The Importance of Relationships in Early Childhood Mental Health - casebook

I first learned about early childhood mental health at the beginning of my career, when I was supervised by someone passionate about attachment and supporting young, vulnerable families. As a home visiting social worker, I learned how critical the early years are for children while also coming to understand that I needed to approach my work as if I had not two, but three clients – the baby, the parent and their relationship. In the years since, understanding the importance of relationships in early childhood mental health has become the golden thread used to inform my practice in each stage of the helping process. I first learned about early childhood mental health at the beginning of my career, when I was supervised by someone passionate about attachment and supporting young, vulnerable families. As a home visiting social worker, I learned how critical the early years are for children while also coming to understand that I needed to approach my work as if I had not two, but three clients – the baby, the parent and their relationship. In the years since, understanding the importance of relationships in early childhood mental health has become the golden thread used to inform my practice in each stage of the helping process. I first learned about early childhood mental health at the beginning of my career, when I was supervised by someone passionate about attachment and supporting young, vulnerable families. As a home visiting social worker, I learned how critical the early years are for children while also coming to understand that I needed to approach my work as if I had not two, but three clients – the baby, the parent and their relationship. In the years since, understanding the importance of relationships in early childhood mental health has become the golden thread used to inform my practice in each stage of the helping process. I first learned about early childhood mental health at the beginning of my career, when I was supervised by someone passionate about attachment and supporting young, vulnerable families. As a home visiting social worker, I learned how critical the early years are for children while also coming to understand that I needed to approach my work as if I had not two, but three clients – the baby, the parent and their relationship. In the years since, understanding the importance of relationships in early childhood mental health has become the golden thread used to inform my practice in each stage of the helping process. I first learned about early childhood mental health at the beginning of my career, when I was supervised by someone passionate about attachment and supporting young, vulnerable families. As a home visiting social worker, I learned how critical the early years are for children while also coming to understand that I needed to approach my work as if I had not two, but three clients – the baby, the parent and their relationship. In the years since, understanding the importance of relationships in early childhood mental health has become the golden thread used to inform my practice in each stage of the helping process. I first learned about early childhood mental health at the beginning of my career, when I was supervised by someone passionate about attachment and supporting young, vulnerable families. As a home visiting social worker, I learned how critical the early years are for children while also coming to understand that I needed to approach my work as if I had not two, but three clients – the baby, the parent and their relationship. In the years since, understanding the importance of relationships in early childhood mental health has become the golden thread used to inform my practice in each stage of the helping process. I first learned about early childhood mental health at the beginning of my career, when I was supervised by someone passionate about attachment and supporting young, vulnerable families. As a home visiting social worker, I learned how critical the early years are for children while also coming to understand that I needed to approach my work as if I had not two, but three clients – the baby, the parent and their relationship. In the years since, understanding the importance of relationships in early childhood mental health has become the golden thread used to inform my practice in each stage of the helping process. I first learned about early childhood mental health at the beginning of my career, when I was supervised by someone passionate about attachment and supporting young, vulnerable families. As a home visiting social worker, I learned how critical the early years are for children while also coming to understand that I needed to approach my work as if I had not two, but three clients – the baby, the parent and their relationship. In the years since, understanding the importance of relationships in early childhood mental health has become the golden thread used to inform my practice in each stage of the helping process. I first learned about early childhood mental health at the beginning of my career, when I was supervised by someone passionate about attachment and supporting young, vulnerable families. As a home visiting social worker, I learned how critical the early years are for children while also coming to understand that I needed to approach my work as if I had not two, but three clients – the baby, the parent and their relationship. In the years since, understanding the importance of relationships in early childhood mental health has become the golden thread used to inform my practice in each stage of the helping process. I first learned about early childhood mental health at the beginning of my career, when I was supervised by someone passionate about attachment and supporting young, vulnerable families. As a home visiting social worker, I learned how critical the early years are for children while also coming to understand that I needed to approach my work as if I had not two, but three clients – the baby, the parent and their relationship. In the years since, understanding the importance of relationships in early childhood mental health has become the golden thread used to inform my practice in each stage of the helping process.

