Episode 1: Tori Graham/FAN Method

Dishing Daycare Dirt

Today on Dishing Daycare Dirt, I interviewed Tori Graham. She is an Infant Toddler Mental Health Consultant from the Erikson Institute. During our interview, we discuss the FAN Method and how to apply it in the Early Childhood setting. We also discuss MSR, which stand for Mindful Self Regulation. There is so much good information for parents and teachers in this episode, but my biggest takeaway is, there is a “repair stage” for every interaction we have. Meaning, if we do or say something during an interaction that we are regretting, there is a way to “take it back” and repair the interaction. The use of the FAN Method helps us take a step back and have a second chance at the interaction. You are going to love this Episode!
Mentioned in this episode:

• Infant Mental Health
• The FAN Approach: Using the FAN Approach to Deepen Trauma-Informed Care for Infants, Toddlers and Families
  • Reading parent Ques
  • Tailored responses to match what the parents seem to need at the moment.
  • Mindful Self Regulation: MSR
• Fussy Baby Network: FAN
• Erikson Institute
• Emotional Intelligence
• Resources:
  • Comebacktocare.com