Parents, caregivers, and professionals can promote healthy social and emotional development in babies and young children.

Over the past few decades we have learned that adverse early childhood experiences may lead to escalating issues that can linger and create problems later in life. The first days, weeks, months, and years of life are a critical window of opportunity to promote mental wellness in babies and young children. How we take care of babies will impact their mental health either positively or in an unhealthy manner.

To learn about how parents, caregivers, and professionals can promote a baby’s mental health go to https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/116-babies-mental-health-matters