Vermont Square Parent-Child Mother Goose Program

The parent-child mother good program was first piloted in 1984 by a storyteller and social worker at children's aid toronto who was in despair at his inability to intervene in families suffering generations of dysfunction. The rhyme song and story-based group program succeeded because it shows mothers how to create secure attachment with their babies and it is highly enjoyable. At the same time the program gives babies' brains the right kind of stimulation during the most critical development period of their entire lives. The paks in a child's brain development - for literacy numeracy social skills and emotional control - all occur from ages 1 to 3. The changes to a child's brain during this period are virtually irreversible. Consequently investing in early child education and care has a greater roi than investment made at any other stage of development. Long-term benefits include higher rates of high school graduation employment and earnings; and lower rates of arrest or incarceration risky behaviour and health costs.