D.W. Winnicott, a British pediatrician, psychoanalyst, and pioneer of attachment theory during the early 1950’s, is quoted as saying “there is no such thing as a baby, there is a baby and someone.” According to Winnicott, newborns are “hardwired” for connection with their primary caregivers. It’s within the context of this relationship in which caregivers consistently respond to a baby’s needs that social/emotional development takes place and the beginnings of positive mental health are built What Good Enough Mothers Do | Psychology Today . Babies develop a sense of self through the eyes of their primary caregiver. As time goes on, a feedback loop is created between the two and this serve and return - baby cues caregiver, caregiver responds - supports the development of a baby’s ability to trust their needs will be met and experience a felt sense of safety. Through warm interactions with caregivers, young children experience what it means to be loved and loveable and how it feels to hold a permanent space in someone’s mind and heart, as they face the challenges of growing up. D.W. Winnicott, a British pediatrician, psychoanalyst, and pioneer of attachment theory during the early 1950’s, is quoted as saying “there is no such thing as a baby, there is a baby and someone.” According to Winnicott, newborns are “hardwired” for connection with their primary caregivers. It’s within the context of this relationship in which caregivers consistently respond to a baby’s needs that social/emotional development takes place and the beginnings of positive mental health are built What Good Enough Mothers Do | Psychology Today . Babies develop a sense of self through the eyes of their primary caregiver. As time goes on, a feedback loop is created between the two and this serve and return - baby cues caregiver, caregiver responds - supports the development of a baby’s ability to trust their needs will be met and experience a felt sense of safety. Through warm interactions with caregivers, young children experience what it means to be loved and loveable and how it feels to hold a permanent space in someone’s mind and heart, as they face the challenges of growing up. D.W. Winnicott, a British pediatrician, psychoanalyst, and pioneer of attachment theory during the early 1950’s, is quoted as saying “there is no such thing as a baby, there is a baby and someone.” According to Winnicott, newborns are “hardwired” for connection with their primary caregivers. It’s within the context of this relationship in which caregivers consistently respond to a baby’s needs that social/emotional development takes place and the beginnings of positive mental health are built What Good Enough Mothers Do | Psychology Today . Babies develop a sense of self through the eyes of their primary caregiver. As time goes on, a feedback loop is created between the two and this serve and return - baby cues caregiver, caregiver responds - supports the development of a baby’s ability to trust their needs will be met and experience a felt sense of safety. Through warm interactions with caregivers, young children experience what it means to be loved and loveable and how it feels to hold a permanent space in someone’s mind and heart, as they face the challenges of growing up. D.W. Winnicott, a British pediatrician, psychoanalyst, and pioneer of attachment theory during the early 1950’s, is quoted as saying “there is no such thing as a baby, there is a baby and someone.” According to Winnicott, newborns are “hardwired” for connection with their primary caregivers. It’s within the context of this relationship in which caregivers consistently respond to a baby’s needs that social/emotional development takes place and the beginnings of positive mental health are built What Good Enough Mothers Do | Psychology Today . Babies develop a sense of self through the eyes of their primary caregiver. As time goes on, a feedback loop is created between the two and this serve and return - baby cues caregiver, caregiver responds - supports the development of a baby’s ability to trust their needs will be met and experience a felt sense of safety. Through warm interactions with caregivers, young children experience what it means to be loved and loveable and how it feels to hold a permanent space in someone’s mind and heart, as they face the challenges of growing up. D.W. Winnicott, a British pediatrician, psychoanalyst, and pioneer of attachment theory during the early 1950’s, is quoted as saying “there is no such thing as a baby, there is a baby and someone.” According to Winnicott, newborns are “hardwired” for connection with their primary caregivers. It’s within the context of this relationship in which caregivers consistently respond to a baby’s needs that social/emotional development takes place and the beginnings of positive mental health are built What Good Enough Mothers Do | Psychology Today . Babies develop a sense of self through the eyes of their primary caregiver. As time goes on, a feedback loop is created between the two and this serve and return - baby cues caregiver, caregiver responds - supports the development of a baby’s ability to trust their needs will be met and experience a felt sense of safety. Through warm interactions with caregivers, young children experience what it means to be loved and loveable and how it feels to hold a permanent space in someone’s mind and heart, as they face the challenges of growing up. D.W. Winnicott, a British pediatrician, psychoanalyst, and pioneer of attachment theory during the early 1950’s, is quoted as saying “there is no such thing as a baby, there is a baby and someone.” According to Winnicott, newborns are “hardwired” for connection with their primary caregivers. It’s within the context of this relationship in which caregivers consistently respond to a baby’s needs that social/emotional development takes place and the beginnings of positive mental health are built What Good Enough Mothers Do | Psychology Today . Babies develop a sense of self through the eyes of their primary caregiver. As time goes on, a feedback loop is created between the two and this serve and return - baby cues caregiver, caregiver responds - supports the development of a baby’s ability to trust their needs will be met and experience a felt sense of safety. Through warm interactions with caregivers, young children experience what it means to be loved and loveable and how it feels to hold a permanent space in someone’s mind and heart, as they face the challenges of growing up. D.W. Winnicott, a British pediatrician, psychoanalyst, and pioneer of attachment theory during the early 1950’s, is quoted as saying “there is no such thing as a baby, there is a baby and someone.” According to Winnicott, newborns are “hardwired” for connection with their primary caregivers. It’s within the context of this relationship in which caregivers consistently respond to a baby’s needs that social/emotional development takes place and the beginnings of positive mental health are built What Good Enough Mothers Do | Psychology Today . Babies develop a sense of self through the eyes of their primary caregiver. As time goes on, a feedback loop is created between the two and this serve and return - baby cues caregiver, caregiver responds - supports the development of a baby’s ability to trust their needs will be met and experience a felt sense of safety. Through warm interactions with caregivers, young children experience what it means to be loved and loveable and how it feels to hold a permanent space in someone’s mind and heart, as they face the challenges of growing up. D.W. Winnicott, a British pediatrician, psychoanalyst, and pioneer of attachment theory during the early 1950’s, is quoted as saying “there