Workshop: Promoting Positive Parenting – 10 March, 2022

• Objectives & Background of the Workshop by Khadija Khan, Chief Executive Officer, Pakistan Alliance for Early Childhood
• Child Protection, Safeguarding and Parental Responsibilities by Susan Andrew,UNICEF Pakistan
• Inclusive Practices of Upbringing Children & What Parents Need to Know Adverse Childhood by Prof. Dr. Abdul Hameed, Deptt. of Education UMT Lahore
• Age-appropriate Developmental Requirements of Children, Importance of 1 st 1000 days, Child-growth Monitoring, Responsive Caregiving, Recognizing Danger Signs and Taking Timely Action by Prof. Junaid Rasheed, Prof Pediatric Medicine and Registrar University of Child Health Sciences
• Positive parenting and child development by Prof. Dr. Shazia Maqbool, Professor Developmental Pediatrics University of Child Health Sciences
• Reading to Children, Creating Book Bonding, School Readiness by Mr. Muhammad Rafique Tahir, Former Joint Educational Advisor, Ministry of Federal Education & Professional Training
• Mental Health and Well-being of Parents During COVID-19 and its Impact on Child Development by Mehak Naeem, Director Program Office PAHCHAAN and PhD Scholar Special Education
• Digital Influences, Impact of Screen time on Child Development & Safeguarding by Dr. Kishwar Enam, Pediatrician Agha Khan University

Workshop Programme 

Workshop: Promoting Positive Parenting – 10 December, 2021 

• Objectives & Background of the Workshop by Khadija Khan, Chief Executive Officer, Pakistan Alliance for Early Childhood
• Understanding the Importance of Positive Parenting for a Nation by Prof. Dr Mowadat Rana
• Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and their long term Mental and Physical Impact on Children by Dr. Naeem Zafar, President Protection and Help of Children Against Abuse and Neglect (PAHCHAN)
• Age-appropriate Developmental Requirements of Children, Importance of 1^st 1000 days, Child-growth Monitoring, Responsive Caregiving, Recognizing Danger Signs and Taking Timely Action by Dr Muhammad Moaz
• Recipe for Playful Parenting – Its Impact on Psychosocial & Emotional Development of Children by Dr Shelina Bhemani, Asst Professor, Research & Lead ECD Parenting Programme Aga Khan   University
• Reading to Children, Creating Book Bonding, School Readiness by Mr. Muhammad Rafique Tahir, Former Joint Educational Advisor, Ministry of Federal Education & Professional Training
• Digital Influences, Impact of Screen time on Child Development by Prof Dr Aisha Mehnaz, Chairperson Konpal Child Protection Society
• Online Dangers and Parental Controls by Ms Zahida Manzoor, Child Protection Officer, UNICEF Lahore
• Parental Responsibility in Child Protection & Safeguarding by Ms. Afshan Tehseen Bajwa, Chairperson, National Commission on the Rights of the Child 

Workshop Programme 

International Conference on Early Childhood Development, 2019 – “The Promise of Early Childhood Development – Investing in the Early Years”

• First 1000 Days, Dr.Naeem Zafar
• How do we manage multi-agency contexts for promoting ECD, Ms.Carol Aubrey
• Bringing up Children in an Uncertain World, Ms.Caroline Arnold 
• Building Organizational Capacity for Family-Centered and Participation-Focused Practice in Early Childhood, Ms.Mary Khetani, ScD, OTR/L
• Effective Pre-School, Primary and Secondary Education Project EPPSE 1997 – 2014, Ms.Brenda Taggart 
• Foundation for Early Learning: Scaling up ECE model in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mr.Arshad Khan
• The Promise of Early Childhood Development: Investing in the Early Years, Dr.Aisha Yousafzai 
• Launching of the Nurturing Care Framework, Dr.Palitha Gunarathna Mahipala
• Update on ECD Policy Framework, Mr.Badar uz Zaman