Saturday, 9 December (9:00 AM – 4:00 PM)
Aim: Learning about the importance of connection (i.e., the theory)
Morning:
• Group bonding: Welcome & settling in & getting to know one another.
• Content from Suzanne Zeedyk: The value of responsive interactions.
• Videos: Showing videos of their children, highlighting responsive interactions.
• Content from Suzanne Zeedyk: How those interactions have shaped their children’s biology.
Break for Lunch
Afternoon:
• View Resilience film.
• Discussion of film.
• Discussion to include: the courage it takes to really think about this info.
• Videos: Focusing on moments when children’s interaction bids were overlooked.
• Discussion throughout: The implications of these moments for children’s biology.
• Keep celebrating the courage it takes to think about this info.
• Think about how we would communicate this information to others in kids’ teams.
Sunday, 10 December (9:00 AM – 3:00 PM)
Aim: Putting connection into practice (i.e., putting theory into practice)
Morning:
• Welcome and overview for the day: We’re going to practice responsive interactions
• Participants matched to a child not in their family & spend time interacting
• Discussion of the morning: What was it like? What was hard? What was surprising?
Break for Lunch
Afternoon:
• Exploring ideas for boosting attuned interaction (Ideas from Suzanne Zeedyk & participants)
• Exploring how we explain this info to other members’ of the child’s team