Curriculum
Promoting First Relationships:
A Curriculum for Service Providers to Help Parents and Other
Caregivers Meet Young Children's Social and Emotional Needs
by Jean F. Kelly, PhD, Tracy G. Zuckerman, PsyD, Diana Sandoval, MS, and Kim Buehlman, MA, of the Department of Family and Child Nursing at the University of Washington, Seattle.
The Promoting First Relationships Curriculum 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 (birth to 3 yrs.)
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 behaviors
Developing intervention plans for children and caregivers
Individualizing Promoting First Relationships for your setting
