Right From the Start:
Parenting can be challenging. Are you unsure or anxious about your parenting skills? Do you want to feel more comfortable with your baby? Then Right From the Start is right for you and your child 12 months or younger. A healthy parent-child relationship promotes infant attachment security, mental development, and well-being. In Right From the Start, parents work together on solutions to parenting challenges, share ideas, and explore the many faces of parenting
A FREE 8-session parenting skills course
New parenting class in English
South Orange County Family Resource Center: 23832 Rockfield Blvd., Ste.270, Lake Forest, CA 92701 Every Thursday October 7, 2010 to December 2, 2010 From 1 pm to 3 pm
Child Care will NOT Be Provided, but if parents choose to bring their child we ask that they be under the age of 12 months and are able to sit quietly to minimize class interruptions
For more information regarding upcoming class schedules or to enroll please call: Laura Ramirez at (949) 824-4449
Right From The Start is an 8-session course that uses attachment theory as a framework to enhance caregiver skills in reading infant cues and responding sensitively (Niccols et al. 2000). The goal of Right From the Start is to improve parent-child interaction in order to foster infant attachment security.
SESSION 1: Attachment Security – “What is it & why is it important”
SESSION 2: Parent-child Interaction –“How do you show me you love me”
SESSION 3: Child and Parent Personality – “I am unique and so are you.”
SESSION 4: Disengage Cues – “I don’t like what you’re doing right now.”
SESSION 5: Engage/Approach Cues – “I like what you’re doing right now. I need you.”
SESSION 6: Following Your Child’s Lead – “This is what I’m interested in right now.”
SESSION 7: Building a Healthy Relationship – “I like being with you.”
SESSION 8: Wrap Up
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