is no such thing as a baby, there is a baby and someone.” According to Winnicott, newborns are “hardwired” for connection with their primary caregivers. It’s within the context of this relationship in which caregivers consistently respond to a baby’s needs that social/emotional development takes place and the beginnings of positive mental health are built What Good Enough Mothers Do | Psychology Today . Babies develop a sense of self through the eyes of their primary caregiver. As time goes on, a feedback loop is created between the two and this serve and return - baby cues caregiver, caregiver responds - supports the development of a baby’s ability to trust their needs will be met and experience a felt sense of safety. Through warm interactions with caregivers, young children experience what it means to be loved and loveable and how it feels to hold a permanent space in someone’s mind and heart, as they face the challenges of growing up. D.W. Winnicott, a British pediatrician, psychoanalyst, and pioneer of attachment theory during the early 1950’s, is quoted as saying “there is no such thing as a baby, there is a baby and someone.” According to Winnicott, newborns are “hardwired” for connection with their primary caregivers. It’s within the context of this relationship in which caregivers consistently respond to a baby’s needs that social/emotional development takes place and the beginnings of positive mental health are built What Good Enough Mothers Do | Psychology Today . Babies develop a sense of self through the eyes of their primary caregiver. As time goes on, a feedback loop is created between the two and this serve and return - baby cues caregiver, caregiver responds - supports the development of a baby’s ability to trust their needs will be met and experience a felt sense of safety. Through warm interactions with caregivers, young children experience what it means to be loved and loveable and how it feels to hold a permanent space in someone’s mind and heart, as they face the challenges of growing up. D.W. Winnicott, a British pediatrician, psychoanalyst, and pioneer of attachment theory during the early 1950’s, is quoted as saying “there is no such thing as a baby, there is a baby and someone.” According to Winnicott, newborns are “hardwired” for connection with their primary caregivers. It’s within the context of this relationship in which caregivers consistently respond to a baby’s needs that social/emotional development takes place and the beginnings of positive mental health are built What Good Enough Mothers Do | Psychology Today . Babies develop a sense of self through the eyes of their primary caregiver. As time goes on, a feedback loop is created between the two and this serve and return - baby cues caregiver, caregiver responds - supports the development of a baby’s ability to trust their needs will be met and experience a felt sense of safety. Through warm interactions with caregivers, young children experience what it means to be loved and loveable and how it feels to hold a permanent space in someone’s mind and heart, as they face the challenges of growing up.

It seems the impact of trauma has become a typical part of growing up as nearly half of American children (0-17) have experienced at least one adverse childhood event Did You Know Childhood Trauma Affects Nearly Half of American Children?. Having a positive relationship with a safe, trusted adult can help mitigate the effects of trauma on children through co-regulation and the development of resilience. Effective co-regulation between a child and caregiver is how children gain the ability to effectively self-regulate when faced with challenges and overwhelming feelings. A felt sense of safety becomes internalized through co-regulation, along with the understanding that our caregivers have the ability to keep us safe - physically and emotionally - until we are able to do so ourselves. Resilience, our ability to adapt and cope with difficult life circumstances, grows from our ability to self-regulate and embodied sense of safety, the seeds planted by caregivers through safe, consistent relationships. The power of relationship is so strong, research has repeatedly shown that it is the most important protective factor in decreasing the impact of trauma on children Resilience Through Relationships Initiative | Lifeline for Kids. It seems the impact of trauma has become a typical part of growing up as nearly half of American children (0-17) have experienced at least one adverse childhood event Did You Know Childhood Trauma Affects Nearly Half of American Children?. Having a positive relationship with a safe, trusted adult can help mitigate the effects of trauma on children through co-regulation and the development of resilience. Effective co-regulation between a child and caregiver is how children gain the ability to effectively self-regulate when faced with challenges and overwhelming feelings. A felt sense of safety becomes internalized through co-regulation, along with the understanding that our caregivers have the ability to keep us safe - physically and emotionally - until we are able to do so ourselves. Resilience, our ability to adapt and cope with difficult life circumstances, grows from our ability to self-regulate and embodied sense of safety, the seeds planted by caregivers through safe, consistent relationships. The power of relationship is so strong, research has repeatedly shown that it is the most important protective factor in decreasing the impact of trauma on children Resilience Through Relationships Initiative | Lifeline for Kids. It seems the impact of trauma has become a typical part of growing up as nearly half of American children (0-17) have experienced at least one adverse childhood event Did You Know Childhood Trauma Affects Nearly Half of American Children?. Having a positive relationship with a safe, trusted adult can help mitigate the effects of trauma on children through co-regulation and the development of resilience. Effective co-regulation between a child and caregiver is how children gain the ability to effectively self-regulate when faced with challenges and overwhelming feelings. A felt sense of safety becomes internalized through co-regulation, along with the understanding that our caregivers have the ability to keep us safe - physically and emotionally - until we are able to do so ourselves. Resilience, our ability to adapt and cope with difficult life circumstances, grows from our ability to self-regulate and embodied sense of safety, the seeds planted by caregivers through safe, consistent relationships. The power of relationship is so strong, research has repeatedly shown that it is the most important protective factor in decreasing the impact of trauma on children Resilience Through Relationships Initiative | Lifeline for Kids. It seems the impact of trauma has become a typical part of growing up as nearly half of American children (0-17) have experienced at least one adverse childhood event Did You Know Childhood Trauma Affects Nearly Half of American Children?. Having a positive relationship with a safe, trusted adult can help mitigate the effects of trauma on children through co-regulation and the development of resilience. Effective co-regulation between a child and caregiver is how children gain the ability to effectively self-regulate when faced with challenges and overwhelming feelings. A felt sense of safety becomes internalized through co-regulation, along with the understanding that our caregivers have the ability to keep us safe - physically and emotionally - until we are able to do so ourselves. Resilience, our ability to adapt and cope with difficult life circumstances, grows from our ability to self-regulate and