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to a lower percentage (usually 90% or 75% works best). Preventing and Dealing With the
Long-Term Effects of Very Early Experiences Exploring the Behavioral, Psychological, Physical, Intellectual and Emotional Consequences of Events During Prenatal Development, Birth and Infancy Early Experiences Set a Template Early experiences provide a template for how we experience the rest of our lives. It is a pervasive and intractable force, often obscuring access to our deepest Self and creating self-perpetuating physiological and psychological cycles. The effects of early experiences can be dealt with effectively - but NOT with our usual parenting, therapeutic and educational techniques. Babies are Sensitive and Aware Pioneering professionals have researched and written extensively about the sensitivity of prenates and infants and the long-term effects of their earliest experiences. Research shows that: • prenates are conscious, aware and sensitive • pre- and perinatal events are remembered • while all early experience are powerful, prenatal experiences may be the most influential • prenates and infants take on their parents’ unowned experiences and feelings • pre- and perinatal experiences may have dramatic long-term effects (positive and negative) • prenatal and birth experiences can impair bonding (which leads to a host of other problems) Early Experiences Have Powerful Effects Early experiences - especially emotionally or physically painful ones - have profound, predictable, long-term behavioral, physical, psychological, intellectual and emotional consequences. While each person’s history is unique, there are some predictable likely effects of various early experiences. By understanding the true roots of issues or problems we can begin to prevent and/or work with them effectively. Until then, we simply control or adapt to symptoms. The effects of early experiences are numerous, varied, far-reaching and, in our society, unacknowledged. It is vitally important that we recognize these long-term effects and their true roots for our individual and collective mental and physical health. Common Early Experiences...
...and Their Possible Effects...
...which Often Manifest in Later Life As
What You Will Learn • a psychological overview of prenatal development, birth and early infancy • how life can be affected by experiences during prenatal development, birth & the first few hours/days • insights into why people act they way they do • practical and innovative ways to prevent and deal with the many and varied long-term effects of early experiences • tips to improve relationships with your children, spouse, family, friends and co-workers Who Will Benefit • parents and parents-to-be (birth, foster and adoptive) • child care providers • birthworkers (midwives, doulas, nurses and physicians) • psychotherapists and psychologists • other health care providers - especially chiropractors and osteopaths • everyone who wants to become even more sensitive and effective supporting parents and babies from preconception through infancy The Good News Working with early experiences facilitates healing and bonding and provides significant advantages. After, children are measurably more: • emotionally aware • joyful • emotionally expressive • unique • emotionally resolving • trusting • non-aggressive • independent • loving • creative • spiritual • confident • intuitive • kind/empathetic .
NOTE: Use of this website or email correspondence does not establish a client-therapist relationship. . Copyright 1998-2005 Terry Larimore All rights reserved . Last updated April 9, 2005
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