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We are excited to announce the release of the 4th Edition of the Promoting First Relationships® manual, available now! This new edition includes expanded content for providers working with children from birth to age five, with added preschool-focused material and...

Promoting First Relationships (PFR) is an evidence-based home-visiting program for caregivers and their children from birth to age 5 years. It focuses on caregiver–child interaction, attachment, and relationship quality using video feedback of unedited recordings to...

Promoting First Relationships® is now an approved prevention program on the Federal Prevention Services Clearinghouse for the Family First Prevention Services Act. This act allows states to use federal funding to pay for services that help children remain safely...

Learn how this family is using Promoting First Relationships (PFR), to build up the emotional health between child and caregiver, as a way to help set the mold for a secure and trusting relationship. “This is really where the meat of human relationships is, and this...

Our Promoting First Relationships® (PFR) Home Visiting Intervention is now approved by the Home Visiting Evidence of Effectiveness (HomVEE) review and is eligible for Maternal Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) funding.  This new opportunity gives...

Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network offered a free webinar, "Exploring the Science of Connection Behind Promoting First Relationships"             WATCH VIDEO HERE Webinar Description and Objectives: Promoting First Relationships ® (PFR: Kelly et al., 2008)...

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Since 2016, a growing number of pediatricians in Washington State have been trained on Promoting First Relationships in Pediatric Primary Care (PFR-PPC), a manualized program for pediatricians to help them support stable and secure relationships between parents and...