Sentences with phrase «important for infants and young children»

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BFHI has been shown to be very effective in increasing breastfeeding initiation, exclusive breastfeeding and breastfeeding duration in many countries, as well as improving mother's health care experiences and reducing rates of infant abandonment.12 Given the short and long - term benefits of breastfeeding to the infant, mother and society, implementing BFHI — alongside with the other objectives stated in the Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding - continues to have an important role to play in health services worlinfant abandonment.12 Given the short and long - term benefits of breastfeeding to the infant, mother and society, implementing BFHI — alongside with the other objectives stated in the Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding - continues to have an important role to play in health services worlinfant, mother and society, implementing BFHI — alongside with the other objectives stated in the Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding - continues to have an important role to play in health services worlInfant and Young Child Feeding - continues to have an important role to play in health services worldwide.

In June 2009, the Wisconsin Alliance for Infant Mental Health (WI - AIMH) took an important step in helping the states early childhood workforce build core knowledge about the social - emotional health of infants and very young children.

The present review examines the evidence for the contribution that community - based interventions can make to improve infant and young child feeding, and identifies factors that are important to ensure that interventions are successful and sustainable.

The Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI), the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes, the Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding, the HIV and Infant Feeding: Framework for Priority Actions, mother to mother support and lactation specialists are all important components and programs to support the UNICEF Medium Term Strategic Plan (MTSP) 2006 - 2009.

Although there's a lot of controversy surrounding the practice, it's been a part of many cultures around the world for centuries and was even an important part of raising infants and young children in the United States up until several decades ago.

As the single most important cause of serious lower respiratory tract disease in infants and young children in the United States and globally, RSV is of considerable public health importance and a high priority for vaccine development.

Sure, a model of support for healthy social - emotional development in infants and young children is important.

However, as a consequence of young mothers being required to work, infants may be placed in child care at a very early age, and mothers often require a patchwork of solutions, some of which may be substandard.40 Quality child care and early childhood education are extremely important for the promotion of cognitive and socioemotional development of infants and toddlers.41 Yet, child care may cost as much as housing in most areas of the United States, 25 % of the budget of a family with 2 children, and infant care can cost as much as college.42 Many working families benefit from the dependent care tax credit for the cost of child care, allowing those families to place their children in a certified or higher - quality environment.43 However, working families who do not have sufficient income to pay taxes are not able to realize this support for their children, because the credit is not refundable or paid to families before taxation.44 Therefore, some of the most at - risk children who might benefit from high - quality early childhood education are not eligible for financial support.

The evening and overnight periods (like extended days with nap times) with nonresidential parents are especially important psychologically not only for infants but for toddlers and young children as well.

State Baby Facts: A Look at Infants, Toddlers and Their Families, a new publication from Zero to Three, provides a snapshot of what it is currently like to be a very young child in Florida and the important resources that can change the future life course for the many children who are not getting off to the best start.

These funding increases followed some important actions by Congress in February on behalf of young children, including the reauthorization of the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program for an additional 5 years.

In June 2009, the Wisconsin Alliance for Infant Mental Health (WI - AIMH) took an important step in helping the states early childhood workforce build core knowledge about the social - emotional health of infants and very young children.

Although reflective functioning is an empirically supported construct, more evidence is needed that reflective functioning is an important target for infant mental health inter-ventions that are provided to young children and their parents, particularly when those parents are in our highest risk catego - ries.

Our Mission is to help give infants, young children and their families the best possible start in the important, early years of life by improving professional and community understanding that infancy is a critical time for the development of emotional, physical, cognitive, social and mental health.

Why is it important for our own growth and development, as well as to our service provision to infants, very young children and families?