Infants who are made to feel safe grow up to have better psychological and physical health, develop strong social relationships, and become better parents. These children are also more likely to develop a positive cultural identity and curiosity about the world.
One consequence of residential schools is that too many First Nations children were never parented and too few had the opportunity to learn parenting skills as adults. We are helping to develop the capacity of First Nations communities to strengthen the experience of bonding, attachment and security between infant and parent.
We are working in partnership with Dr. Jean-Victor Wittenberg, Head of Infant Psychiatry, Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, reaching some of Canada’s most vulnerable children on reserves in Northern Ontario.
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Photo courtesy of Health Canada |