A Nurturing Approach to Care; The Nurturing Care Framework
The Nurturing Care Framework was produced collaboratively between the World Health Organization (W.H.O) and the United Nations Children’s Fund. This evidence-based framework outlines policies and services that can support parents, families, caregivers and communities to provide “nurturing care” for young children to ensure that they survive and thrive.
Caregivers are the closest people to the young child in the period from pregnancy to age 3 and thus the best providers of nurturing care. Caregivers are most able to provide their children with nurturing care when they are secure – emotionally, financially and socially. Caregivers must also be able to participate in social networks, be empowered to make decisions in the best interest of the child and be affirmed in the important role they play in the lives of the children in their care. To reach their full potential, children need the five components of nurturing care. (WHO, 2018)
Discover our nurturing framework toolkit by clicking here
Other Resources
Watch Me Play Manual
Watch Me Play is an intervention for caregivers with babies or young children with the aim to enhance the caregiver–child relationship.
Sensory Needs of Babies in Care
For young children, infant caregiver relationships are the most important experience for infant development and are the distinctive focus of the infant mental health field
How Lockdown Affected Babies
In this short video, Abi acknowledges the difficulties that new parents such as herself have faced during lock-down
Caroline Guard – Updated Research ‘It’s the little bits that you have enabled me to see’
Reconceptualising the voices of babies using the video interaction dialogue model with early years educators
New! CPD Soundbites in IMH
AiMH UK Soundbites in Infant Mental Health are designed to offer IMH practitioners quick CPD activities, helping busy professionals to continue to enhance their practice.
AiMH UK Autumn Newsletter
Discover the latest updates in the AiMH UK Autumn Newsletter! Packed with news, upcoming events, and resources to support infant mental health professionals, this edition is a must-read. Stay informed and connected with the AiMH community!
AiMH UK Christmas Newsletter
Discover the latest updates in our Christmas Edition. As always, thank you for being an essential part of the AiMH UK family. and wishing all our supporters a happy and peaceful Christmas.
New Best Practice Factsheet on Infant Sleep
Now available to view and download for Members.
This BPG Factsheet considers infant sleep through the lens of infant mental health. It examines the current state of evidence with regard to infant sleep, and draws on a multi-disciplinary literature intended to help practitioners promote Neuroprotective Developmental Care when supporting infants and parents.
Getting to Know Your baby Videos
Getting to Know Your Baby videos have been designed to help parents, caregivers, and health professionals to know how to support the development of a baby’s emotional wellbeing. See categories for more videos: - Bonding before birth - Early interactions - Baby states - Sleeping and soothing
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Membership Packages – Tailored for Organisations and Teams
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