Compassion & Care: Supporting Women with Substance Use Disorders and their Newborns FREE video
Learn how to support women with substance use disorders—and their newborns. This FREE 45-minute video is narrated through a trauma-informed lens and supports the Eat, Sleep, Console model of care. Also, listen for the impact that a strengths-based practice can have...
Good advice for childcare providers and policy makers about the use of masks during a pandemic
Dr. Nicole Letourneau from the University of Alberta offers good advice for childcare providers and policy makers about the use of masks during a pandemic. Children learn language and emotions from observing our faces. Wearing a clear mask enables a child to observe...
Free Webinar for those interested in Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation
Free webinar for those interested in Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation. NYC Early Childhood Mental Health Training and Technical Assistance Center is sponsoring a three-part series on Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation with Kadija Johnston, LCSW. The...
Exciting News!
Parent-Child Relationships Program at the Barnard Center is very excited to announce that Dr. Nucha Isarowong has joined the Barnard Center to lead an Advanced Clinical Training Program to support the infant mental health workforce. In this position, he will lead the...
Promoting First Relationships – New Study Results!
In its first randomized clinical trial within an American Indian Community, Promoting First Relationships significantly improved observed parental sensitivity (using the Parent-Child Interaction Scales) and parents knowledge of child development. These exciting...
The Durable Feeling That a Child Is Always at Risk
An incredible story by Dr. Rachael Pearson. Toward the end of the article she addresses how Promoting First Relationships® has helped her work from a strengths based approach as a pediatrician, how she has embraced the concept of "wondering" with parents, and thinking...
Parent-Child Interactions (PCI) in Beijing
Denise Findlay, Director of Education at Parent-Child Relationship Programs, taught at the second annual national training of doctors, nurses, and educators in the NCAST PCI scales in Beijing in April 2019. The picture is of Denise and the group of sponsors from AMCHS...
BabyCues® A Child’s First Language
Using BabyCues cards is a fun and informative way to visually convey information to parents and caregivers about the ways in which babies and young children communicate with us non-verbally. It is also a great way to educate yourself, whether a parent or parent...
Dealing with a Crying Baby
Crying is the infant’s way of signaling an overload or an unmet need that requires the caregiver’s prompt attention. Crying is the only way newborn infants can tell parents about their needs. The infant is signaling distress; however, the source of that distress may...