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• fussy baby/capacity building moments: Acknowledge: “This is the cry you were telling me about”. Affirm: “Please feel free to do whatever you need to do?”
Over the last 10 years, the FAN has become a national model for family engagement and reflective practice, and is being adapted to more settings serving children, ranging from early childhood mental health consultation systems to pediatrician training.
A provider who takes a nonjudgmental, respectful, empathic stance understands that behavior has meaning and that a parent's maladaptive coping may be related to a disclosed or undisclosed trauma history. FAN promotes careful listening, pacing, and empathic responsiveness to support these processes.
3 kwi 2020 · High levels of infant crying place families at risk for disrupted relationships, parenting stress, and even for child maltreatment. We conducted an evaluation of the Fussy Baby Network ® (FBN), a program supporting families struggling with infant crying and related concerns.
Although created for Erikson’s Fussy Baby Network, FAN can be applied beyond issues of infancy and can be thought of as both a conceptual model and a practical tool for building relationships in a wide range of settings.
The FBN model showed promise to reach families much earlier and, as needed, to serve as a portal of entry to other treatment services. Fussy Baby Network® Oakland started with a small part-time staff and a strong commitment to make this new service work.
Facilitating Attuned Interactions. Empathic Inquiry. • ARC Beginning. • Acknowledge partner’s verbal and non-verbal feelings. Mindful Self-Regulation. • ARC Pre-Contact. • Pause (internal) to recenter yourself. ©Gilkerson , 2010, rev 2022 Erikson Institute Fussy Baby Network.
