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SEEDS is a mental health promotion framework designed to enhance the social and emotional well-being of children, families and staff working in early childhood services.
It was developed by Southern Regional Services, Division of the Chief Health Officer, Queensland Health, and incorporates the latest evidence-based practice on promotion of attachment and social and emotional wellbeing in early childhood.
The SEEDS framework recognises that social and emotional well-being develops through nurturing and valuing relationships between young children, parents and staff of early childhood services and their local community.
SEEDS explores how the ‘head’, ‘heart’, and ‘hands’ contributes to nurturing relationships. The framework emphasises key practice principles, including making time to talk, reflecting on individual practice and nurturing connectedness.
The SEEDS package includes:
Other features of the SEEDS package:
During 2009, Professional Support Coordinator Queensland (PSCQ) and The Gowrie (Qld) Inc. commenced SEEDS professional development workshops throughout Queensland for senior child care and family day care staff. The workshops were delivered over a day and a half using the SEEDS manual and DVD developed by The Gowrie Queensland.
This professional support aimed to:
For further information about PSCQ SEEDS professional development in 2010 or to register your interest in SEEDS workshops in 2010 please go to Professional Support Coordinator Queensland (PSCQ): www.pscq.org.au/activities.html
For further information about SEEDS activities and resources, please contact:
Brisbane South Public Health Unit
Southern Public Health Services
Ph: (07) 3000 9148
Email: SEEDS@health.qld.gov.au
Professional Support Coordinator Queensland (PSCQ)
www.pscq.org.au
Professional support for childcare services such as networking, workshops and innovative activities
Australian Association of Infant Mental Health Inc.
www.aaimhi.org
Emotional well-being of infants - offering publications, newsletters, membership, etc.
ABC parenting
www.abc.net.au/parenting/
Parenting in a nutshell. Raising children from newborns to school age. Australian Broadcasting Commission.
Circle of Security™
www.circleofsecurity.org
Early intervention program designed to alter the developmental pathway of parents and their young children.
Early Childhood Australia
www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au
Information on attachment.
Early Childhood Connections
www.ecconnections.com.au
Early Childhood Teachers Association
www.ecta.org.au
Early Years Learning Framework
www.deewr.gov.au/EarlyChildhood/Policy_Agenda/Quality/Pages/EarlyYearsLearningFramework.aspx
The Gowrie Queensland
www.gowrie-brisbane.com.au
The Indigenous Professional Support Unit
www.ipsu.com.au
Marte Meo
www.martemeo.com
National Investment for the Early Years (NIFTeY)
www.niftey.cyh.com
Raising children
www.raisingchildren.net.au
This Australian parenting web site provides excellent information, articles and fact sheets about newborns, babies, toddlers and preschoolers.
Zero to three
www.zerotothree.org
A United States site which supports healthy development and well-being of infants, toddlers and their families and provides information, e-store and more.
Playgroup Queensland
http://www.playgroupaustralia.com.au/qld/
Other Resources
Healthy bodies healthy minds
Health promoting schools
Happy teeth
Germbusters
Southern Regional Services
Queensland Centre for Perinatal and Infant Mental Health
To order the SEEDS kit click here
Parents’ experience of SEEDS
“I have a much better appreciation for the job of child care staff.”
“I am more aware of spending time with my child – preparing them for things that we are doing; talk about what is going to happen.”
“I talked to my husband about things I learned – It has helped my son form a better attachment with his dad.”
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