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COVID-19 Response

Some resources from PACE:

How do we stay connected with ourselves during times of uncertainty and fear

Talking with your children about covid 19

Videos to support kids & families:

Sesame Street launches “Caring for Each Other”  website to support children and families during Covid19 health crisis.

Try a virtual hug with Elmo!

 

Hand washing song with the Wiggles

Recommended Books

Raising a Secure Child

How Circle of Security Parenting Can Help You Nurture Your Child’s Attachment, Emotional Resilience, and Freedom to Explore

Author: Kent Hoffman, Glen Cooper, and Bert Powell

 

The Whole-Brain Child

12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind, Survive Everyday Parenting Struggles, and Help Your Family Thrive

Author: Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D.

 

No-Drama Discipline

The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind

Author: Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D.

 

Parenting from the Inside Out

How A Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive

Author: Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., and Mary Hartzell, M.Ed.

 

Rest, Play, Grow

Making Sense of Preschoolers by Dr. Deborah MacNamara
Discipline without Damage: How to Get Your Kids to Behave without Messing them Up

Author: Dr. Vanessa Lapointe

Recommended Videos

Circle of Security

An animated four minute overview of the concepts used in the Circle of Security model

Circle of Security Animation from Circle of Security International on Vimeo.

 

Circle of Security – Being Well with Shark Music

At the core of the Circle of Security model is the art of Being-With. This capacity includes knowing what gets in the way, something we call shark music.

 

Circle of Security – Connection

Looking at “connection”, the key to secure parenting in less than three minutes.

Recommended Websites

Circle of Security

A practical and accessible early intervention program for parents and caregivers. This curriculum is shared with parents who participate in the PACE Family Program.

 

Neufeld Institute

Dr. Neufeld has consider attachment from a developmental perspective and has a range of practical workshops, DVD’s and resources for parents and professionals.

 

Dr. Daniel J. Siegel

Is neuropsychiatrist and author of many bestselling books and videos. Dr. Siegel demystifies the interface of human relationships and our basic human biological processes. He has focused his career on how we can support ourselves in developing and considering the foundations of mental health throughout our lifespan, and speaks of the importance of “mindsight” in individuals, families and communities.

 

Dr. Tina Payne Bryson

Is the co-author (with Dr. Daniel J. Siegel) of THE WHOLE-BRAIN CHILD and NO-DRAMA DISCIPLINE, each of which has been translated into over twenty languages. She is a psychotherapist and the Executive Director of The Center for Connection in Pasadena, California, where she offers parenting consultations and provides therapy to children and adolescents.

 

Kids in the House

An online parenting resource hub, offering links to videos and resources on a wide range of topics by some of the world’s foremost experts

 

Hand in Hand

A parenting model supports parents with the insights, skills and tools necessary to build the meaningful connections that parents and children need to thrive.