Helping Parents Learn to Nurture Their Children Improves Child Welfare Outcomes
The care that children receive in their first years has lifelong consequences. If young children’s needs for safety, security, empathy, and understanding are met, they have a greater chance of being able to regulate their own emotions during stressful times and create healthy relationships. Promoting First Relationships® (PFR), a home visiting intervention program developed at the University of Washington, supports and guides caregivers in building their relationships with their infant or toddler.