'...disabilities and impairments interact with each other as the infant’s neurology matures...'
Systems theory tells us that when parts join together into a system, new characteristics emerge that were not present in the parts. Here are two articles:
ONE: ECDAN ‘Accelerating promotion of earl
'Start Here' is the first guide in the Nurturing Care Handbook
It provides an overview of how the Handbook works, what nurturing care is, and how to get started. It also includes practical advice on working in programme cycles, engaging all stakeholders, and doing advocacy.
We recommend you read the
Read more: Nurturing Care (for early childhood development) Handbook – ‘Start Here’
An important initiative for all countries
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The Maryland State Children's Environmental Health and Protection Advisory Council released a factsheet on how to reduce children’s wireless exposures at home! In addition, Montgomery County Public School Parent Teacher Organization passed a new Di |
Read more: Maryland State Council Votes to Release Guidelines on How to Reduce Wireless Radiation
If your relative receives care and support funded by their Local Authority (Social Services) they may have to contribute towards the cost of this care
The amount they contribute is calculated during a financial assessment. As part of the financial assessment the Local Authority (LA) is required to
Read more: Disability Related Expenditure (DRE) – does this help you? (UK)
...sets a higher bar for program development...
From the Harvard website:
'To achieve breakthrough outcomes for young children and families facing adversity, we need a structured but flexible approach that facilitates program development, evaluation, and fast-cycle iteration.
'The IDEAS Impact Frame
"The beautiful and awe-inspiring process by which a few cells develop into a new life is truly miraculous.
- As if following some invisible instructions, the intricate and complex steps for the creation of a new life unfold, forming delicate organs and vital systems and making billions of important
Read more: What you need to know about pregnancy and wireless radiation – with VIDEO
The FOCUS is a valid, reliable, responsive treatment outcome measure that captures ‘real world’ changes following speech and language treatment
Focus on the Outcomes of Communication Under Six (FOCUS © ) is a clinical tool designed to evaluate change in communicative-pa
Paper by Olivia Wong et al
Conclusions: A paradigm shift is required, from a focus on women following childbirth and women with pre-existing psychiatric disorders, to a broader family perspective with the focus firmly on parent-infant relationships.
This paradigm shift needs to involve greater rese
Read more: Perinatal mental health: Fathers - the (mostly) forgotten parent
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