Bio – Kim Lyons
I have been working with children and families in educational settings and in private practice for over 30 years. As both an educator and a facilitator I bring many diverse talents to my work, including early childhood development, doula support, yoga and bodywork. I began my career with a masters degree in early childhood development. I went on to become a child development specialist for a hospital based HIV and drug treatment program, have taught pre-school and infant massage classes and was a program coordinator for an early intervention center working with families and children with special needs from birth to age three. When I’m not teaching, I spend my time as a nanny.
My inspiration for the Tum e Time classes have come from the numerous families I’ve taught infant massage and yoga to; many hours of assessing children, working with occupational, physical, and speech and language therapists, designing curriculum, teaching children, and becoming a mother myself.
I am also the author of Homemade Play: Creative Ways To Be With Your Baby
Education & Training
Masters of Education: Early Childhood Development/Elementary Education
- Certified Infant Massage Instructor
- Certified Esalen Massage Therapist
- Advanced Esalen Massage Training
- Acupressure Training
- Doula
- Certified Instructor, Yoga For All Abilities, Sonia Sumar Method for children with special needs
- CranioSacral Therapist
Publications
My ebook Homemade Play: Creative Ways To Be With Your Baby can be found on Amazon.
Content Creator for Playfully
Playfully was a fun and engaging educational app that catered to parents of children ages 0 to 3 and provided developmental tips and activities until it was bought out by Lovevery.