We are pleased to announce a new session about parent-child attachment in the series of FREE Webinars designed to bring evidence-based child development information to parents and those who work with families. Join us for these parenting Webinar from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. each month on a different topic. These Webinars are designed specifically for parents of young children ages birth to five-years-old, but are highly relevant for anyone working with families. They are made available to you through a partnership with MDE and the Working Family Resource Center. The Webinars are one of our innovative strategies for increasing public awareness and child find for Minnesota Help Me Grow.
Good Enough Moms and Dads:
Separating Fact from Fiction about Parent-Child Attachment
January 12, 2011
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Parents today are bombarded with messages telling them how to raise successful kids. One concept that plays a prominent role in those messages is “parent-child attachment,” reportedly an essential foundation on which a child’s optimal learning and development build.
But what does “attachment” really mean, and why is it so important? How can you tell if your child’s attachment with you is developing as it should? Is it true that a baby’s brain development is affected by the quality of the parent-infant relationship? Can a good attachment develop if mom and dad both work outside the home? Is it necessary to breastfeed, “wear” your baby in a sling, or share the family bed in order to form a good attachment? Is it possible for a child and parent to be too attached? If a baby is premature, medically fragile, or at risk for a disability, how might attachment develop differently? And what about an adopted child who may have missed out on a good attachment as an infant? What will it take for that child to form positive connections with adoptive parents, teachers and other caring adults?
Find out answers to these questions and more on the January Early Learning Counts Webinar with Dr. Marti Erickson.
To register for this Webinar, go to www.workingfamilyresourcecenter.org/wfrc/en/MDE05.asp and click on the Webinar title.
Can’t attend the live presentation? Access the recorded version at www.workingfamilyresourcecenter.org/wfrc/en/MDE05.asp. All sessions are recorded so that parents and others can access them at times convenient to their schedules. The past sessions have been receiving outstanding evaluations can be accessed at online by topic:
- Parenting 101: How to Understand and Enjoy Your Child’s Development http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Z8CKKFN)
- Social Emotional Development: The Magic of Encouragement (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3HMFTJY)
- Discipline Is Teaching: Guiding Children’s Behavior in Positive Ways (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YJV8YDD)
Early childhood programs can also use these Webinars in their parenting education classes, special events, home visits and to share with their community partners. Several ECFE parent classes are registering for the Webinars as a group. The parent groups will be participating together in the Webinar and following the presentation, will have a parent educator facilitated discussion. Additional ideas for how to use this and other valuable and free parenting resources are included in the attached flyer on how to use MDE/WFRC resources.
