Mental Health
Mental health for infants and toddlers is the same as healthy social and emotional development. Mentally healthy young children feel, manage, and express emotions; form close and secure relationships with important people in their lives; and learn by exploring their world. This happens in the context of family, community, and culture. Through caring, long-term relationships, programs provide services that meet the mental health needs of children and families.
Mental Health
News You Can Use: Mirroring the Early Parent-Child Bond
Caring Connections Podcast: Empathy
Tip Sheet 22: Infant/Toddler Mental Health
Services
News You Can Use: Mental Health Services
Tip Sheet 47: National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day
Challenging Behaviors
Tip Sheet 36: What are Challenging
Behaviors?
TA Paper 10: Understanding and Managing Challenging Behavior
Tip Sheet 37: Individual Support Plans & Challenging Behaviors
Adverse Experiences/Toxic Stress
The Impact of Trauma and Toxic Stress on Infant and Toddler Development
vBTT 2013: Partnering with Families Who Are Coping with Adversity
Little Listeners in an Uncertain World
Working with Families Experiencing Homelessness: Part 1 (Services)
Working with Families Experiencing Homelessness: Part 2 (Administration)
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Last Reviewed: July 2016
Last Updated: December 12, 2016