Dr. Abishek Bala, who grew up in a warm and connected extended Indian family, talks about that experience and the difference between his childhood and the experience of his young daughter growing up in the U.S.   ..read more

Dr. Henry Marquez talks to us about fathers in El Salvador—the positives and the negatives-- and his experience bringing up a little daughter in the U.S. after having grown up in El Salvador ..read more

Dr. Jooyoung Lee will talks about fatherhood in Korea-- his experience growing up in Korea with his father and his experience bringing up his two young boys in the U.S ..read more

Adrienne Burgess, the Joint CEO and Head of Research of the Fatherhood Institute talks and trains fathers throughout the world. She tells us what we know about contemporary fathers in the UK and what do we need to know ..read more

Dr. Kyle Pruett, an international expert on the subject of fathers and their importance in child development discusses the history of his study of fathers, his research, and a powerful intervention using fathers to strengthen families. Supporting Father Involvement ..read more

Claudia Gold, author of the “Hello It’s Me” project,  talks about using the NBO in her work with families in rural America and tells wonderful stories about her experiences. References for the NBO Series: Nugent TJ, Bartlett J, Vonende A, Valim C (2017). The effects of the Newborn Behavioral Observations (NBO) system on sensitivity in mother-infant interactions, Infants & Young Children, 30(4):257-208. Kristensen I, Juul S, Kronborg H (2020). What are the effects of supporting early parenting by newborn behavioral observations (NBO)? A cluster randomized trial, BMC Psychology, 8, O ..read more

Dr. Campbell Paul, a real NBO expert, from Melbourne, also current President of the World Association of Infant Mental Health, talks to us about using the NBO with vulnerable infants and their families and tell us some of their stories ..read more

Dr. Susan Nicolson talks to us about her experiences using the NBO with babies and their families in Melbourne. She also talks about her research demonstrating the effectiveness of the NBO in supporting the infant-parent relationship ..read more

Dr. Jayne Singer is a neurodevelopment specialist and Director of Developmental and Relational Health as well as Clinical Training at the Brazelton Touchpoints Center. She is a practitioner and mentor of the Brazelton Touchpoints Approach, and of the Newborn Behavioral Observations. She shares some of her insights about using the NBO to support families—including families of vulnerable infants—and tells a touching story about one of her encounters with a parent.  ..read more

Nicki Dawson, a psychologist with a specialty in infant parent psychotherapy talks about her work with the NBO in South Africa and how it can offer caregivers a special opportunity to see their baby as a unique little person with special strengths, This can be especially important in high-risk families when caregivers are haunted by “ghosts in the nursery” (Selma Fraiberg).  ..read more