Early childhood professionals face many challenges, including:How to provide families the support they need to overcome the challenges they face.How to help parents provide a safe and nurturing environment.How to help children deal with stresses they are too young to handle on their own.Anyone who works with young children from birth to 5 years old and their families will find this book to be invaluable in helping support positive mental health outcomes for newborns, toddlers, and preschoolers. This exceptional tool provides knowledge and practical strategies to address the mental health challenges of families of infants and young children who are at risk for or have social-emotional, medical, health care, and special educational needs or disabilities.This is an essential resource for human service counselors, physicians, early interventionists, early childhood educators, psychologists, family therapists, child protective services and social workers, nurses, clinical professionals (speech, physical, and occupational therapists). and family practice pediatricians.
