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Parent-Infant teams support and strengthen relationships between babies and their carers What are specialised parent-infant relationship teams? Specialised parent-infant relationship teams are multi-disciplinary teams with expertise in supporting and strengthening the important relationships between babies and their parents or carers. Teams work with babies and their primary caregivers, including parents, foster carers, grandparents or others…
Read MoreSelf-audit tool for parent-infant teams Go straight to tool Background As part of our mission to support the growth and quality of specialised parent-infant relationship teams across the UK, we created the UK’s first definition of a specialised parent-infant relationship team in the Rare Jewels research and report. This work forms the basis of this…
Read MoreThe Parent-Infant Conference 2020: innovative and evidence-based practice to protect and promote the emotional wellbeing of all bumps, babies and toddlers On Wednesday 29th January, 2020, the Parent-Infant Foundation co-hosted the first Parent-Infant Conference with the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families at Kensington Town Hall in London. The sell-out event featured high-profile…
Read MoreWe welcome today’s Care Review, which sets out an ambitious vision for our most vulnerable babies, children and young people. This is one of a number of reviews, including Dame Andrea Leadsom’s Start for Life Review, to recognise the huge importance of relationships. Secure, nurturing relationships between babies and their parents are a fundamental building…
Read MoreA new resource just launched by The Parent-Infant Foundation and Newcastle University, which aims to address a huge gap in support services for parents and babies across the UK, has been welcomed by the Rt Hon. Dame Andrea Leadsom DBE MP. The ‘Parent-Infant Relationships (PAIR) Services Commissioning Toolkit’, developed by the Parent-Infant Foundation and Newcastle…
Read MoreThe Parent-Infant Foundation is pleased to be ending 2022 on a high, with the knowledge that even more babies are being supported by specialised parent-infant relationship teams. The Foundation’s mission is to support the growth and quality of specialised parent-infant relationship teams across the UK to give babies the best possible start to life, and…
Read MoreTamora Langley, Head of Policy and Communications at the Parent-Infant Foundation shares her thoughts on the 2023 Spring Statement. “The First 1001 Days Movement campaigns for policy changes to improve outcomes for babies and toddlers. So this week’s announcement by the Chancellor of up to 30 hours of free childcare for under-twos was big news…
Read More1001 Days Manifesto Updates APPG Activities Resources Evidence Briefs Infographics Working for Babies Members Members The First 1001 Days Movement is an alliance of charities, parliamentarians, academics, and practitioners with a shared passion for babies’ emotional wellbeing. The following organisations have signed up to the First 1001 Days Movement. To get involved please contact us.
Read MoreThe Parent Infant Foundation is delighted to welcome its new Chair of Trustees, Nick Wilkie. Nick brings a wealth of experience in the children’s sector from his previous roles as Chief Executive of NCT (National Childbirth Trust) and London Youth, and UK Programmes Director at Save the Children. Nick joins Parent Infant Foundation at a critical time as we…
Read MoreWe are the only national charity proactively supporting the growth and quality of specialised parent-infant relationship teams across the UK Specialised parent-infant relationship teams work with families who are struggling to form a secure relationship with their baby. Parent-infant teams are multidisciplinary teams led by mental health professionals such as psychotherapists or psychologists, with expertise…
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