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MB 1-on-1 (9 sessions)
Facilitator Guide (English / Spanish)
Participant Workbook (English / Spanish)
Individual Participant Worksheets
| 1.1 Stressors that can affect the mother-baby relationship (English/Spanish) 1.2 How the Mothers & Babies course can help you (English/Spanish) 1.3 What is mindfulness and breath awareness (English/Spanish) (Audio EN/SP) 1.4 Your mood and your personal reality (English/Spanish) 1.5 Quick mood scale (English/Spanish) |
| 2.1 Violet and Mary’s days (English/Spanish) 2.2 Pleasant activities list (English/Spanish) 2.3 Mindfulness practice – Body scan (English/Spanish) (Audio EN/SP) 2.4 What do you like to do? (English/Spanish) |
| 3.1 Overcoming obstacles (English/Spanish) 3.2 Make a personal commitment (English/Spanish) 3.3 Personal commitment calendar (English/Spanish) 3.4 How do babies learn? (English/Spanish) 3.5 From birth to age 1: Some things babies like to do (English/Spanish) 3.6 Mindfulness practice – Walking meditation (English/Spanish) (Audio EN/SP) 3.7 Quick mood scale & pleasant activities (English/Spanish) |
| 4.1 What are thoughts? (English/Spanish) 4.2 Violet and Mary’s days (English/Spanish) 4.3 Mindfulness practice – Leaves on a Stream (English/Spanish) (Audio EN/SP) 4.4 Helpful thoughts and unhelpful thoughts (English/Spanish) |
| 5.1 Unhelpful thought patterns and challenging them (English/Spanish) 5.2 Ways to change unhelpful thoughts (English/Spanish) 5.3 Stopping unhelpful thoughts (English/Spanish) |
| 6.1 Thoughts about being a mother (English/Spanish) 6.2 Thinking about your baby’s future (English/Spanish) 6.3 Thinking about your future (English/Spanish) 6.4 Quick Mood Scale & Thoughts (English/Spanish) |
| 7.1 Relationship between mood and contact with others (English/Spanish) 7.2 Violet and Mary’s days (English/Spanish) 7.3 Mindfulness practice – Web of life (English/Spanish) (Audio EN/SP) 7.4 Quick mood scale and contact with people (English/Spanish) |
| 8.1 The people in my life (English/Spanish) 8.2 People in my life and they ways they support me (English/Spanish) 8.3 Role changes and disagreements (English/Spanish) 8.4 People who provide support for me and my baby (English/Spanish) |
| 9.1 Communication styles and your mood (English/Spanish) 9.2 Getting your needs met (English/Spanish) |
MB 1-on-1 Instructor Manual (12 sessions)
MB 1-on-1 Participant Manual (12 sessions)
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