Announcements and Opportunities

Community leader and advocate for families and children, Margaret Feierabend, is the latest addition to the Board of Directors

Parenting and attachment support person for families of adoption and special needs is the latest addition to the Board of Directors

Mother, author and major contributing member of the social work community is the latest addition to the API Board of Directors

The discussion of Attached at the Heart (2nd edition) by Barbara Nicholson and Lysa Parker has begun! The  topics we’ll be discussing in July will be :

• Principle 3: Responding with Sensitivity - Learning the Language of Love

• Principle 4: Use Nurturing Touch - The Healing Power of Physical Closeness

• Principle 5: Ensure Safe Sleep, Physically and Emotionally - The Critical Importance of Nighttime Needs

• Principle 6: Provide Consistent, Loving Care - Keeping Baby’s Attachment Secure

Our discussions happen on GoodReads. We’ll be reading Attached at the Heart for the months of June, July, and a part of August.

The long awaited discussion of Attached at the Heart (2nd edition) by Barbara Nicholson and Lysa Parker has begun!

The  topics we’ll be discussing in June will be:

• Introduction

• Charting a New Course: Breaking the Ties That Bind

• Principle 1: Prepare Yourself for Pregnancy, Birth, and Parenting - What Every Parent Needs to Know

• Principle 2: Feed with Love and Respect - Beginning the Attachment Process

• Principle 3: Responding with Sensitivity - Learning the Language of Love

Our discussions happen on GoodReads. We’ll be reading Attached at the Heart for the months of June, July, and August.