IMP Resources
A Simple Gift: Comforting Your Baby
Finalist in the New York Television, Film and Video Festival, 1998
VHS or DVD Video (10 min.)
This videotape for parents presents well-researched information about the importance of the infant's attachment relationship with parents in clear, easy-to-understand language with examples of when and how to respond to an infant's distress in order to promote a baby's trust and confidence to explore the world
Guide for Parents and Other Caregivers
Presents the message of the videotape in an easy-to-understand way with lively and humorous illustration. Guide for Professionals Provides background theory on which A simple Gift was based along with suggestions for out to use the videotape with parents and how to encourage parents to be more sensitive to their babies cues of distress. To download a PDF order form for this resource click here.
Un Cadeau Simple: Consoler votre bébé
Now available on DVD.
Vidéo (10 minutes) VHS or DVD
Ce vidéo destiné aux parents présente des données bien documentées à propos de l’importance du lien d’attachement entre le nourrisson et ses parents, dans un langage clair facile à comprendre, avec des exemples illustrant quand et comment répondre à la détresse du nourrisson afin de lui donner la
confiance nécessaire pour explorer le monde.
Guide à l’intention des parents et des autres soignants
Présente le message de la vidéocassette de façon facile à comprendre, avec des illustrations attrayantes et humoristiques.
Guide à l’intention des spécialistes
Fournit des renseignements de base sur la théorie sur laquelle Un cadeau simple a été fondé, ainsi que des suggestions sur la façon d’utiliser la vidéocassette avec les parents et de les inciter à porter davantage attention aux indices de détresse de leur enfant.
Cliquez ici pour obtenir un formulaire de commande en français (Adobe Acrobat)
This videotape for parents presents well-researched information about the importance of the infant's attachment relationship with parents in clear, easy-to-understand language with examples of when and how to respond to an infant's distress in order to promote a baby's trust and confidence to explore the world. Guide for Parents and Other Caregivers.
Presents the message of the videotape in an easy-to-understand way with lively and humorous illustrations.
Guide for Professionals
Provides background theory on which A Simple Gift was based along with suggestions for out to use the videotape with parents and how to encourage parents to be more sensitive to their babies cues of distress.
To download a PDF order form for this resource click here.
A portion of the "Simple Gift Comforting Your Baby" is available for viewing on About Kids Health. Please select the images below to view the video clips.
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A Simple gift:
Helping Young Children Cope with Emotions
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VHS or DVD Video (17 min.)
Silver medalist in the New York Television, Film and Video Festival, 2001 Negative emotions (e.g., anger, sadness, fear, jealousy) and the difficult behaviours that may follow (e.g. temper tantrums, whining) are normal in young children. Not learning to manage negative emotions in the early years may result in later problems.
This video shows ways parents can help young children understand difficult feelings and express them in acceptable ways. Suitable for parents from many cultures. Guide for Parents and Other Caregivers Lively and humorous illustrations explain how parents can help their young children understand and express difficult feelings in acceptable ways.
Guide for Professionals
Provides background theory on which the video was based and suggests interventions to help parents support emotion regulation in young children as well as strategies to help parents cope with their own emotions.
To download a PDF order form for this resource click here.
A Simple gift: Ending the Cycle of Hurt
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VHS or DVD Video (14 Minutes)
Winner - 2005 Jade Award of Distinction, the Communicators Awards, Arlington TX This new resource highlights caregiver behaviours that can be frightening to young children and are linked to disorganized child-parent attachment and future emotional and behavioural problems. To help parents recognize and prevent interactions with their children that may be harmful, the video demonstrates simple examples of the behaviours with explanations of why they can frighten children. As well, more positive ways to interact with children are suggested.
Guide for Parents and Other Caregivers
Sensitive illustrations help parents recognize some interactions with their children that might be harmful to young children. As well, more positive ways to interact with children are presented.
Guide for Professionals
Provides background theory related to disorganized attachment on which the video was based. Also suggests how practitioners can help parents recognize what they might be doing or saying to frighten or upset their child. Offers strategies to help parents change their interactions with their child. To download a PDF order form for this resource click here.
For further information, contact:
IMP (416) 813-7654 ext.1082
e-mail: imp.mail@sickkids.ca