Sentences with phrase «promoting optimal child development»

Regalado M. and Halfon N. (2001) Primary care services promoting optimal child development from birth to age 3 years: review of the literature.

Home visiting can be an effective strategy for strengthening parental capacity and promoting optimal child development for a wide range of families, many of whom face significant challenges in other aspects of their lives.

Primary care services promoting optimal child development from birth to age 3 years: review of the literature

Twenty studies were found that address the provision of anticipatory guidance relevant to promoting optimal child development (Table 2).

However, in evaluating and promoting optimal child development and well - being, the domains of development and behavior must be considered together within the context of the family.

Evaluating and promoting optimal child development and well - being includes assessing developmental and behavioral domains in the context of the family.

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

Such services can take many different forms depending on the strengths and needs of the family, but their overarching goal is to help parents enhance skills and resolve problems to promote optimal child development.

The center promotes optimal child development by enhancing research, practice and outreach.

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Its vision is as follows: In order to achieve optimal health, enhance child development, promote knowledgeable and effective parenting, support women in breastfeeding, and make optimal use of resources, we envision breastfeeding as the norm for infant and child feeding throughout the nation.

UNICEF works to protect, promote and support optimal infant and young child feeding practices as a means to improve nutrition status, growth, development, and health.

Improved IYCF practices promote optimal growth and development, prevent malnutrition and improve child survival.

These optimal outcomes include increased IQ, increased adaptive and social behaviors as well as promoting the normal development of the brain and behavior that optimizes a child's potential to participate meaningfully in the community into their adult years.

There is one factor that will positively affect your child's physical, psychological, and emotional well - being from infancy through adolescence, one factor that promotes optimal brain development and protects against depression, suicide attempts, addiction, and low self - esteem, and that factor is emotional connectedness.

SIBO impairs the intestinal absorption of fats, proteins, carbohydrates, and fat - soluble vitamins, thus depriving a child of these nutrients at a time during which optimal nutrition is crucial for promoting growth and development.

Kids yoga focuses on improving concentration, supporting body and brain development, promoting imagination, and reaching optimal health for children of all ages and abilities.

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

The principles and guidelines outline practice that promotes young children's optimal learning and development.

Based out of the Forum's Palm Beach office, the Program Assessment Center uses the Environment Rating Scales (ERS) and the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) to provide program assessment services designed to increase the environmental quality of programs for young children and ensure that appropriate services are available to promote their optimal development and prepare them for school success.

2 Mitigating the effect of harmful social determinants is critical for promoting the optimal health and development of children throughout their life span.

These findings underscore the importance of integrated approaches that promote optimal development among vulnerable children.

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.

Goals are to decrease abuse and neglect, reduce unintentional injuries, strengthen the parent - child relationship, improve utilization of diagnostic services, encourage good health practices, link families with primary care, promote an optimal environment for learning and emotional growth, encourage development and self - care of mothers, and begin the school readiness process.

The Resource Guide, Making Meaningful Connections, focuses on protective factors that build family strengths and promote optimal child and youth development in the North American context.

This review addresses pediatric services that promote the optimal development of typically developing children from birth to 3 years of age in studies published during the past 2 decades.

Objective To examine the evidence base for primary health care services promoting the optimal development of typically developing children aged birth to 3 years.

To examine the evidence base for primary health care services promoting the optimal development of typically developing children aged birth to 3 years.

Link home and community - based programs that promoting optimal child health and development, child safety and school readiness to promote the development of effective local systems of care.

There is currently insufficient evidence to determine the optimal timing and intensity of primary care interventions to promote parent - child interaction and child development in children from families with low SES.

Assist with planning, executing and evaluating daily programming using the curriculum and approach approved by the agency to promote children's optimal emotional, cognitive and physical development.

Established in 1932 as a non-profit, charitable organization, Macaulay promotes the optimal development of children in partnership with their family and community.

DEC promotes polices and advances evidence - based practices that support families and enhance the optimal development of young children who have or are at risk for developmental delays and disabilities.

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;

It is the vision of AimEarlyIdaho to support systems of care within the State of Idaho that provide the optimal opportunity for infants, toddlers, and young children to experience secure relationships with their primary care providers in order to promote healthy social - emotional 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.

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.

Becoming trauma informed (learning strategies and language that increases safety while promoting optimal brain development) is a key piece of successfully addressing children's challenging behaviors.