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Connecting With Your Child
The experiences that children have in the first six years of life can build a strong and healthy foundation for life long learning, behaviour, and health. Parents are the most important people in their child's life. When parents respond to their child in a warm, loving and sensitive manner, and provide consistent, positive expeiences they create feelings of safety, security and love in their child.
When children feel safe, secure and loved, they:
- Learn faster and have better problem solving skills
- Have a higher level of self-esteem
- Are more likely to have positive relationships with other people
- Are capable of loving other people
- Are more likely to be independent
For more information on connecting with your child, go to:
Building A Relationship With Your Baby
Your Relationship With Your Toddler
Your Relationship With Your Preschooler
Your Relationship With Your Young School Aged Child
Relax, and don't worry about making mistakes. All parents learn by trial and error. Try to respond to your child in a warm, sensitive manner most of the time.
Many new parents find that parenthood is not what they expected. This is a normal feeling.
Parenting can be a challenge. We can help.
For more information or to speak with a Public Health Nurse, please contact
TTY 1-866-252-9933
Building A Relationship With Your Baby
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