Volume Two: Attachment and Relationships

Our current report brings to life gournd-breaking research that demonstrates ways early relationships shape children's development. It also sets direction for how we can support good parent-infant attachment -- and how we can make a difference for children whose parents are unable to provide that secure beginning.

Seeds of violence or Seeds of Promise is a series of four quarterly reports presented by the University of Minnesota's Children, Youth and Family Consortium (CYFC) and the College of Education and Human Development. Combining research with photo stories about Minnesota children and families, these reports tell us what we can do, individually and collectively, to ensure good outcomes for young people in our own communities.

The first report summarized research findings about protective factors that help children thrive even in the face of high-risk circumstances. Building on that theme, this second report emphasizes the importance of secure parent-child attachment and, more generally, the power of caring adults in children's lives. The third and fourth reports will focus respectively on the importance of father involvement and exiting comunity initiatives that are making a difference for Minnesota children and youth.

For information on how to order all four reports, call CYFC at (612) 625-7248 or send email to cyfc@che2.che.umn.edu The next report on the importance of fathers will be released in November, 1996.

	Enough time' is the biggest challenge for McDonald Family
	Research shows early parent-infant attactment is critical to long-term well-being of childrenitage
	Single parent got the support she needed right from the start
	Nurturing Seeds of Promise
	Public policies have big implications for the private arena of adult-child attachment
	Resources to reinforce secure adult-child attachment
	Even family professionals have childhood challenges to overcome