Research Findings

Four outstanding initiatives and organisations have led us to the research which reinforces all we have written in The Right from the Start books for parents.
These are:

• Roots of Empathy (www.rootsofempathy.org)

This programme, used in Canada, also in Japan, and now being set up in the UK introduces parenthood education in primary schools from the age of 3. The long term aim is to improve parenting skills for the next generation of parents through building more respectful and caring relationships and reducing levels of disturbed and antisocial behaviour and violence. The culture of caring that results is transforming in its effect on the children, on their families, on their school and in the community.

• PIPPIN Parents in Partnership Parent Infant Network (www.pippin.org.uk)

PIPPIN provides outstanding teaching, support and training programmes in the UK, particularly for expectant and new parents. For example, a unique programme called Room for One More supports existing parents who are expecting another child and who, for whatever reason, found their previous experience of becoming a parent particularly stressful or difficult.

• Circle of Security (www.circleofsecurity.org)

Robert Marvin, Child-Parent Attachment Clinic,
PO Box 801075, Charlottesville, VA 22908

See the book “Changing the World, One Baby At A Time” by Larry Shook.

See the Baby Bonding Video by Andrea Palpant & David Tanner (North by Northwest Productions).

“Successful parenting is a principal key to the mental health of the next generation.” John Bowlby MD

Other Sources

There are many other excellent initiatives which have provided important research findings for Right from the Start.

Many of them also provide exceptional publications and support programmes to help parents and teachers.

For example:

The Wave Trust (www.wavetrust.org)
Cameron House, 61 Friends Road, Croydon, Surrey CR0 1ED, UK.
See - The Wave Report 2005 Violence and what to do about it.

National Childbirth Trust (www.nctpregnancyandbabycare.com)
Alexandra House, Oldham Terrace, Acton, London W3 6NH

Parenting Education and Support Forum (www.parenthood.org.uk)
Unit 431 Highgate Studios, 53-79 Highgate Road, London NW5 1TL, UK.

Foresight. The Association for the Promotion of Preconceptual Care.
(www.foresight-preconception.org.uk)

Nurse Family Partnership (www.nursefamilypartnership.org)
1900 Grant Street, Suite 400, Denver, CO 80203, USA.

The Parenting Project (www.parentingproject.org)
5776 Hamilton Way, Boca Raton. FL 33496, USA.

Educating Children for Parenting (www.ecparenting.org)
211 North 13th Street, Suite 701, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.

A community study of physical violence to children in the home and associated variables. Smith MA (1995). Commissioned by the Department of Health UK and published by the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, Oslo, Norway.

Thomas Coram Research Unit
Institute of Education, University of London, 27/28 Woburn Square,
London WC1H 0AA

The Open University Worldwide (www.ouw.co.uk)