Resources about infant mental health

Center for Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation

The Center for Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (CECMHC) was funded as an Innovation and Improvement Project by the Office of Head Start in October 2008. The 3-year grant brings together a group of university researchers to develop strategies to help Head Start programs build a strong mental health foundation for their children, families and staff. Our team's approach is grounded in a set of principles and a research-based model of delivering high quality mental health consultation services. Our team's vision is grounded in a set of principles and a research-based model of the core components of an effective approach to high quality mental health services.

Filed under Parents Early Childhood and tagged with infant mental health mental health consultation on March 10, 2011 #

Infants of Depressed Mothers Living in Poverty: Opportunities to Identify and Serve

More than half of all infants living in poverty have a mother suffering from depression. Urban Institute Fellow Olivia Golden discusses the dangers and developmental risks these babies and toddlers face. While depression is treatable, many poor mothers do not receive care. But opportunities do exist, Golden explains, to identify these depressed mothers and connect them to help and support.

Filed under Early Childhood and tagged with depression infant mental health social emotional development social emotional skills social development social/emotional social learning on February 10, 2011 #

The Magic of Everyday Moments: Six to Nine Months

The booklets in this series, Magic of Everyday Moments, are not intended to be general guides to everything that is happening at each specific age. Instead, they focus on how, through interactions with your baby during everyday moments, you can support your baby's social, emotional and intellectual development. In fact, these everyday moments are rich opportunities to encourage your child’s development by building her self-confidence; curiosity; social skills; self-control and communication skills. Most of all you build her desire to learn about her world. These are linked with Permission from Zero to Three- www.zerotothree.org

Filed under Parents Early Childhood and tagged with communication cognitive Order from KPIRC social/emotional social development zero to three years infant development infant mental health on September 14, 2009 #

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The Magic of Everyday Moments: Birth to Four Months

The booklets in this series, Magic of Everyday Moments, are not intended to be general guides to everything that is happening at each specific age. Instead, they focus on how, through interactions with your baby during everyday moments, you can support your baby's social, emotional and intellectual development. In fact, these everyday moments are rich opportunities to encourage your child’s development by building her self-confidence; curiosity; social skills; self-control and communication skills. Most of all you build her desire to learn about her world. These are linked with Permission from Zero to Three- www.zerotothree.org

Filed under Parents Early Childhood and tagged with Order from KPIRC communication cognitive social/emotional infant mental health social development infant development zero to three years on September 14, 2009 #

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The Magic of Everday Moments: Twenty-Four to Thirty-Six Months

The booklets in this series, Magic of Everyday Moments, are not intended to be general guides to everything that is happening at each specific age. Instead, they focus on how, through interactions with your baby during everyday moments, you can support your baby's social, emotional and intellectual development. In fact, these everyday moments are rich opportunities to encourage your child’s development by building her self-confidence; curiosity; social skills; self-control and communication skills. Most of all you build her desire to learn about her world. These are linked with Permission from Zero to Three- www.zerotothree.org

Filed under Early Childhood and tagged with behavior cognitive communication infant development infant mental health social/emotional zero to three years on December 08, 2008 #

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The Magic of Everyday Moments: Eighteen to Twenty-Four Months

The booklets in this series, Magic of Everyday Moments, are not intended to be general guides to everything that is happening at each specific age. Instead, they focus on how, through interactions with your baby during everyday moments, you can support your baby's social, emotional and intellectual development. In fact, these everyday moments are rich opportunities to encourage your child’s development by building her self-confidence; curiosity; social skills; self-control and communication skills. Most of all you build her desire to learn about her world. These are linked with Permission from Zero to Three- www.zerotothree.org

Filed under Early Childhood and tagged with Order from KPIRC infant mental health infant development behavior cognitive communication social/emotional zero to three years on December 08, 2008 #

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The Magic of Everyday Moments: Twelve to Fifteen Months

The booklets in this series, Magic of Everyday Moments, are not intended to be general guides to everything that is happening at each specific age. Instead, they focus on how, through interactions with your baby during everyday moments, you can support your baby's social, emotional and intellectual development. In fact, these everyday moments are rich opportunities to encourage your child’s development by building her self-confidence; curiosity; social skills; self-control and communication skills. Most of all you build her desire to learn about her world. These are linked with Permission from Zero to Three- www.zerotothree.org

Filed under Early Childhood and tagged with cognitive communication infant development infant mental health Order from KPIRC zero to three years behavior social/emotional on December 08, 2008 #

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The Magic of Everyday Moments: Nine to Twelve Months

The booklets in this series, Magic of Everyday Moments, are not intended to be general guides to everything that is happening at each specific age. Instead, they focus on how, through interactions with your baby during everyday moments, you can support your baby's social, emotional and intellectual development. In fact, these everyday moments are rich opportunities to encourage your child’s development by building her self-confidence; curiosity; social skills; self-control and communication skills. Most of all you build her desire to learn about her world. These are linked with Permission from Zero to Three- www.zerotothree.org

Filed under Early Childhood and tagged with cognitive communication behavior zero to three years infant mental health infant development social/emotional Order from KPIRC on December 08, 2008 #

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The Magic of Everyday Moments: Four to Six Months

The booklets in this series, Magic of Everyday Moments, are not intended to be general guides to everything that is happening at each specific age. Instead, they focus on how, through interactions with your baby during everyday moments, you can support your baby's social, emotional and intellectual development. In fact, these everyday moments are rich opportunities to encourage your child’s development by building her self-confidence; curiosity; social skills; self-control and communication skills. Most of all you build her desire to learn about her world. These are linked with Permission from Zero to Three- www.zerotothree.org

Filed under Early Childhood and tagged with zero to three years infant development social/emotional communication cognitive infant mental health Order from KPIRC on December 08, 2008 #

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Bright Futures Family Top Sheets: Early Childhood (1-4 Years): The World Opens Up

Early childhood is a time of big changes for your child. At age 1, he's still a baby in many ways. By age 4, he's ready for preschool! In these few years, your child's world will open up. He'll begin to focus on adults and playmates outside his family. His thinking abilities will grow, and he'll be able to use his imagination in play. Your toddler's growing size, strength, and energy will change him into a running, jumping, climbing, kid. He's beginning to have a sense of himself as a separate person. He'll want to explore, be active, and show his independence. That is what early childhood is about. This tip sheet will help you think about some of the most important health issues in the early childhood years.

Filed under Early Childhood and tagged with early childhood feeding health infant mental health oral health physical activity safety choosing childcare social/emotional on December 04, 2008 #

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