BBC Video with Dr Abigail Wright, Educational Psychologist & AiMH Wales Hub Member
In this short video, Abi acknowledges the difficulties that new parents such as herself have faced during lock-down but also gives a hopeful message about all the wonderful things that parents can do to continue to support their babies’ development and well-being during this time.
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.
A Nurturing Approach To Care
The Nurturing Care Framework was produced collaboratively between the World Health Organization (W.H.O) and the United Nations Children’s Fund.
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
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
Become amember
Join AiMH UK and your local hub to develop your knowledge, skills, and confidence, and access a wealth of specialist information on the AiMH UK website.
Sharing expertise on how we work with infants and their families increases the effectiveness of our work.
Team/Organisation Membership
Elevate your team’s commitment to infant mental health with our new Team Membership rate. Get all the benefits of our Qualified Professionals annual rate, at a discounted price per person. Available to 5 or more practitioners joining at the same time and working within a team or organisation.
Contact us to discuss other packages and discounts.
AIMH UKDonations
We’re using JustGiving, for donations to AiMH UK. Your donation enables us to continue our work, promoting the importance of infant mental health and making a real difference to improve outcomes for parents, babies and toddlers.
Thank you for making a difference!