Celebrate! Mommies and Daddies
Parent-Child Bonding
21 Practical ways to build connection with your child.
www.ahaparenting.com/blog/What_will_you_do_with_your_child_today
Beginning at birth, eye contact between parent and child is a key form of bonding. This article helps explain the importance of frequent and early eye contact and the implications for adoptive families.
www.pattycogenparenting.com/a-guide-to-articles/eye-contact-between-parents-and-children-a-calming-connection-between-two-brains/
How can maintaining connection with your child help keep meltdowns to a minimum?
www.ahaparenting.com/blog/Preventive_Maintenance_to_Keep_Your_Child_Out_of_the_Breakdown_Lane
Researchers have found that playful interactions between parent and child strengthen their bonds and promote cognitive development. Not all parents feel they excel at playfulness, but this article outlines several different types of beneficial play that may help you find your playfulness style in order to better interact with your child.
www.empoweredtoconnect.org/whats-your-play-personality/
Books for further reading
I Love You Rituals by Becky A. Bailey, Ph.D. offers more than seventy rhymes, games and activities to help parents and caregivers connect with their children, helping them thrive in school, cope with change, affirm bonds, insulate children from negative influences and set them up for success.
www.smile.amazon.com/Love-You-Rituals-Becky-Bailey/dp/0688161170/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1493915263&sr=8-1&keywords=i+love+you+rituals+by+becky+bailey
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish offers innovative ways to help children express strong emotions without being hurtful, engage cooperation, set limits and promote self-discipline.
www.smile.amazon.com/Love-You-Rituals-Becky-Bailey/dp/0688161170/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1493915263&sr=8-1&keywords=i+love+you+rituals+by+becky+bailey
The Connected Child by Dr. Karen Purvis gives adoptive families hope and healing by addressing the special needs of adoption relevant to discipline, bonding, learning and behaviors. The Connected child offers insight and practical exercises to help parents and children together heal from a child’s traumatic past.
www.smile.amazon.com/Connected-Child-healing-adoptive-family/dp/0071475001/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1497214856&sr=1-1&keywords=the+connected+child