Attachment Resources
Websites
University of North Texas Center for Parent Education
www.unt.edu/cpe
A site with resources for parents and parent educators with links to many other sites and information such as parenting book reviews, "Ask-a-Parent Educator," and "Search for a Parent Educator" which allow you to search for Texas parent educators in your area according to topic and language.
Parents' Action for Children (formerly the I Am Your Child Foundation)
www.iamyourchild.org
This site offers parents information that relates the latest brain research to what parents can do to nurture their children. It has information and links to many resources.
PBS Ready to Learn
www.pbskids.org/readytolearn
A compendium of information about children and learning from leading authorities.
National Association for the Education of Young Children
www.naeyc.org
NAEYC is an association for professionals in early childhood education that offers resources to professionals and parents, including information about accredited childcare programs in their area and assistance in locating quality childcare.
Zero to Three
www.zerotothree.org
This organization focuses on the development of children from 0-3 and provides materials and links for parents and professionals.
Child Trauma Academy
www.bcm.tmc.edu/cta
Dr. Bruce Perry, who appears in the video used in this workshop, offers many resources and information on children and their development.
Books
Brazelton, T. B., Bertrand, G. (1991). The Earliest Relationship: Parents, Infants, and the Drama of Early Attachment. New York: Perseus.
Brazelton, T. Berry (1983). Infants and Mothers: Differences in Development. New York: Dell.
Bowlby, J. (1990). A Secure Base: Parent-Child Attachment and Healthy Human Development. New York: Basic Books.
Greenspan, Stanley (1999). Building Healthy Minds. New York: Perseus Books.
Heath, H. (2000). Using Your Values to Raise Your Child to Be an Adult You Admire. Seattle: Parenting Press, Inc.
Karen, Robert (1998). Becoming Attached: First Relationships and How They Affect Our Capacity to Love. New York: Oxford University Press