Child development guide
Young parents are often preoccupied with questions about age-appropriate child development. These and many other questions will be discussed by Capital Clinic Riga certified physiotherapist Karlīna Kaire during one of the three age-specific lectures on 8 March. Practitioner will describe child development phases at various ages, up to 18 months, and will give tips on how to recognise appropriate development. Go to the programme and register for the lecture appropriate for your babies age.

Well-being tips for couples
Pregnancy and arrival of the newborn baby requires young parents to make serious adjustments and is often accompanied by many unknowns. Karina Karalkina, certified midwife, board member of social enterprise SIA Femina-S will offer useful tips to couples on how to achieve that in 25-minute sessions. If you want to find out about appropriate fitness techniques, safe and healthy exercise during pregnancy and postpartum, partner’s role in supporting mother-to-be or young mum, partner’s role during family birth, how to maintain and strengthen intimacy during pregnancy and after birth, various massage techniques that you can safely use at home or foetal heart beat monitoring, you must register for one of the thematic consultations on 9 March.

New children’s health check-up programmes
Have you and your child ever needed to make appointments with several specialists at once but you have to wait for several weeks or even months to get to specialist? Capital Clinic Riga has a solution that you will be able to find out during a lecture at the Ķīpsala Expo Centre on 8 March at 12:00. Kristīne Lagzdiņa, project manager of Capital Clinic Riga, will provide further information and details about the three general check-up plans for kids from the Capital Clinic Riga (Concept Express, Before You Start School and Individual Health Check-Up for Your Child) to young parents during the lecture.

How to balance family life and professional growth
Balancing family life and professional growth is one of the biggest challenges for young parents. The fact that you have a child does not mean that your professional growth stops. It is rather a nice opportunity to reevaluate your priorities and rethink how you fulfil your professional ambitions. Moreover, both young parents are going through intense transition at this time, which makes it even more important for both parents to help each other. Rudīte Nīcgale, career and professional development coach, transformational breathing and breath awareness teacher, will offer her individual career consultation on 8 March to help you answer the crucial questions about your professional future. She will also offer two workshops on 8 March – Raising a kid without going into professional identity crisis and How to be ready when opportunity comes knocking? So, register and get your career advice!

Healthy shape of baby’s head
Early months are crucial for healthy and symmetrical development of baby’s head, and even a small correction can significantly change the infant’s head shape. For the past seven years, Milda Saklauskaite (Lithuania) has been helping parents understand and deal with positional head deformities in children, and during her consultation, she will safely and precisely measure infant’s head using craniometer to assess whether infant’s head is shaping normally or a correction is required. Milda Saklauskaite is the founder of HE Vector, official distributor of Mimos pillows (for prevention and correction) in Lithuania and Latvia, and will give parents practical advice on prevention and care, including best sleeping and play positions that will ensure healthy development of baby’s head. Measurements using craniometer are performed on babies until the age of 16 months. Practitioner will consult in English.

Postpartum fitness for slim waist and better health
How to get slim waist after childbirth, how to handle a child and avoid uncomfortable positions or unnecessary pressure on your back? These are just some of the questions that Santa Vula, certified pregnancy and postpartum fitness coach with 16-year experience and author of BORN home postpartum fitness programme, will answer on 8 March during her consultations.

How to get ready for birth
Inga Babure, certified doula and breastfeeding consultant with more than a decade long experience, will offer individual consultations to expecting mothers on Saturday. Register in advance and get advice on the progress of pregnancy, vital knowledge and skills, additional support available, difference between dad doula and midwife doula, what is a birth plan and why these plans are often sidetracked.

Meanwhile, on Sunday, 9 March, Kristīne Reikmane, certified birth doula, awareness coach, aroma therapy practitioner and mother of three, will provide her individual consultation to expecting and young mothers. There will also be three group sessions: Awareness during delivery: theory and breathing techniques, What is a natural childbirth and what kind of support can I get? And Postpartum Golden Month plan. During individual sessions with mothers-to-be and young mums, Kristīne Reikmane will help find answers on how to prepare for the labour, mitigate pain, create support team, as well as prepare for the critical and sensitive postpartum period.

Prior registration is mandatory!
List of consultations, workshops and registration links is available on the webpage: https://ej.uz/f1bb
All consultations and workshops are free for visitors with invitations or tickets to Kids Expo Riga 2025, and participants.

Practical benefits for parents, lots of fun for kids
Kids Expo Riga 2025 is a celebration for children and parents, which will take place on 8-9 March at the Ķīpsala International Expo Centre and offer numerous concerts, shows, fun activities, educational games and meetings with Tuta, Mole, transformers and other children’s favourite characters. As for the adults, they will have access to useful consultations and good deals on baby products. So, it is a win-win for everybody, with lots of fun going around!

Free consultations are supported by Capital Clinic Riga, certified postpartum fitness coach Santa Vula, doula, midwife and breastfeeding specialist Inga Babure, doula Kristīne Reikmane, career and personal development coach Rudīte Nīcgale, nutritionist Professor Silvija Ābele, certified midwife Karīna Karalkina, Milda Saklauskaite (Lithuania) .

Kids Expo Riga is organised by BT1 International Expo Company.
Additional information on the webpage www.kidsexporiga.com and social media: www.facebook.com/expokidsriga and www.instagram.com/kids_expo_riga

Opening hours:
8 March: 10:00–18:00
9 March: 10:00–17:00

Ticket prices:
Children, pupils (3–18 y/o): €3
Adults: €5
Family ticket (1 adult + 2 kids or 2 adults + 1 kid): €10
(every additional child): €1
Seniors, disabled, students: €4
Disable children and children under 3: free

Unlimited parking:
Cars: €4