'The propensity to  make strong emotional bonds to particular individuals  [is] a basic component of human nature'  - John Bowlby (psychologist, psychoanalyst & pioneer of Attachment Theory)

What is Heart to Heart?

​Heart to Heart is a therapeutic child and adolescent play-based attachment intervention for children and parents to attend together over 6-8 sessions, delivered in small groups or with individual parent-child dyads. Heart to Heart draws upon the latest neuroscience and attachment research to strengthen attachment security between children, tweens, and teens and their parent/carer through enjoyable, low-key collaborative games, creative activities, and psychoeducational content.

Heart to Heart is a gentle, playful approach which focuses on the quality of the parent-child relationship. Parent/carers learn and practice reflective functioning skills (the capacity of humans to make sense of one another), using play as children's natural means of communicating and connecting, whilst the Heart to Heart Practitioner ensures emotional containment and regulation for parent/carers and children/teens.

Who is Heart to Heart for?

Heart to Heart is suitable for parent/carers to attend with children, tweens, and teens from approximately 5-15 years old. Heart to Heart groups are split into two approximate age groups 5-9 year-olds, and 10-15 year-olds, but can also be adapted for the early years from late pregnancy (28 weeks onwards) to pre-school.

Heart to Heart can be delivered to small groups, or with individual parent-child dyads. Heart to Heart can benefit any parent-child relationship, including pre-birth, and can act as a preventive measure as well as helping parent/carers who are struggling with their child, tween or teen, due to difficult relationships or challenging life experiences. Heart to Heart is also recognised by the Adoption Support Fund under Therapeutic Parenting.

Do you know a parent/carer who...

• is pregnant (28 weeks onwards) and wants support in learning about attachment and bonding with their baby 
• had difficult or traumatic experiences of being parented themselves, and wants to do things differently with their own child
• is struggling to bond with their baby, toddler or child
• wants to learn more about their child/young person's stage of development

• wants to strengthen their relationship with their child, tween or teen
• is a foster carer
• is an adoptive parent (at least 6 months ago)
• is caring for a child/young person who has experienced unpredictable care-giving
• wants to have fun and spend more time with their child, tween or teen

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