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List of Upcoming Conferences Related to our Mission

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Written by Barbara Wishingrad

The following is a list of conferences that may be wonderful opportunities to promote our mission, including in-arms parenting, traditional baby wearing and traditional ways of birthing and community. Being included in the list here does not mean that Nurturing Across Cultures endorses a particular conference or event, but that we have become aware of these opportunities and would like to pass them onto anyone who may be interested in having a booth or doing other promotion at these types of events. We also support those who spread the word about our mission by providing a Booth Kit for use during conferences and other events. Most events offer a reduced fee for booths that represent non profit organizations, sometimes with the requirement that only information be provided and that nothing be sold at the booth. If you know of an upcoming conference or related event that you would like listed here, please send us the info by filling out our contact form or by snail mail to Nurturing Across Cultures, PO Box 22506, Santa Barbara, CA 93121. thanks

from Darcia Narvaez, University of Notre Dame's Department of Psychology and Center for Children and Families to a Symposium on October 10-12, 2010.

University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame IN 46556

Phone: 574-631-7835 FAX: 574-631-8883

The University of Notre Dame's Department of Psychology and Center for Children and Families invites you to a multidisciplinary symposium entitled "Human Nature and Early Experience: Addressing the 'Environment of Evolutionary Adaptedness'" October 10-12, 2010. This symposium brings together an international audience interested in innovative approaches to human development, children, families, parenting, and human evolution. Speakers will present their research on the relationship between caregiving practices and outcomes.

For more information, check out the symposium website: http://ccf.nd.edu/symposium

RATIONALE: It is becoming increasingly clear that the ways we are rearing our children today are not the ways humans are designed to thrive. The ill effects of these missing ancestral practices are becoming evident as children's well being in the USA is worse than 50 years ago (Heckman, 2008) and is among the worst in the industrialized world (20th in family and peer relationships and 21st in health and safety; UNICEF, 2007). We have epidemics of ADHD, anxiety and depression among the young, and, indeed, all age groups (USDHHS, 1999). Too many children are arriving at school with poor social skills, poor emotion regulation, and habits that do not promote prosocial behaviors. Rates of young children whose behavior displays aggression, delinquency, or hyperactivity are estimated to be as high as 25% (Raver, & Knitze, 2002). The expulsion rate of prekindergarten children (Gilliam, 2005) and the number of children under age 5 with psychosocial problems (Powell et al., 2003) or on psychotropic medications have increased dramatically in recent years (Zito et al., 2000).

This symposium is being sponsored by Notre Dame's Center for Children and Families (CCF), the Collaborative for Ethical Education (CEE) and the Department of Psychology.

Lodging: A block of rooms has been reserved for this conference at The Morris Inn the nights of October 10 and 11. The cost for a single room is $149.16 and a double $171.76; both rates include applicable taxes and hot breakfast. Please contact The Morris Inn directly at 574-631-2000 to make your reservation.For a list of the other hotels in the area, please click here

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...Celebrating the Shift to Conscious Choice

Washington D.C. - October 21-24, 2010

Connect, Collaborate and Expand at this Enlightening Summit for Leaders in the Vitalistic Movement

Hyatt Regency Reston

1800 Presidents Street
Reston, VA 20190

http://familywellnessfirst.org/

http://familywellnessfirst.org/Register/details

http://icpa4kids.com/FWF_Summit_2010_Flyer.pdf

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http://www.birthpsychology.com/congress/2010/index.html

WELCOME TO THE XV INTERNATIONAL APPPAH CONGRESS!

The 4-day event will be held at the gorgeous Asilomar Conference Grounds on November 11-14, 2010. Asilomar is northern California’s "Refuge by the Sea" making it an ideal location for attendees, as they come together to be in community with one another. The theme of the conference this year is, Embracing the Science of Prenatal and Birth Psychology: What We Know and How We Know It. That is, the congress is emphasizing the importance of research in our leading edge field.