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The development of babies whose families are homeless can easily be affected by their uncertain living arrangements. The PACTTherapeutic Nursery's attachment-based, trauma- informed, mindfully focused family interventions help these children and families move beyond the trauma of shelter living. In the past year, Nursery clinicians have infused Fussy Baby Network concepts into their daily interactions with families and into a parent and child regulation activity, the mindful awareness play session.The result has been more productive levels of parental self-reflection, calm, and joy in parent-child interactions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The development of babies whose families are homeless can easily be affected by their uncertain living arrangements. The PACTTherapeutic Nursery's attachment-based, trauma- informed, mindfully focused family interventions help these children and families move beyond the trauma of shelter living. In the past year, Nursery clinicians have infused Fussy Baby Network concepts into their daily interactions with families and into a parent and child regulation activity, the mindful awareness play session.The result has been more productive levels of parental self-reflection, calm, and joy in parent-child interactions. INSET: Learn More. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]