embodied sense of safety, the seeds planted by caregivers through safe, consistent relationships. The power of relationship is so strong, research has repeatedly shown that it is the most important protective factor in decreasing the impact of trauma on children Resilience Through Relationships Initiative | Lifeline for Kids. It seems the impact of trauma has become a typical part of growing up as nearly half of American children (0-17) have experienced at least one adverse childhood event Did You Know Childhood Trauma Affects Nearly Half of American Children?. Having a positive relationship with a safe, trusted adult can help mitigate the effects of trauma on children through co-regulation and the development of resilience. Effective co-regulation between a child and caregiver is how children gain the ability to effectively self-regulate when faced with challenges and overwhelming feelings. A felt sense of safety becomes internalized through co-regulation, along with the understanding that our caregivers have the ability to keep us safe - physically and emotionally - until we are able to do so ourselves. Resilience, our ability to adapt and cope with difficult life circumstances, grows from our ability to self-regulate and embodied sense of safety, the seeds planted by caregivers through safe, consistent relationships. The power of relationship is so strong, research has repeatedly shown that it is the most important protective factor in decreasing the impact of trauma on children Resilience Through Relationships Initiative | Lifeline for Kids. It seems the impact of trauma has become a typical part of growing up as nearly half of American children (0-17) have experienced at least one adverse childhood event Did You Know Childhood Trauma Affects Nearly Half of American Children?. Having a positive relationship with a safe, trusted adult can help mitigate the effects of trauma on children through co-regulation and the development of resilience. Effective co-regulation between a child and caregiver is how children gain the ability to effectively self-regulate when faced with challenges and overwhelming feelings. A felt sense of safety becomes internalized through co-regulation, along with the understanding that our caregivers have the ability to keep us safe - physically and emotionally - until we are able to do so ourselves. Resilience, our ability to adapt and cope with difficult life circumstances, grows from our ability to self-regulate and embodied sense of safety, the seeds planted by caregivers through safe, consistent relationships. The power of relationship is so strong, research has repeatedly shown that it is the most important protective factor in decreasing the impact of trauma on children Resilience Through Relationships Initiative | Lifeline for Kids. It seems the impact of trauma has become a typical part of growing up as nearly half of American children (0-17) have experienced at least one adverse childhood event Did You Know Childhood Trauma Affects Nearly Half of American Children?. Having a positive relationship with a safe, trusted adult can help mitigate the effects of trauma on children through co-regulation and the development of resilience. Effective co-regulation between a child and caregiver is how children gain the ability to effectively self-regulate when faced with challenges and overwhelming feelings. A felt sense of safety becomes internalized through co-regulation, along with the understanding that our caregivers have the ability to keep us safe - physically and emotionally - until we are able to do so ourselves. Resilience, our ability to adapt and cope with difficult life circumstances, grows from our ability to self-regulate and embodied sense of safety, the seeds planted by caregivers through safe, consistent relationships. The power of relationship is so strong, research has repeatedly shown that it is the most important protective factor in decreasing the impact of trauma on children Resilience Through Relationships Initiative | Lifeline for Kids. It seems the impact of trauma has become a typical part of growing up as nearly half of American children (0-17) have experienced at least one adverse childhood event Did You Know Childhood Trauma Affects Nearly Half of American Children?. Having a positive relationship with a safe, trusted adult can help mitigate the effects of trauma on children through co-regulation and the development of resilience. Effective co-regulation between a child and caregiver is how children gain the ability to effectively self-regulate when faced with challenges and overwhelming feelings. A felt sense of safety becomes internalized through co-regulation, along with the understanding that our caregivers have the ability to keep us safe - physically and emotionally - until we are able to do so ourselves. Resilience, our ability to adapt and cope with difficult life circumstances, grows from our ability to self-regulate and embodied sense of safety, the seeds planted by caregivers through safe, consistent relationships. The power of relationship is so strong, research has repeatedly shown that it is the most important protective factor in decreasing the impact of trauma on children Resilience Through Relationships Initiative | Lifeline for Kids. It seems the impact of trauma has become a typical part of growing up as nearly half of American children (0-17) have experienced at least one adverse childhood event Did You Know Childhood Trauma Affects Nearly Half of American Children?. Having a positive relationship with a safe, trusted adult can help mitigate the effects of trauma on children through co-regulation and the development of resilience. Effective co-regulation between a child and caregiver is how children gain the ability to effectively self-regulate when faced with challenges and overwhelming feelings. A felt sense of safety becomes internalized through co-regulation, along with the understanding that our caregivers have the ability to keep us safe - physically and emotionally - until we are able to do so ourselves. Resilience, our ability to adapt and cope with difficult life circumstances, grows from our ability to self-regulate and embodied sense of safety, the seeds planted by caregivers through safe, consistent relationships. The power of relationship is so strong, research has repeatedly shown that it is the most important protective factor in decreasing the impact of trauma on children Resilience Through Relationships Initiative | Lifeline for Kids. It seems the impact of trauma has become a typical part of growing up as nearly half of American children (0-17) have experienced at least one adverse childhood event Did You Know Childhood Trauma Affects Nearly Half of American Children?. Having a positive relationship with a safe, trusted adult can help mitigate the effects of trauma on children through co-regulation and the development of resilience. Effective co-regulation between a child and caregiver is how children gain the ability to effectively self-regulate when faced with challenges and overwhelming feelings. A felt sense of safety becomes internalized through co-regulation, along with the understanding that our caregivers have the ability to keep us safe - physically and emotionally - until we are able to do so ourselves. Resilience, our ability to adapt and cope with difficult life circumstances, grows from our ability to self-regulate and embodied sense of safety, the seeds planted by caregivers through safe, consistent relationships. The power of relationship is so strong, research has repeatedly shown that it is the most important protective factor in decreasing the impact of trauma on children Resilience Through Relationships Initiative | Lifeline for Kids.

