More than Child's Play

About More than Child's Play

Join Speech-Language Pathologist Lacy Morise and Physical Therapist Nicole Sergent as they host warm and helpful conversations around their table where the early childhood world and daily parenting life meet. The friends and professionals from their village will inspire, challenge, and support you in your own journey as a parent, early childhood professional, or therapist.

Publisher

Milestones & Miracles

Category

kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Jun 2018

Latest episode

8 Nov 2025

Latest episodes

38 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Nov 2025

   TMR Tots and Teen with Physical Therapist Susan Blum

   Nicole is thrilled to join respected physical therapist Susan Blum for this episode. Susan is the creator and lead instructor for the TMR (Total Motion Release) Tots and Teens educational programs. In this conversation they discuss what TMR is and how Susan first came to discover it, learn about it, and use it daily as a physical therapist.  The evolution of TMR to the pediatric population is shared along with the many clinical ways both Nicole and Susan have found it transformative to their pediatric practices.  Susan shares the evidenced based research that exists and is on the horizon around TMR and the many exciting places and opportunities she has been able to share this - her life's work - to improve the lives of children globally.  If you are a clinician or parents curious about TMR and what it offers - this episode is for you!

2. 

   1 Oct 2025

   Where we've been and what we want every woman to know. Nicole's Breast Cancer Story

   If you are a longtime follower, you may have noticed we’ve been a little quieter over here. There are a few reasons for that but one is that Nicole, like 1 in 8 women in the United States, was diagnosed with breast cancer this year. Our podcast focuses on more child centered topics, but today, the first day of breast cancer awareness month, she’s sharing her story here. And she’s sharing it as a patient and not a medical provider. While she debated back and forth on sharing such a personal experience, she realized she had a story and we have a platform. So we are using them both. During her own diagnosis process, she was communicating with 3 other friends going through similar fates. In the months that followed, friends have connected her with their friends and family members who were also recently diagnosed. If you are a woman or love a woman, you know this is sadly an all too common experience. And that is why we decided to share her story. Early detection, self advocacy, exceptional medical care, and the best army of support, love, and prayers saved Nicole’s life this year. There is not a neat and tidy way to tell a story like this. After she recorded it, she immediately wished she had remembered to say certain things or self doubted what she had said. An oncologist would certainly be able to share information with more intelligent language and accurate detail. But this is her truth. It’s messy, emotional, hard, beautiful, and real. Here you will learn about risk factors, early detection, advocating for testing and imaging, and what the process of diagnosis, decision making, treatment, and recovery feels like for someone used to taking care of others, who suddenly finds herself as the patient. Nicole’s truth includes the sincere hope that it will give other women knowledge, confidence, and support to become their own best advocate. Thank you for listening and sharing and for your continued support of our small business. We look forward to bringing you some exciting pediatric content soon! PS - please do your self exams, schedule your imaging, and talk to your provider about your risk factors! 💪🏼 #breastcancerawareness #breastcancer  #earlydetectionsaveslives #savethetatas #pinkribbon #mastectomy #BCSM #BreastCancerSupport #BreastCancerResearch #womenshealth #breastcancerawarenessmonth

3. 

   2 Nov 2021

   Roadblocks to Natural Development Series: #3 Undetected Vision Loss & #4 Undetected Hearing Loss

   Often times there are roadblocks that get in the way of natural child development.  These roadblocks are sometimes created by adults caring for children and are sometimes biological factors that go undetected.  In this podcast series we will identify eight of the most common roadblocks and share strategies to address them.  In this episode Nicole discusses how undetected vision loss impacts a child's development and Lacy discusses how undetected hearing loss impacts a child's development.  Be sure to listen to the other podcast episodes in this series highlighting other roadblocks to natural development: lack of tummy time, prolonged sucking, media and screen time exposure, missed diagnoses, nutrition and allergies and over-parenting/a faulty sense of what's typical.  To learn more about these Top Roadblocks to Natural Development visit the Milestones & Miracles website, use our discount code to save money and check out our continuing education courses offered through Medbridge Education: https://milestonesandmiracles.com/for-professionals/online-ceus/

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