Promoting First Relationships Parent/Caregiver Book

Promoting First Relationships is an evidence-based curriculum designed for service providers that can be used to assist parents and other caregivers meet the social and emotional needs of young children (0-3 years).

It covers issues critical to supporting and guiding caregivers in building nurturing and responsive relationships with children, including theoretical foundations of social and emotional development in early childhood; consultation strategies for working with parents and other caregivers; elements of a healthy relationship; promoting the development of trust and security in infancy; promoting healthy development of self during toddlerhood; understanding and intervening with children's challenging behaviours; developing intervention plans for children and caregivers and individualising Promoting First Relationships for your setting.

The Promoting First Relationships Parent/Caregiver Book gives parents and other primary caregivers (child care providers, grandparents, close family friends) practical information about how to support their young child's social and emotional growth.

Learn how your day-to-day interactions with your child directly shape their thoughts and feelings about who they are and what to expect from others.