There are several relationship-based approaches that can be used to strengthen the relationship between a child and caregiver. Programs like Early Intervention provide support to our youngest children and their families, typically at home in their natural environment. Part of the work is supporting social/emotional development through modeling responsive caregiving, providing psychoeducation around cues and other signals babies and young children give caregivers, and parent training around how to meet their child’s social/emotional needs. What Is Early Intervention and Why Is It So Important? Casebook. There are other intervention programs focused on early relational health and supporting caregivers ability to engage in responsive care but there are also ways to support children through relationships that don’t require referring to another provider. Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, the former surgeon general of California, states “educators can deliver the daily doses of healing interactions that are truly the antidote to toxic stress. And just as the science shows it’s the cumulative dose of early adversity that’s most harmful, it also shows that the cumulative dose of healing, nurturing interactions is most healing.” The idea that nurturing interactions are most healing means that anybody who comes into contact with children is in a position to support them through the power of relationship and in a lot of ways, all it takes is just being ourselves with those we serve. There are several relationship-based approaches that can be used to strengthen the relationship between a child and caregiver. Programs like Early Intervention provide support to our youngest children and their families, typically at home in their natural environment. Part of the work is supporting social/emotional development through modeling responsive caregiving, providing psychoeducation around cues and other signals babies and young children give caregivers, and parent training around how to meet their child’s social/emotional needs. What Is Early Intervention and Why Is It So Important? Casebook. There are other intervention programs focused on early relational health and supporting caregivers ability to engage in responsive care but there are also ways to support children through relationships that don’t require referring to another provider. Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, the former surgeon general of California, states “educators can deliver the daily doses of healing interactions that are truly the antidote to toxic stress. And just as the science shows it’s the cumulative dose of early adversity that’s most harmful, it also shows that the cumulative dose of healing, nurturing interactions is most healing.” The idea that nurturing interactions are most healing means that anybody who comes into contact with children is in a position to support them through the power of relationship and in a lot of ways, all it takes is just being ourselves with those we serve. There are several relationship-based approaches that can be used to strengthen the relationship between a child and caregiver. Programs like Early Intervention provide support to our youngest children and their families, typically at home in their natural environment. Part of the work is supporting social/emotional development through modeling responsive caregiving, providing psychoeducation around cues and other signals babies and young children give caregivers, and parent training around how to meet their child’s social/emotional needs. What Is Early Intervention and Why Is It So Important? Casebook. There are other intervention programs focused on early relational health and supporting caregivers ability to engage in responsive care but there are also ways to support children through relationships that don’t require referring to another provider. Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, the former surgeon general of California, states “educators can deliver the daily doses of healing interactions that are truly the antidote to toxic stress. And just as the science shows it’s the cumulative dose of early adversity that’s most harmful, it also shows that the cumulative dose of healing, nurturing interactions is most healing.” The idea that nurturing interactions are most healing means that anybody who comes into contact with children is in a position to support them through the power of relationship and in a lot of ways, all it takes is just being ourselves with those we serve. There are several relationship-based approaches that can be used to strengthen the relationship between a child and caregiver. Programs like Early Intervention provide support to our youngest children and their families, typically at home in their natural environment. Part of the work is supporting social/emotional development through modeling responsive caregiving, providing psychoeducation around cues and other signals babies and young children give caregivers, and parent training around how to meet their child’s social/emotional needs. What Is Early Intervention and Why Is It So Important? Casebook. There are other intervention programs focused on early relational health and supporting caregivers ability to engage in responsive care but there are also ways to support children through relationships that don’t require referring to another provider. Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, the former surgeon general of California, states “educators can deliver the daily doses of healing interactions that are truly the antidote to toxic stress. And just as the science shows it’s the cumulative dose of early adversity that’s most harmful, it also shows that the cumulative dose of healing, nurturing interactions is most healing.” The idea that nurturing interactions are most healing means that anybody who comes into contact with children is in a position to support them through the power of relationship and in a lot of ways, all it takes is just being ourselves with those we serve. There are several relationship-based approaches that can be used to strengthen the relationship between a child and caregiver. Programs like Early Intervention provide support to our youngest children and their families, typically at home in their natural environment. Part of the work is supporting social/emotional development through modeling responsive caregiving, providing psychoeducation around cues and other signals babies and young children give caregivers, and parent training around how to meet their child’s social/emotional needs. What Is Early Intervention and Why Is It So Important? Casebook. There are other intervention programs focused on early relational health and supporting caregivers ability to engage in responsive care but there are also ways to support children through relationships that don’t require referring to another provider. Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, the former surgeon general of California, states “educators can deliver the daily doses of healing interactions that are truly the antidote to toxic stress. And just as the science shows it’s the cumulative dose of early adversity that’s most harmful, it also shows that the cumulative dose of healing, nurturing interactions is most healing.” The idea that nurturing interactions are most healing means that anybody who comes into contact with children is in a position to support them through the power of relationship and in a lot of ways, all it takes is just being ourselves with those we serve. There are several relationship-based approaches that can be used to strengthen the relationship between a child and caregiver. Programs like Early Intervention provide support to our youngest children and their families, typically at home in their natural environment. Part of the work is supporting social/emotional development through modeling responsive caregiving, providing psychoeducation around cues and other signals babies and young children give caregivers, and parent training around how to meet their child’s social/emotional needs. What Is Early Intervention and Why Is It So Important? Casebook. There are other intervention programs focused on early relational health and supporting caregivers ability to engage in responsive care but there are also ways to support children through relationships that don’t require referring to another provider. Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, the former surgeon general of California, states “educators can deliver the daily doses of healing interactions that are truly the antidote to toxic stress. And just as the science shows it’s the cumulative dose of early adversity that’s most harmful, it also shows that the cumulative dose of healing, nurturing interactions is most healing.” The idea that nurturing interactions are most healing means that anybody who comes into contact with children is in a position to support them through the power of relationship and in a lot of ways, all it takes is just being ourselves with those we serve. There are several relationship-based approaches that can be used to strengthen the relationship between a child and caregiver. Programs like Early Intervention provide support to our youngest children and their families, typically at home in their natural environment. Part of the work is supporting social/emotional development through modeling responsive caregiving, providing psychoeducation around cues and other signals babies and young children give caregivers, and parent training around how to meet their child’s social/emotional needs. What Is Early Intervention and Why Is It So Important? Casebook. There are other intervention programs focused on early relational health and supporting caregivers ability to engage in responsive care but there are also ways to support children through relationships that don’t require referring to another provider. Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, the former surgeon general of California, states “educators can deliver the daily doses of healing interactions that are truly the antidote to toxic stress. And just as the science shows it’s the cumulative dose of early adversity that’s most harmful, it also shows that the cumulative dose of healing, nurturing interactions is most healing.” The idea that nurturing interactions are most healing means that anybody who comes into contact with children is in a position to support them through the power of relationship and in a lot of ways, all it takes is just being ourselves with those we serve. There are several relationship-based approaches that can be used to strengthen the relationship between a child and caregiver. Programs like Early Intervention provide support to our youngest children and their families, typically at home in their natural environment. Part of the work is supporting social/emotional development through modeling responsive caregiving, providing psychoeducation around cues and other signals babies and young children give caregivers, and parent training around how to meet their child’s social/emotional needs. What Is Early Intervention and Why Is It So Important? Casebook. There are other intervention programs focused on early relational health and supporting caregivers ability to engage in responsive care but there are also ways to support children through relationships that don’t require referring to another provider. Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, the former surgeon general of California, states “educators can deliver the daily doses of healing interactions that are truly the antidote to toxic stress. And just as the science shows it’s the cumulative dose of early adversity that’s most harmful, it also shows that the cumulative dose of healing, nurturing interactions is most healing.” The idea that nurturing interactions are most healing means that anybody who comes into contact with children is in a position to support them through the power of relationship and in a lot of ways, all it takes is just being ourselves with those we serve. There are several relationship-based approaches that can be used to strengthen the relationship between a child and caregiver. Programs like Early Intervention provide support to our youngest children and their families, typically at home in their natural environment. Part of the work is supporting social/emotional development through modeling responsive caregiving, providing psychoeducation around cues and other signals babies and young children give caregivers, and parent training around how to meet their child’s social/emotional needs. What Is Early Intervention and Why Is It So Important? Casebook. There are other intervention programs focused on early relational health and supporting caregivers ability to engage in responsive care but there are also ways to support children through relationships that don’t require referring to another provider. Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, the former surgeon general of California, states “educators can deliver the daily doses of healing interactions that are truly the antidote to toxic stress. And just as the science shows it’s the cumulative dose of early adversity that’s most harmful, it also shows that the cumulative dose of healing, nurturing interactions is most healing.” The idea that nurturing interactions are most healing means that anybody who comes into contact with children is in a position to support them through the power of relationship and in a lot of ways, all it takes is just being ourselves with those we serve. There are several relationship-based approaches that can be used to strengthen the relationship between a child and caregiver. Programs like Early Intervention provide support to our youngest children and their families, typically at home in their natural environment. Part of the work is supporting social/emotional development through modeling responsive caregiving, providing psychoeducation around cues and other signals babies and young children give caregivers, and parent training around how to meet their child’s social/emotional needs. What Is Early Intervention and Why Is It So Important? Casebook. There are other intervention programs focused on early relational health and supporting caregivers ability to engage in responsive care but there are also ways to support children through relationships that don’t require referring to another provider. Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, the former surgeon general of California, states “educators can deliver the daily doses of healing interactions that are truly the antidote to toxic stress. And just as the science shows it’s the cumulative dose of early adversity that’s most harmful, it also shows that the cumulative dose of healing, nurturing interactions is most healing.” The idea that nurturing interactions are most healing means that anybody who comes into contact with children is in a position to support them through the power of relationship and in a lot of ways, all it takes is just being ourselves with those we serve.

