We focus on the very special relationship between parents and infants that develops in the first 1001 critical days of life, from conception to age two.

We help parents and primary carers to bond and attune with their baby through Parent-Infant Therapy and attachment-led Infant Massage.

We educate other professionals to work in an attachment focused way and identify known risk factors to offer early help, prevent adverse childhood experiences and enable parents and their babies to reach their full potential.

DorPIP services are available in children centres, GPs premises and where appropriate in your home across the county.

There are over 3180 parent infant relationships at risk in Dorset every year.

A baby’s earliest relationships with their primary care givers are the most significant. They are likely to affect their personality, health, friendships, work patterns over their lifetime.

The first 1001 days of a child’s life, from conception to age two, is a window of opportunity to impact on health outcomes throughout their lifespan including long-term implications for the child’s brain and emotional development and their resilience to stress.

Research suggests that individuals who are less emotionally resilient develop poor coping strategies that impact physical and mental health over the course of their life, leading to further emotional and social complications.

By working holistically with a family to provide early intervention through Universal Parent-Infant therapy and attachment-led infant massage.

We can end cycles of abuse and help to prevent adverse childhood experiences.

By treating the root cause rather than the effect of adverse childhood experiences we can improve life chances of infants and improve society.

By communicating the importance of attachment focused care to professionals with family involvement we hope to effect change in practises and policies.