Policy Resource

Think Babies™ for Healthy Emotional Development

Nov 20, 2018

A baby’s success in life is rooted in their healthy emotional development. As we Think Babies™ and push for the policies and programs they need to thrive, we must think healthy emotional development.

In this resource

  1. Healthy Emotional Development (Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health)
  2. Healthy Emotional Development and Home Visiting
  3. Healthy Emotional Development and Child Care
  4. Healthy Emotional Development and Paid Leave
  5. Healthy Emotional Development and Nutrition
  6. More Information!

Below, you will find materials that illustrate the ways that particular policies support the healthy emotional development of babies, and tools for advocacy.

To be a part of the fight for these vital policies, join us for a Tweet Week for Emotional Development from November 26-30, and become a member of the Think Babies™ team.

Healthy Emotional Development (Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health)

• Planting Seeds in Fertile Ground: Steps Every Policymaker Should Take to Advance Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health

• The Basics of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health: A Briefing Paper

• Think Babies™ Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Resource List

• Public Perceptions of Baby Brain Development: A National Survey of Voters

Healthy Emotional Development and Home Visiting

• The Research Case for Home Visiting

• Think Babies™ Home Visiting Resource List

Healthy Emotional Development and Child Care

• Child Care Advocacy Toolkit

• Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation: Policies and Practices to Foster the Social-Emotional Development of Young Children

• Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation

• Think Babies™ Child Care Resource list

Healthy Emotional Development and Paid Leave

• The Child Development Case for a National Paid Family and Medical Leave Program

• Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation: Policies and Practices to Foster the Social-Emotional Development of Young Children

• Paid Family Leave Advocacy Toolkit

• Think Babies™ Paid Family Leave Resource List

Healthy Emotional Development and Nutrition

• Healthy from the Start

• Think Babies™ Healthy Nutrition and Obesity Prevention Resource List

More Information!

Tweet Week Wrap Up

Read our and our partners’ takes on how policies can safeguard and nurture healthy emotional development.

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In this resource

  1. Healthy Emotional Development (Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health)
  2. Healthy Emotional Development and Home Visiting
  3. Healthy Emotional Development and Child Care
  4. Healthy Emotional Development and Paid Leave
  5. Healthy Emotional Development and Nutrition
  6. More Information!

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