Author: Ana Teresa Brito
Description: This article describes Dialogues with Parents, a Portuguese parental support program, based on the Touchpoints Model, aimed at enhancing the relationship between parents and children and promoting children’s optimal development. The program was developed by the Brazelton Gomes-Pedro Foundation for Baby and Family Sciences and supported by the BPI ‘la Caixa’ Foundation Children’s Award.  The Dialogues with Parents program is briefly presented, outlining the encounters agenda and highlighting families’ voices as it is these that can best capture the program’s impact.

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