SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE EARLY YEARS The B.C. Healthy Child Development Alliance.

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SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE EARLY YEARS The B.C. Healthy Child Development Alliance

Take Home Messages 1.Early experiences make a difference 2.Babies develop in the context of relationships

Healthy physical, mental, emotional, cognitive, spiritual & social development. What is Child Development?

What is Infant Mental Health? The emerging ability to cope with emotions & manage behaviour The ability to form close emotional ties to others The ability to play, explore & learn Source: Zero To Three

Infant mental health… …& healthy development …are two sides of the same coin

Forming at least one close emotional tie is critical Infants use the parent or caregiver to interact with the world & to regulate distress Interfering with important relationships increases stress Emotional trauma can be transmitted across generations Relationships & Mental Health Source: Perry, 2001; Appleyard & Berlin, 2007; Benoit, 2004

How the Brain Develops: Brain Growth in the Early Months newborn 1 month 3 months 6 months

Sensitive Periods in Brain Development

Brain Development Depends on Relationships Babies need new stimuli to be offered in ways that are “safe, nurturing, predictable, repetitive, gradual, and attuned” to the infant’s developmental stage – D. Glaser Source: Glaser, D. (2000).

How Babies Regulate Stress

1.Tackle problems that contribute to stress 2.High quality child care 3.Routine screening 4.Celebrate family strengths Promoting Infant Mental Health Stack the Odds in the Child’s Favour

Thank You!

Acknowledgements for Video Clips Attachment Network of Manitoba - Listening to Baby Herztman, Clyde. Sensitive Periods in Early Brain Development Klaus M, Klaus P. The Amazing Talents of the Newborn: A Video Guide for Healthcare Professionals and Parents; Johnson & Johnson Pediatric Institute Fax: Tronick, E. Still Face Experiment Santa Barbara Graduate Institute – Trauma, Brain and Relationship: Helping Children Heal Phone: order from: Attachment Network of Manitoba - Listening to Baby

Acknowledgements This presentation was prepared for the BC Healthy Child Development Alliance by Evelyn Wotherspoon ( in partnership with the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). The views expressed do not necessarily reflect the official views of the Public Health Agency of Canada. Research findings were mainly drawn from the Harvard Center for the Developing Child Working Papers, available for download at - Special acknowledgements: Alberta Centre for Child Family & Community Research (ACCFCR). Alberta Health Services Collaborative Mental Health Care Team. Circle of Security. Dr. M. Hill - Early Brain & Biological Development Lectures. FrameWorks Institute. Mind in the Making. Zero To Three. zerotothree.org