Attachment Parenting International
Programs
Description
Currently, our primary operating program is the affiliation and coordination of Attachment Parenting Support Groups around the world. Our groups are being facilitated by husband and wife teams, mothers, social workers, or childbirth or parenting educators. The focus of these groups is to educate parents and potential parents in the critical emotional and psychological needs of infants and young children. Research has shown that parent support groups are most effective in reducing child abuse and neglect. Our primary objective is to help parents build strong emotional connections with their children. Those strong connections act like a vaccine to prevent a host of behavior and mental disorders in school or later in life. We encourage the active participation of fathers in the groups.
Program Areas Served
None
Currently, our primary operating program is the affiliation and coordination of Attachment Parenting Support Groups around the world. Our groups are being facilitated by husband and wife teams, mothers, social workers, or childbirth or parenting educators. The focus of these groups is to educate parents and potential parents in the critical emotional and psychological needs of infants and young children. Research has shown that parent support groups are most effective in reducing child abuse and neglect. Our primary objective is to help parents build strong emotional connections with their children. Those strong connections act like a vaccine to prevent a host of behavior and mental disorders in school or later in life. We encourage the active participation of fathers in the groups.
Program Areas Served
None
Budget
$50,000.00
Description
API is one of the only organizations to provide materials, support and enable volunteer parent leaders to facilitate free, regular Parent Support Group meetings in their area. AP Parent Support Groups are a unique in that they combine formal information exchange, facilitated parenting problem-solving and the social benefits that are prevalent and sought after in informal moms and play groups. Information and support provided by the leaders is based on API's Eight Principles of Parenting which are rooted in developmental and attachment research as well as more recent neuroscience. The Principles promote healthy social, emotional and psychological development in children through nurturing and attuned relationships with their parents and caregivers.
Program Areas Served
None
$50,000.00
Description
API is one of the only organizations to provide materials, support and enable volunteer parent leaders to facilitate free, regular Parent Support Group meetings in their area. AP Parent Support Groups are a unique in that they combine formal information exchange, facilitated parenting problem-solving and the social benefits that are prevalent and sought after in informal moms and play groups. Information and support provided by the leaders is based on API's Eight Principles of Parenting which are rooted in developmental and attachment research as well as more recent neuroscience. The Principles promote healthy social, emotional and psychological development in children through nurturing and attuned relationships with their parents and caregivers.
Program Areas Served
None
Budget
$40,000.00
Description
API collects, assembles and disseminates to multiple constituents over multiple channels, development, attachment and other related research and information that demonstrates 'best practices' for parents and caregivers to promote healthy social, emotional and psychological development with their children through nurturing relationships. API reaches parents and professionals through a variety of web-based and print products and offerings.
Program Areas Served
None
$40,000.00
Description
API collects, assembles and disseminates to multiple constituents over multiple channels, development, attachment and other related research and information that demonstrates 'best practices' for parents and caregivers to promote healthy social, emotional and psychological development with their children through nurturing relationships. API reaches parents and professionals through a variety of web-based and print products and offerings.
Program Areas Served
None
Budget
$10,000.00
Description
Development of curriculum, training materials and class structures for offering formal parenting classes based on API's research-based Eight Principles of Parenting promoting healthy parent-child relationships that underpins appropriate social, emotional and psychological child development.
Program Areas Served
None
$10,000.00
Description
Development of curriculum, training materials and class structures for offering formal parenting classes based on API's research-based Eight Principles of Parenting promoting healthy parent-child relationships that underpins appropriate social, emotional and psychological child development.
Program Areas Served
None