While it doesn’t require much in terms of resources to engage with young children and their caregivers, providing relationship-based support does require what may be our most precious resource, time. Relationship-based approaches only work if providers are fully engaged with clients, which can be difficult when caseloads are large, leaving little time for documentation. The use of supportive tools, such as Casebook, can help streamline and organize documentation for human service professionals, leaving more time for face to face engagement. When we look at the relationship between young children and their caregivers as a third client, we put ourselves as human service providers in a better position to truly support early childhood mental health and increase the protective factors that facilitate healing from trauma. Through consistently warm interactions with our clients, we’re able to model for caregivers how they too can provide care in a responsive way. And with the support of tools such as Casebook, providers can meet documentation requirements in less time, leaving more time to engage in healing, nurturing interactions with our clients In this article, we'll discuss why high turnover is a critical issue for nonprofit organizations, the negative impacts of high turnover on nonprofit organizations and the people they serve, the best practices for keeping teams engaged and reducing turnover, and how low-cost nonprofit case management software can help improve engagement and retention in nonprofit teams. While it doesn’t require much in terms of resources to engage with young children and their caregivers, providing relationship-based support does require what may be our most precious resource, time. Relationship-based approaches only work if providers are fully engaged with clients, which can be difficult when caseloads are large, leaving little time for documentation. The use of supportive tools, such as Casebook, can help streamline and organize documentation for human service professionals, leaving more time for face to face engagement. When we look at the relationship between young children and their caregivers as a third client, we put ourselves as human service providers in a better position to truly support early childhood mental health and increase the protective factors that facilitate healing from trauma. Through consistently warm interactions with our clients, we’re able to model for caregivers how they too can provide care in a responsive way. And with the support of tools such as Casebook, providers can meet documentation requirements in less time, leaving more time to engage in healing, nurturing interactions with our clients In this article, we'll discuss why high turnover is a critical issue for nonprofit organizations, the negative impacts of high turnover on nonprofit organizations and the people they serve, the best practices for keeping teams engaged and reducing turnover, and how low-cost nonprofit case management software can help improve engagement and retention in nonprofit teams. While it doesn’t require much in terms of resources to engage with young children and their caregivers, providing relationship-based support does require what may be our most precious resource, time. Relationship-based approaches only work if providers are fully engaged with clients, which can be difficult when caseloads are large, leaving little time for documentation. The use of supportive tools, such as Casebook, can help streamline and organize documentation for human service professionals, leaving more time for face to face engagement. When we look at the relationship between young children and their caregivers as a third client, we put ourselves as human service providers in a better position to truly support early childhood mental health and increase the protective factors that facilitate healing from trauma. Through consistently warm interactions with our clients, we’re able to model for caregivers how they too can provide care in a responsive way. And with the support of tools such as Casebook, providers can meet documentation requirements in less time, leaving more time to engage in healing, nurturing interactions with our clients In this article, we'll discuss why high turnover is a critical issue for nonprofit organizations, the negative impacts of high turnover on nonprofit organizations and the people they serve, the best practices for keeping teams engaged and reducing turnover, and how low-cost nonprofit case management software can help improve engagement and retention in nonprofit teams. While it doesn’t require much in terms of resources to engage with young children and their caregivers, providing relationship-based support does require what may be our most precious resource, time. Relationship-based approaches only work if providers are fully engaged with clients, which can be difficult when caseloads are large, leaving little time for documentation. The use of supportive tools, such as Casebook, can help streamline and organize documentation for human service professionals, leaving more time for face to face engagement. When we look at the relationship between young children and their caregivers as a third client, we put ourselves as human service providers in a better position to truly support early childhood mental health and increase the protective factors that facilitate healing from trauma. Through consistently warm interactions with our clients, we’re able to model for caregivers how they too can provide care in a responsive way. And with the support of tools such as Casebook, providers can meet documentation requirements in less time, leaving more time to engage in healing, nurturing interactions with our clients In this article, we'll discuss why high turnover is a critical issue for nonprofit organizations, the negative impacts of high turnover on nonprofit organizations and the people they serve, the best practices for keeping teams engaged and reducing turnover, and how low-cost nonprofit case management software can help improve engagement and retention in nonprofit teams. While it doesn’t require much in terms of resources to engage with young children and their caregivers, providing relationship-based support does require what may be our most precious resource, time. Relationship-based approaches only work if providers are fully engaged with clients, which can be difficult when caseloads are large, leaving little time for documentation. The use of supportive tools, such as Casebook, can help streamline and organize documentation for human service professionals, leaving more time for face to face engagement. When we look at the relationship between young children and their caregivers as a third client, we put ourselves as human service providers in a better position to truly support early childhood mental health and increase the protective factors that