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Baby Watching Group (The wonders of combining Watch, Wait, A collaborative project led by a VIG supervisor and Senior Family Worker within the Fields Children’s Centre, Cambridge. Aims of the Baby Watching A group to promote attunement and bonding between parents and their babies, using film to reflect on moments of vitality together in a supportive setting, facilitated by practitioners with experience of using Video Interaction Guidance (VIG) to enhance relationships and the principles of Watch, Wait, Wonder. By using VIG and Watch, Wait and Wonder to support positive parent-infant relationships, the group aims to: - Enhance parental sensitivity and attunement Session plan Structure of a 1 hour session: 10.30 Tea and welcome 10.35 Sing the Hello song (5 minutes) “Hello ‘Mum’ Hello ‘baby,’ Hello everyone it’s nice to see you here.” 10.45 Gentle introduction “How has your week gone?” before Tommy thumb song 10.45-11.00 “A lovely moment for each parent” Looking at the images together in a containing circle, sharing of the positive images / short films (1-2 images/ films for each dyad). 11.00-11.05 Watch, Wait, Wonder “We’ll just spend a bit of time watching the babies.” “Let’s watch the babies” (practitioners model the principles of WWW) 11.05-11.10 Spend 5 minutes wondering together (“Did that feel like a long or short time? What did it feel like? Did you notice…? What was it like when…baby gave you that big smile? If baby had words what might he/she say? What might baby be thinking/feeling? I’m noticing how much he/she is enjoying looking at you. “I wonder what he/she would say?” Relational Goal Setting / Helping Questions (HQ) Target Monitoring and Evaluation (TME) was used as evidence- based outcome measurement for relational goal setting pre- and post- the project to evaluate impact. The TME data revealed an average positive shift of 3.5 points progress with respect to the relational goals across the group. Dyad 1 N and C (11 months) Goal: I’d like my baby to be calmer HQ: What is it that I’m doing when my baby is calmer? (Baseline=3, Achieved=8) Dyad 2 L and F (8 months) Goal: I’d like for there to be more moments for him to explore more HQ: What am I doing to help him to explore more (Baseline=3, Achieved=8) Dyad 3 L and P (5 months) Goal: I would like to develop confidence as her Mum HQ: I would like the bond with P to continue to get stronger (Baseline=7, Achieved=10). Dyad 4 M and K (8 months) Goal: I would like to continue to enjoy shared moments with my baby HQ: How am I bringing playfulness into our relationship Baby Watching Group Practitioners attended a 2 Day training course led by Monika Celebi “Weaving the Cradle:” Facilitating Parent Baby Groups (12-13 December 2017) Aims: To introduce early years professionals to core concepts and clinical practices of facilitating parent baby groups. To expand practitioner’s sensitivity, self- This Group was run over 6 weeks at the Fields Children’s Centre between February and April 2017 for 1 hour/ week with four dyads (parent-child relationships), supported by a VIG Supervisor, Senior family worker and family worker who is trained in baby massage. The VIG Supervisor edited films taken within the Group which showed moments of vitality and Outcomes
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Baby Watching Group (The wonders of combining Watch, Wait, Wonder and VIG)
A collaborative project led by a VIG supervisor and Senior Family Worker within the Fields Children’s Centre, Cambridge. Miriam Craddock & Alex Davies
Aims of the Baby Watching Group
A group to promote attunement and bonding between parents and their babies, using film to reflect on moments of vitality together in a supportive setting, facilitated by practitioners with experience of using Video Interaction Guidance (VIG) to enhance relationships and the principles of Watch, Wait, Wonder. By using VIG and Watch, Wait and Wonder to support positive parent-infant relationships, the group aims to:
- Enhance parental sensitivity and attunement- Promote parental responsiveness and reduce
intrusiveness- Increase positive affect and pleasure within the
relationship- Encourage a more secure attachment
Session plan
Structure of a 1 hour session:10.30 Tea and welcome10.35 Sing the Hello song (5 minutes) “Hello ‘Mum’ Hello ‘baby,’ Hello everyone it’s nice to see you here.”10.45 Gentle introduction “How has your week gone?” before Tommy thumb song10.45-11.00 “A lovely moment for each parent” Looking at the images together in a containing circle, sharing of the positive images / short films (1-2 images/ films for each dyad).11.00-11.05 Watch, Wait, Wonder “We’ll just spend a bit of time watching the babies.”“Let’s watch the babies” (practitioners model the principles of WWW)11.05-11.10 Spend 5 minutes wondering together (“Did that feel like a long or short time? What did it feel like? Did you notice…? What was it like when…baby gave you that big smile? If baby had words what might he/she say? What might baby be thinking/feeling? I’m noticing how much he/she is enjoying looking at you. “I wonder what he/she would say?”11.10-11.15 Baby massage/ positive touch led by a Family worker from the Centre11.15 Repeat 5 minutes of ‘Watching’11.20 Repeat 5 minutes of ‘Wondering’11.20-11.25 Sing the Goodbye song/ River song, e.g. “Bye bye ‘Mum’ bye bye ‘baby,’ bye bye everyone, we hope you’ve had some fun/ it’s time to say goodbye.”11.30 Home time : “What will you take into everyday life?”
Relational Goal Setting / Helping Questions (HQ)Target Monitoring and Evaluation (TME) was used as evidence-based outcome measurement for relational goal setting pre- and post- the project to evaluate impact. The TME data revealed an average positive shift of 3.5 points progress with respect to the relational goals across the group.
Dyad 1 N and C (11 months)Goal: I’d like my baby to be calmer HQ: What is it that I’m doing when my baby is calmer? (Baseline=3, Achieved=8)
Dyad 2 L and F (8 months)Goal: I’d like for there to be more moments for him to explore moreHQ: What am I doing to help him to explore more (Baseline=3, Achieved=8)
Dyad 3 L and P (5 months)Goal: I would like to develop confidence as her MumHQ: I would like the bond with P to continue to get stronger (Baseline=7, Achieved=10).
Dyad 4 M and K (8 months)Goal: I would like to continue to enjoy shared moments with my baby HQ: How am I bringing playfulness into our relationship (Baseline=7, Achieved=8)
Qualitative feedback from questionnaire: “I’m proud of myself that I’ve got the bond with her now. Before I struggled to pick her up.” “Now I know that she needs to know that I am there to help her calm. If she can see or hear me she’s alright.” “I feel my confidence has improved to join other parent/child groups.” “I’m less anxious about him falling now, and he is exploring the world more.”
Baby Watching Group
Practitioners attended a 2 Day training course led by Monika Celebi “Weaving the Cradle:” Facilitating Parent Baby Groups (12-13 December 2017)Aims: To introduce early years professionals to core concepts and clinical practices of facilitating parent baby groups. To expand practitioner’s sensitivity, self- awareness and skills, familiarise them with theoretical frameworks and increase practitioners’ understanding of a reflective space for the setting up and running of groups.
This Group was run over 6 weeks at the Fields Children’s Centre between February and April 2017 for 1 hour/ week with four dyads (parent-child relationships), supported by a VIG Supervisor, Senior family worker and family worker who is trained in baby massage. The VIG Supervisor edited films taken within the Group which showed moments of vitality and connection between parents and their babies, thinking about the VIG Communication Principles, and the relational goals of each parent. These films were then shared in the group to co-create and enhance a shared learning experience.
Outcomes
