Chat room Talk at Ngwenya Glass Village

June Manala, educational psychologist, will give a talk on fulfilling infant parent relationships at Ngwenya Glass Village on Saturday morning February 4, 2012 at 10am.

This will be an interesting interactive discussion on inter alia: early experiences in bonding and attachment, infant neuroscience - what happens to the infant brain during the bonding and how it influences behaviour; the importance of fathers and their emotions
June has a Master’s degree in Educational Psychology from Wits University and is a member of the World Association of Infant Mental Health and she plans to run workshops during the course of the year.

Cost is R75 per person and this includes tea/coffee and cake and a contribution to charity Bookings.

Details: Phone Athalie on 083-285-8383.
Promoting parent infant (up to under-fives) relationships and positive mental health in families and communities.
This can be a basis for possible satisfying, empathic and fulfilling adult lives later on.
Method: facilitative and interactive - possible video clips

* Introduction to parent infant and under five work and rationale

* Pregnancy and emotions associated with this stage

* Birth and mother-baby-and father's emotions

* The importance of fathers and their emotions

* What happens to the brain and how it influences behaviour, anxiety, calmness etc.?

* What parents can do to soothe babies toddlers?

* Mother's/Parent's state of mind and beginning meaningful responsiveness and reflectiveness in
conversations with the baby

* Early experiences ,bonding and attachment and types of attachment styles links with personality
types later in life

Ngwenya Glass Village, off Beyers Naude & R114, Muldersdrift.