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"If you didn't come from a healthy family, make sure a healthy family comes from you"


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What is Promoting First Relationships?

PFR is an evidence-based training program, part of the University of Washington’s Parent-Child Relationship Programs at the Barnard Center.

The program is dedicated to promoting children’s social-emotional development through responsive, nurturing caregiver-child relationships.

Building Stronger Families Together

Nationally Recognized EBP

Promoting First Relationships is an approved, evidence-based, home visiting program on these 4 nationally recognized lists. 

Diversity-Informed Tenets

 DIVSERSITY-INFORMED TENETS FOR WORK WITH INFANTS, CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 

Irving Harris Foundation Professional Development Network Tenets Working Group 

Tenets-2019.pdf (pfrprogram.org) 

Parent Support

We offer parent support services to provide guidance and support to parents as they navigate through the ups and downs of parenthood. PFR is a reflective program and 

Main Effects from the PFR Program

The results above are from our randomized clinical trials in several different settings  and populations. Participants were randomly assigned to receive the 10-week home visiting model or resource and referral (or in one case, Beginning Relationships Program in a tribal setting, where we used a randomized wait-list control design).

How Does PFR Work?

How Does PFR Work?

• We use video observations to provide positive feedback and support parents’  reflective capacity. 

• Video observation helps parents and caregivers become careful observers of their  child’s nonverbal language. Video observation also helps them see themselves from  their child’s point of view.  

• We create a non-judgmental space to explore and reflect with parents and support them in finding their own insights and wisdom. 

• We use engaging handouts and  activities to help parents see how  they can support their child’s  emotional health. 

Parent Support

How Does PFR Work?

• PFR is an evidence-based home visiting program for parents and  young children, birth to five. 

• We use a reflective parenting strategy that supports parents in their unique relationship with their child. 

• PFR is NOT a traditional parenting program. We are a “transformative  relationship program.” 



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