| 10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. | Welcome – Connie Herman, Nobody’s Perfect Parenting Program Provincial Coordinator & Jackie Eaton, Community Action Program for Children (CAPC) Training and Education Coordinator |
| 10:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | Building Attachment Communities to Raise Children In – Dr. Deborah MacNamara |
| 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Nourish: How Food and Relationship Go Together – Dr. Deborah MacNamara |
- Building Attachment Communities to Raise Children In
Who is to raise our children? The only answer compatible with nature is for parents and adults entrusted with the care of children to serve as their mentors, guides, nurturers, and role models. Today’s culture lacks rituals and customs to foster attachment communities for children to be raised in. We can create a sense of home for children by providing a sense of rootedness, belonging, and connection wherever they are. If parents and other adults are to share the task of raising children, then we must actively cultivate the community they need. - Nourish: How Food and Relationship Go Together
The connection between food and relationship has become separated despite how they were meant to be intertwined. This presentation will weave together the pieces of the feeding and eating puzzle by drawing on the fields of attachment science, neuroscience, developmental psychology, and cultural tradition.
