anything else helpful in their postpartum recovery.
In addition, as an NCS and PPD, (or hybrid as we’re called in the industry, meaning one who is dual-trained in both areas), I answer questions concerning newborn care, help parents bathe their baby, and provide an environment for parents to bond with their newborn while coaching them towards the establishment of a solid breastfeeding supply and a routine that supports optimal development during both day and nighttime hours.
My dual training, along with 25+ years of infant and child care experience and my intuitive nature, are foundational to my ability to provide both you and your newborn hands-on support, day or night. It is my privilege to give you both support and guidance, to teach you about what you and your baby are experiencing, and how to handle each stage of development.
Trainings, Classes and Certifications
-Master NCS
-Trained PPD
-Trained Certified Lactation Educator (CLE)
-Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST)
-Respectful Care Newborn, Infants & Toddler
-Trained Parent Educator
-Advanced Twin Education
-Newborn Sleep Specialist
-Tethered Oral Ties Educated
Neuroscience and the Nanny with Maria Culley
Firstly before we delve into Neuroscience and the Nanny industry, the fact that you are here attending INNTD wherever you are across the world proves to yourself that those around you, that you are committed as a Nanny in your role. It take each and every one of us to be the first raindrop to create a storm of change.
The charges we look after even though they may not be able to tell you yet will thank you in years to come for understanding the our impact as Nannies on their life for years to come with the understanding of Neuroscience.
Promoting Self-Regulation in Children and Caregivers
What feels worse than your children losing control of their emotions? When you do. Martha Tyler and Cady Andersson, co-founders of Compassionate Childcare, understand how upsetting it can be when you or your child lose your composure. Join Martha and Cady as they prepare you to maintain firm, calm, and compassionate boundaries when your child begins to unravel. Learn how to respond quickly to calm your child (or yourself) when distress sets in with quick, straight-forward, easy to implement responses.
Problem Solving Approach for Challenging Behaviors
Much of a child’s day is out of their control, yet the role of the child is to achieve independence. This battle between wanting power and also needing a caregiver’s help can lead to many power struggles, which are not so fun for anyone involved. Learn how to work with your nanny child to solve problems and prevent power struggles around challenging behaviors.
Cady Andersson
Cady Andersson is an Early Childhood Educator in Chicago, Illinois, and Co-Founder of Compassionate Childcare, LLC.
Teaching since 2015, she has completed several valuable training opportunities surrounding Theraplay Sunshine Circles, Anti-Bias Literature, and Positive Discipline and is a Certified Positive Discipline Parent Educator and Certified Positive Discipline Early Childhood Educator.
Cady is currently pursuing her Master of Science Degree in Early Childhood Education at The Erikson Institute in Chicago, Illinois, and believes the most powerful impact educators can have in the lives of children is by encouraging and educating the adults surrounding the child.
Cady created The Compassionate Caregiver Podcast with the goal of uplifting parents, caregivers, educators, and nannies during the challenging journey of caring for children. This podcast offers short bursts of encouragement, skills, compassion, and courage for any adult in relationship with children.
Cady also sits on a monthly panel along with Martha to answer questions from nannies and caregivers for Mindful Care Collective.
Cady is passionate about helping children inside her classroom as well as supporting parents, educators, and caregivers outside of it.
Martha Tyler
Martha Tyler has been a nanny and tutor in the Chicago area for almost a decade, and she is a Co-Founder of Compassionate Childcare LLC.
Martha loves working with children and is both grateful and excited to blend her love of theater and education into her day job. Martha has her Masters in Education from the University of Tennessee and, after a brief stint in formal education, discovered working with young children and families to be her passion! She is a certified Positive Discipline Parent Educator and is currently studying to become a family counselor at Northeastern Illinois University to continue her love of helping families provide care for their littlest members.
Check out her childcare podcast Chronicles of Nannya!
Martha is a proud member of the International Nanny Association and the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, and has been an invited speaker to both Nannypalooza as well as the International Nanny Association Annual Conference. She has been featured in Nanny Magazine and in several childcare podcasts. She is also an expert contributor to CareNectar and sits on a monthly panel along with Cady to support nannies and caregivers for the Mindful Care Collective.
Martha believes supporting the entire family system is the best way to drastically improve the life of a child.
Erin Carroll Manning talks Tongue Ties with Sue Downey
I am Erin Carroll-Manning, the founder of Gentle Giraffes and a trained Master Newborn Care Specialist (NCS), trained Postpartum Doula (PPD), Car Seat Tech, and lactation support specialist. In addition to these I am trained in Respectful Care for Newborns, Infants and Toddlers.
It's been over 25 years since I started my career in child care. I began as a babysitter, moved on to being a mother's helper, and finally to a professional nanny before deciding to specialize in newborns and support of the whole family during the crucial yet joyous time that characterizes the post-birth season.
As a Master Newborn Care Specialist, I have completed the three-year Mentorship Program with Newborn Care Solutions, a highly selective and intense training program which specializes in newborn care education. I come with substantial and unique expertise in all aspects of newborn care, parental education, and support, my role to help nurture newborns toward optimal growth and development while providing guidance and education for parents, and on occasion, the extended family as well. I do this through consultations in addition to daytime hours, overnights, and travel with babies and their families.
As a Postpartum Doula, I'm trained to help moms recover from childbirth, manage household chores, laundry, and meal-prep, and to assist moms and their babies in getting to their doctor's appointments, as well as anything else helpful in their postpartum recovery.
In addition, as an NCS and PPD, (or hybrid as we’re called in the industry, meaning one who is dual-trained in both areas), I answer questions concerning newborn care, help parents bathe their baby, and provide an environment for parents to bond with their newborn while coaching them towards the establishment of a solid breastfeeding supply and a routine that supports optimal development during both day and nighttime hours.
My dual training, along with 25+ years of infant and child care experience and my intuitive nature, are foundational to my ability to provide both you and your newborn hands-on support, day or night. It is my privilege to give you both support and guidance, to teach you about what you and your baby are experiencing, and how to handle each stage of development.
Trainings, Classes and Certifications
-Master NCS
-Trained PPD
-Trained Certified Lactation Educator (CLE)
-Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST)
-Respectful Care Newborn, Infants & Toddler
-Trained Parent Educator
-Advanced Twin Education
-Newborn Sleep Specialist
-Tethered Oral Ties Educated
Neuroscience and the Nanny with Maria Culley
Firstly before we delve into Neuroscience and the Nanny industry, the fact that you are here attending INNTD wherever you are across the world proves to yourself that those around you, that you are committed as a Nanny in your role. It take each and every one of us to be the first raindrop to create a storm of change.
The charges we look after even though they may not be able to tell you yet will thank you in years to come for understanding the our impact as Nannies on their life for years to come with the understanding of Neuroscience.