Attachment – Page 2 – Kids First Parent Association of Canada

Second wave feminist, Erica Jong, attacks “attachment parenting” and “green” child rearing

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon November 15, 2010June 16, 2020in Attachment, Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, Mothers, women's equality, gender equity, feminisms, misogyny

Second wave feminist, Erica Jong, attacks “attachment parenting” and “green” child rearing in The Wall Street Journal article “Mother Madness“—Nov. 6, 2010

Stress in Daycare (broken link)

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon May 7, 2010June 11, 2020in Attachment, Effects on child outcomes: health, cognitive, behavioural

Stress in Daycare (broken link) – Sir Richard Bowlby 2007. This report regards policy for children under 30 months (2 1/2 yrs). Children who form a “secondary attachment” may not experience the stress (high cortisol levels) found in children in…

Swedish Parliament hears about the importance of parent-child attachment

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon December 15, 2008May 25, 2020in Attachment, Misc., Sweden

Canadian Developmental psychologist's Dr Gordon Neufeld's work citedFrom Jonas Himmelstrand, a Swedish friend of Kids First:Dear friends,Sweden's rigid day care based family policies may start to loosen up, even though the journey can be long.I was invited to speak at…

Excerpts from the Report, "Breakthrough Britain: The Next Generation," and Kids First Commentary

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon September 15, 2008May 25, 2020in Attachment, Child poverty, income, family finances & taxation, Misc., Policy with promise

Excerpts from the Executive Summary September, 8 2008. Dr Samantha et. al. The Centre for Social Justice - report: "The Next Generation Report: Early Years Commission Report" (download full report PDF here) [from p4] Current Government policy for the early…

Parent-Child Attachment Now a Political Issue in Britain. New Report from ex-leader of Conservatives says government should stop pressuring parents to use daycare centres

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon September 8, 2008May 30, 2020in Attachment, Child poverty, income, family finances & taxation, Children's Well-Being, Effects on child outcomes: health, cognitive, behavioural, Misc., Mothers, women's equality, gender equity, feminisms, misogyny, Policy with promise

Parent-Child Attachment Now a Political Issue in Britain. New Report from ex-leader of Conservatives says government should stop pressuring parents to use daycare centres London Times Online editorial by report sponsor, former Conservative Party Leader, Iain Duncan Smith: “Think tank:…

Interview with Canadian Dr. Elliot Barker on Roots of Criminality

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon June 25, 2008June 17, 2020in Attachment, Effects on child outcomes: health, cognitive, behavioural, Mental/Emotional Health

Interview with Canadian Dr. Elliot Barker (Natural Child - web article), child psychiatrist and founder of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children. He sees lack of empathetic parenting and consumerism as the roots of criminality.

New Vanier Institute Report: The Rise in the Number of Children and Adolescents Who Exhibit Problematic Behaviors: Multiple Causes (broken link)

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon March 20, 2007June 29, 2020in Attachment, Corporate exploitation, consumerism, Effects on child outcomes: health, cognitive, behavioural, Mental/Emotional Health, Physical activity, sleep, sedentary behaviour & screen time

New Vanier Institute Report: 2007. The Rise in the Number of Children and Adolescents Who Exhibit Problematic Behaviors: Multiple Causes (broken link) Kids First summaryPress Release (broken link)Globe and Mail article and readers’ comments (broken link)Recent related reports: UNICEF report…

Minding the Baby Rebecca Abrams’ review of “Why Love Matters: How Affection Shapes a Baby’s Brain”

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon July 16, 2006July 7, 2020in Attachment, Mental/Emotional Health

July 16, 2006. "Minding the Baby" - Rebecca Abrams’ review in The Guardian of Sue Gerhardt’s book Why Love Matters: How Affection Shapes a Baby’s Brain

Best-selling author on parenting, therapist Steve Biddulph

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon March 26, 2006July 7, 2020in Attachment, Discrimination against parents, children, and parental child care, Effects on child outcomes: health, cognitive, behavioural, Mental/Emotional Health

March 13, 2006. The Telegraph - (web): "Best-selling author on parenting, therapist Steve Biddulph: “My warning to parents is simple: one in five children put into nursery early will develop mental health problems”"