Attachment-Informed Antenatal/Introduction Workshop 

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Preparing for the Relationship, Not Just the Baby

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Bringing a baby into the world is one of life's greatest transitions. Whilst much attention is often given to labour, feeding, sleeping and practical preparations, many parents tell us they feel less prepared for the emotional journey of becoming a parent.

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Plays2Connect is an attachment-informed antenatal /introduction workshop designed to help expectant parents and carers understand how relationships begin, how babies communicate, and how connection supports healthy emotional development from the very beginning.

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Who Is This Workshop For?

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This workshop is suitable for:

•  Expectant parents

•  Partners and co-parents

•  Foster carers preparing for a new placement

•  Kinship carers

•  Prospective adopters

•  Parents who would like a deeper understanding of attachment and infant development

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What Will We Explore?

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•  Understanding Your Baby's Developing Brain

• Learn how early experiences shape brain development and why relationships are central to emotional wellbeing.

• Attachment & Connection

• Explore how secure relationships develop and why connection begins long before children can talk.

• Understanding Your Baby's Cues

• Learn how babies communicate through behaviour, body language and emotional expression.

• Co-Regulation & Emotional Safety

• Discover how babies borrow our calm and how emotional regulation develops through relationships.

• Rupture & Repair

• Understand why parenting isn't about getting it right all the time and why repair is one of the most important parts of healthy relationships.

 

Good Enough Parenting

Moving away from perfection and towards confidence, connection and self-compassion.

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Understanding Ourselves as Parents

Reflect on how our own experiences, expectations and triggers can influence our parenting journey.

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You Will Leave With

✓ A greater understanding of attachment and early development

✓ Increased confidence in your ability to connect with your baby

✓ Practical strategies for responding to your baby's needs

✓ A better understanding of emotional regulation and co-regulation

✓ Reassurance that perfection is neither expected nor required

✓ A stronger foundation for the relationship ahead

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Our Approach

At Plays2Connect we believe: There is no perfect parent. Only connection, understanding and growth.

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Drawing upon attachment theory, developmental neuroscience and therapeutic practice, this workshop provides a warm, supportive and non-judgemental space where parents and carers can learn, reflect and prepare for the journey ahead.

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This is a 3 hour workshop available as:

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• In-person workshop

• Online delivery 

• Parent and carer groups

• Professional referral pathways 

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