Sentences with phrase «optimal early child development»

Get the social conditions right, ensure optimal early child development, and then, of course, people can be expected to take responsibility for their own health.»

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Optimal development occurs with the timely resolution of early trauma and the resulting secure attachment between parents and children.

Actually, Attachment Parenting — being an approach to childrearing — knows no age barriers, and while this approach has to look drastically different in older children than it does with babies and toddlers, it is still vitally important to a child's optimal development to continue to parent with attachment well beyond the early years.

«WABA believes that programmes related to food and nutrition, health care and development and, especially programmes on infant and young child feeding, should be free from commercial influence and conflicts of interest» advocates Dato Anwar Fazal, WABA Executive Director; «this is especially since optimal breastfeeding, including early, exclusive breastfeeding for six months, and continued adequate breastfeeding for up to two years or longer constitute the primary intervention to prevent child mortality worldwide.»

The fey finding was that providing systematic supports for parent engagement in early childhood has the potential to promote optimal development for all children.

Strengthening parental capacity and promoting optimal child development are central to the early home visiting mission.

«Scientific literature on the damaging effects of poverty on child brain development and the efficacy of early parenting interventions to support more optimal adaptive outcomes represent a rare roadmap to preserving and supporting our society's most important legacy, the developing brain,» said Dr. Joan Luby in JAMA Network.

Early childhood care Science now tells us that optimal neural development in a child, which affects physical, mental and cognitive development, depends on the good nutrition and loving stimulation the child receives during the first months and years of life.

In humans, both the HPA system and the autonomic nervous system show developmental changes in infancy, with the HPA axis becoming organized between 2 and 6 months of age and the autonomic nervous system demonstrating relative stability by 6 to 12 months of age.63 The HPA axis in particular has been shown to be highly responsive to child - caregiver interactions, with sensitive caregiving programming the HPA axis to become an effective physiological regulator of stress and insensitive caregiving promoting hyperreactive or hyporeactive HPA systems.17 Several animal models as well as human studies also support the connection between caregiver experiences in early postnatal life and alterations of autonomic nervous system balance.63 - 65 Furthermore, children who have a history of sensitive caregiving are more likely to demonstrate optimal affective and behavioral strategies for coping with stress.66, 67 Therefore, children with histories of supportive, sensitive caregiving in early development may be better able to self - regulate their physiological, affective, and behavioral responses to environmental stressors and, consequently, less likely to manifest disturbed HPA and autonomic reactivity that put them at risk for stress - related illnesses such as asthma.

A boon to parents and teachers, Rest, Play, Grow notes the preeminence of early parent - child attachment in optimal development, and it passionately affirms the primary value of play to children's well being and creativity.

Incredible Beginnings ™ Program: an interactive training series for professionals working with children 1 to 5 years old in childcare and educational settings to provide an environment that supports children's optimal early development.

To provide an interdisciplinary Infant and early childhood mental health organization that facilitates, supports and encourages cooperation, coordination and collaboration among those concerned with promoting the optimal development of children birth through five and families and caregivers;

Early relational health lays a critical foundation for the optimal development of infants and young children.

With this highly readable introduction to key mental health principles, the next generation of early childhood professionals will fully understand the latest research and best practice — so they can support optimal caregiver - child relationships, enhance professional collaboration, and strengthen child development.

The service enables the family, child development and health issues to be identified early and to promote optimal development through early access to child health services, parenting information and support pathways for families.

Research from early brain development, attachment, and childhood trauma supports the need for clinicians to develop areas of expertise to ensure those working with young children and their families are well - trained to promote optimal mental health and address behavioral health concerns.

These professionals promote the optimal development of children and youth in a variety of practice settings including: afterschool, camping, child welfare, disabilities, early childhood, education, faith - based programs, juvenile justice, psychology, recreation, social work, and universities.

Parents as Teachers is an international, non-profit organization that promotes optimal early development, learning and health of young children by supporting and engaging their parents and caregivers.

Development during the prenatal period, infancy and childhood is known to influence lifelong health, 1 — 4 and the link between early - life health and adult outcomes is strong and economically meaningful.5 Promotion of optimal child development and well - being comprises early detection and treatment of whole families, and it can potentially prevent the development of behavioural and emotional problems in children and adDevelopment during the prenatal period, infancy and childhood is known to influence lifelong health, 1 — 4 and the link between early - life health and adult outcomes is strong and economically meaningful.5 Promotion of optimal child development and well - being comprises early detection and treatment of whole families, and it can potentially prevent the development of behavioural and emotional problems in children and addevelopment and well - being comprises early detection and treatment of whole families, and it can potentially prevent the development of behavioural and emotional problems in children and addevelopment of behavioural and emotional problems in children and adolescents.6

Early, nurturing relationships promote healthy brain development and put a child on the path to read, stay in school, achieve optimal health, and reach his or her full potential.

CSA partnered with PAT, a nonprofit organization that promotes optimal early development, learning, and health of young children by supporting and engaging their parents and caregivers.

To help children succeed in school and in life, First 5 Santa Cruz County invests in health, early learning and family support to promote optimal development of Santa Cruz County children.

www.acei.org — The Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI) is a globally - based organization that promotes and supports the optimal education, development, and well - being of children worldwide, the professional growth of early childhood educators, and efforts to meet the needs of children in a changing society.

Increased volume in this brain region is associated with more optimal development of a number of psychosocial factors (e.g., stress reactivity).15 Links between early responsive parenting and increased volume in the hippocampal region also suggest that the early developmental period is an important time to facilitate responsive parenting practices, especially in high risk families, in order to enhance the parent - child relationship.

With the Minipally program, we propose to intervene even earlier (i.e. with preschoolers in child care services) on psychosocial functioning and on stress regulation, as the ability to manage emotional arousal and to make meaningful friendship is an important aspect of children's optimal development.

Challenging behavior in the early years of development, defined as «any repeated pattern of behavior or perception of behavior that interferes with or is at risk of interfering with optimal learning or engagement in pro-social interactions with peers and adults» (Systems of service delivery: A synthesis of evidence relevant to young children at risk of or who have challenging behavior, University of South Florida, Tampa, 2003), can have pervasive deleterious effects on the child's social emotional functioning, learning, and longitudinal outcomes over time (Behav Disord, 32:29 — 45, 2006; Preventing mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders among young people: Progress and possibilities.