Attunement is to bring harmony and make aware or responsive. It it foundational to AAP recommendations for well-child visits to start with family concerns and assess and commend family strengths.  

FAN in Residency

Train residents on Facilitating Attuned Interactions in pediatric and family medicine residency programs.

Attunement

Read more about the state of alignment with oneself and another person that creates a therapeutic alliance to deliver clinical care and support family well-being.

Learn Attunement

Access training and learning tools to use attunement and self-compassion in your practice.

AAP Policy Recommendations

Early Relational Health
Read the AAP policy statement on Preventing Childhood Toxic Stress: Partnerting With Families and Communities to Promote Relational Health
Mental Health Leadership Competencies
Read the AAP policy statement on Mental Health Leadership Competencies for Pediatric Practice
Last Updated

04/15/2026

Source

American Academy of Pediatrics