The Behavioral Safety and Development Guide for Expecting Parents: Building Skills for a Safe and Healthy Future from Pregnancy to Teen Years
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Welcome to a pioneering approach to parenting that prioritizes safety, development, and learning at every stage of your child's life. The Behavioral Safety & Development Guide for Expecting Parents: Building Skills for a Safe and Healthy Future from Pregnancy to Teen Years integrates evidence-based behavioral skills training (BST) with a deep focus on child and brain development, fostering learning, and promoting resilience.
This easy-to-read and understand, comprehensive guide provides practical tools rooted in extensive research and real-world experience to help parents create safe, nurturing environments. It emphasizes proactive safety strategies, behavioral mastery, and developmental support—empowering you to confidently navigate pregnancy, infancy, childhood, and adolescence.
My research and work with over 30,000 expecting parents, caregivers, and children—impacting more than 26,000 young lives—have contributed to improving parenting classes offered at hospitals and children’s services. More importantly, this book aims to fill critical gaps in existing services by removing barriers that often prevent parents from accessing the skills they need. It offers accessible, evidence-based strategies designed to be practical and applicable, ensuring all parents can develop the skills necessary for their child's safety and healthy development. Join a community of informed, empowered parents committed to raising safe, resilient, and thriving children. With this guide, you'll gain the tools to support your child's safety, brain development, and lifelong learning—today and for the future.
