SIMMSMANN INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION

Cuddlebright experience & online educational tools: the institute created cuddlebright experience, a science-based resource kit that helps parents bond with their child & gives them meaningful, mutually rewarding experiences. It includes 4 components that work together to build the parent-child relationship & lay the foundation for a baby's healthy social, emotional & cognitive development. The institute provides free online classes to expecting & new parents (through an agreement with babyliveadvice) based on cuddlebright concepts. Also, the cuddlebright website offers educational videos & articles by experts in the field of neuroscience & early childhood development as a community resource for parents, on topics including attachment, brain development, temperament & routines/rituals. The institute also offers, via its website, additional educational videos by experts as a resource for professionals in the field to build their knowledge of the latest findings to inform their practice.