Infant Mental Health

Description

Infant Mental Health encompasses all the research and intervention available to those who work with infants and toddlers in all settings. Infants and toddlers’ emotions and thinking are important, and there are ways we can help them become as healthy as they can be.

Participants will:

1.Define Infant Mental Health (IMH).

2.Describe influences on development for the mental health of infants.

3.Identify and implement healthy routines to build cognitive and social emotional skills in infants and toddlers.

4.Identify the areas of service available that can positively influence Infant Mental Health.