Responsive relationships with consistent primary caregivers help build positive attachments that support healthy social-emotional development. These relationships form the foundation of mental health for infants, toddlers and preschoolers.
"Infant mental health" is defined as the healthy social and emotional development of a child from birth to 3 years; and a growing field of research and practice devoted to the:
Click on the link to read more and watch a video on the importance of connecting with babies and toddlers.
http://www.zerotothree.org/child-development/early-childhood-mental-health/
"Infant mental health" is defined as the healthy social and emotional development of a child from birth to 3 years; and a growing field of research and practice devoted to the:
- Promotion of healthy social and emotional development;
- Prevention of mental health problems; and
- Treatment of the mental health problems of very young children in the context of their families.1
Click on the link to read more and watch a video on the importance of connecting with babies and toddlers.
http://www.zerotothree.org/child-development/early-childhood-mental-health/