Building Connections Between the Child and the Childminder

Date: Tuesday 24th May 2022

Time: 7.00 - 8.30pm

Location: Online via Zoom

About session:

Starting with a new Childminder is a major life change for young children, their families and for you as a Childminder. Settling in with a new Childminder always needs careful consideration, but the last 2 years of Covid19 restrictions have impacted the process of separation from parents more than ever. In this discussion with Childminders, Joanna will help us to understand what is going on for the child and how we can help manage the period of adjustment for everyone’s benefit.

NOTE: This is not a training on attachment nor is it a theoretical talk on attachment as the time available would not do this justice. There will be reference to attachment formation as it relates to settling in /separation.

About trainer:

Joanna Fortune is an accredited psychotherapist and attachment specialist. She is the author of the best-selling 15-Minute Parenting series of books (0-7 years; 8-12 years and the Teenage years). She is the host of the 15-Minute parenting podcast and founded the Solamh Parent Child Relationship Clinic in Dublin in 2010 where she has worked with families around a variety of issues. She writes and contributes to articles on child development and parenting in print publications and is also a regular media contributor to a variety of radio (RTE, Newstalk and regional radio) and TV shows (RTE and Virgin Media Television). She is the parenting consultant on the weekly parenting slot on Newstalk’s Moncrieff for over 4 years.

Booking Criteria:

• This workshop has been prepared for childminders based within the Dublin City Childcare Committee catchment area (If this criteria does not apply to you, your booking may be cancelled).

• Booking is on a first come, first served basis.
• Places are limited to 15.