Posts Tagged ‘Parent-Infant Relationships’
Parent-Infant Foundation asks, ‘Why are attuned relationships so important for babies?’ this Infant Mental Health Awareness Week
This year to mark Infant Mental Health Awareness Week (8th – 14th June), the Parent-Infant Foundation is calling on professionals and practitioners to focus on ‘Attunement’. Attunement is the ability to tune in and connect with others on an emotional level. It is important for everyone, but particularly for babies and their parents (or carers).…
Read MoreWho is speaking up for babies in Scotland?
On 7th May, Scotland elects a new government. Ahead of the election, the Parent-Infant Foundation convened a coalition of children’s and mental health charities (Save the Children, NSPCC, Home-Start UK, Mental Health Foundation, Parenting Across Scotland and Starcatchers) to call on all political parties to ‘Speak up for babies in Scotland’ With just over a week until the elections, we are keen to see how each of the main parties…
Read MoreFirst 1001 Days Movement – Response to the Health and Social Care Committee’s report: ‘First 1000 Days: a renewed focus’
We welcome the publication of the Health and Social Care Select Committee’s report, First 1000 Days: a renewed focus. Many of the key recommendations in the report closely reflect the priorities set out in the First 1001 Days Movement’s submission to the inquiry. These include calls for a funded national roll-out of Family Hubs, urgent action to rebuild the…
Read MoreParent-Infant Foundation awareness training pilot in Wales sees positive results
The Parent-Infant Foundation’s pilot awareness raising training project, ‘BEAR – Building Early Attuned Relationships’, based in Wales, has come to an end, with some brilliant results and positive feedback. The aim of the National Lottery supported ‘BEAR’ project is to increase knowledge across professional and community domains about the importance of the first 1000 days (known…
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