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BABY DANCE

BUILDING SECURE ATTACHMENTS

OBJECTIVES• Describe the importance of

relationships to infant development• Identify features of relationship-

based programming• Define attachment, it’s function and

steps to build strong bonds

ICEBREAKER

PHRASE # 1

1. What young children today need most is…a. Confidence to meet and communicate with new

people in new situationsb. Capacity to form deep, meaningful

relationships that provide security and continuity

PHRASE # 2

1. Communication skills come from…a. Learning to make oneself understood to people

who do not understand immediatelyb. Having many conversations with a few people

whom the child knows well

PHRASE # 3

1. Young children should have true attachment relationships with adults…a. Only at home, not at preschool or child careb. At home but also at preschool or child care as a

basis for secure learning there

PHRASE # 4

1. Young children need…a. Time together with a variety of people from

different backgrounds and culturesb. To get to know a few people well and become

part of a close group

THREE WISHES

QUOTE #1The heart is the hub of all sacred places, go there

and roam. ~ Bhagawan Nityananda

RELATIONSHIPS

BASIC DANCE

FIRST DANCE

EXTENDED DANCE

BORN DANCING

• Touch

• Contingent Responsiveness

• Rhythmicity and Turn Taking

• Object Plan and Imitation

NEW STEPS

• Communicative Competence

• Objects Have Permanence

• Concepts of Relationships: Attachment

• Mobility

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

QUOTE #2

How must it affect infants when what they CAN do is not appreciated, and what

they cannot do is expected?

~ Magda Gerber

RELATIONSHIP-BASEDPRACTICE

DEFINITION

MODELCHILD

Child-child relations

PARENTThe parent community

CAREGIVERThe caregiver community

Child-parent relationshipFirst Dance

Child-caregiver relationship

Extended Dance

Caregiver-parent relationship

Supportive Dance

VIDEO CLIP

“STILL FACE”

ASSUMPTIONS

• Importance of relationships

• Relationships matter

• The Right Way

• Overall Quality

FEATURES 1

• Communication

• Primary Caregiver

• Low Ration

• Continuity

• Caregiver Role

FEATURES 2• Peer Relationships

• Begin and End

• Individualization

• Parent Relationships

• Caregiver Relationships

• Environment

ATTACHMENT

• Definition

• Function

• Whom?

• Evidence

• Build It

• Undermine It

BASIC NEEDS

• Response

• Communication

• Imitation

EVALUATION

PD CERTIFICATE

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SURVEY MONKEY

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• Additionally, please complete the following evaluation on Survey Monkey to provide feedback regarding this session.

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