“The Happy Talk program was born out of a desire to share the the knowledge and skills I had learned through my work as a pediatric speech language pathologist with families in my community. As a mother of two little ones, I have found so much joy in using baby sign, music, rhymes, and sensory play with my own children. Not only do these things strongly support language development, but they also are helpful additions to daily routines and tricky transitions. Being a parent is not an easy job, and as a new mom I found adding structure to a solo day of parenting to be comforting and supportive to me and my babies. Above all, communicating with your baby via sign and song is so much fun! It is a truly joyful way to deepen the bond between you and your baby. “
Christina Noon, Happy Talk Creator
Christina has been singing with and learning from children for the past 15 years! After graduating from Sheridan College’s Music Theatre Performance Program in Ontario, Canada, Christina spent two years touring the U.S. performing as Emily Elizabeth in the children’s production of Clifford the Big Red Dog-Live. Then after several more years of performing she headed back to school to pursue a career as a speech language pathologist and earned a masters of science at the University of Montana. Christina is now a practicing pediatric speech language pathologist. She loves sharing her passion for communication with families by helping empower with the tools to help their children. After years of working with children and families, her greatest learning came from her own two little ones, Linnaea and Clara.