facilitate healing from trauma. Through consistently warm interactions with our clients, we’re able to model for caregivers how they too can provide care in a responsive way. And with the support of tools such as Casebook, providers can meet documentation requirements in less time, leaving more time to engage in healing, nurturing interactions with our clients In this article, we'll discuss why high turnover is a critical issue for nonprofit organizations, the negative impacts of high turnover on nonprofit organizations and the people they serve, the best practices for keeping teams engaged and reducing turnover, and how low-cost nonprofit case management software can help improve engagement and retention in nonprofit teams. While it doesn’t require much in terms of resources to engage with young children and their caregivers, providing relationship-based support does require what may be our most precious resource, time. Relationship-based approaches only work if providers are fully engaged with clients, which can be difficult when caseloads are large, leaving little time for documentation. The use of supportive tools, such as Casebook, can help streamline and organize documentation for human service professionals, leaving more time for face to face engagement. When we look at the relationship between young children and their caregivers as a third client, we put ourselves as human service providers in a better position to truly support early childhood mental health and increase the protective factors that facilitate healing from trauma. Through consistently warm interactions with our clients, we’re able to model for caregivers how they too can provide care in a responsive way. And with the support of tools such as Casebook, providers can meet documentation requirements in less time, leaving more time to engage in healing, nurturing interactions with our clients In this article, we'll discuss why high turnover is a critical issue for nonprofit organizations, the negative impacts of high turnover on nonprofit organizations and the people they serve, the best practices for keeping teams engaged and reducing turnover, and how low-cost nonprofit case management software can help improve engagement and retention in nonprofit teams. While it doesn’t require much in terms of resources to engage with young children and their caregivers, providing relationship-based support does require what may be our most precious resource, time. Relationship-based approaches only work if providers are fully engaged with clients, which can be difficult when caseloads are large, leaving little time for documentation. The use of supportive tools, such as Casebook, can help streamline and organize documentation for human service professionals, leaving more time for face to face engagement. When we look at the relationship between young children and their caregivers as a third client, we put ourselves as human service providers in a better position to truly support early childhood mental health and increase the protective factors that facilitate healing from trauma. Through consistently warm interactions with our clients, we’re able to model for caregivers how they too can provide care in a responsive way. And with the support of tools such as Casebook, providers can meet documentation requirements in less time, leaving more time to engage in healing, nurturing interactions with our clients In this article, we'll discuss why high turnover is a critical issue for nonprofit organizations, the negative impacts of high turnover on nonprofit organizations and the people they serve, the best practices for keeping teams engaged and reducing turnover, and how low-cost nonprofit case management software can help improve engagement and retention in nonprofit teams. While it doesn’t require much in terms of resources to engage with young children and their caregivers, providing relationship-based support does require what may be our most precious resource, time. Relationship-based approaches only work if providers are fully engaged with clients, which can be difficult when caseloads are large, leaving little time for documentation. The use of supportive tools, such as Casebook, can help streamline and organize documentation for human service professionals, leaving more time for face to face engagement. When we look at the relationship between young children and their caregivers as a third client, we put ourselves as human service providers in a better position to truly support early childhood mental health and increase the protective factors that facilitate healing from trauma. Through consistently warm interactions with our clients, we’re able to model for caregivers how they too can provide care in a responsive way. And with the support of tools such as Casebook, providers can meet documentation requirements in less time, leaving more time to engage in healing, nurturing interactions with our clients In this article, we'll discuss why high turnover is a critical issue for nonprofit organizations, the negative impacts of high turnover on nonprofit organizations and the people they serve, the best practices for keeping teams engaged and reducing turnover, and how low-cost nonprofit case management software can help improve engagement and retention in nonprofit teams. While it doesn’t require much in terms of resources to engage with young children and their caregivers, providing relationship-based support does require what may be our most precious resource, time. Relationship-based approaches only work if providers are fully engaged with clients, which can be difficult when caseloads are large, leaving little time for documentation. The use of supportive tools, such as Casebook, can help streamline and organize documentation for human service professionals, leaving more time for face to face engagement. When we look at the relationship between young children and their caregivers as a third client, we put ourselves as human service providers in a better position to truly support early childhood mental health and increase the protective factors that facilitate healing from trauma. Through consistently warm interactions with our clients, we’re able to model for caregivers how they too can provide care in a responsive way. And with the support of tools such as Casebook, providers can meet documentation requirements in less time, leaving more time to engage in healing, nurturing interactions with our clients In this article, we'll discuss why high turnover is a critical issue for nonprofit organizations, the negative impacts of high turnover on nonprofit organizations and the people they serve, the best practices for keeping teams engaged and reducing turnover, and how low-cost nonprofit case management software can help improve engagement and retention in nonprofit teams. While it doesn’t require much in terms of resources to engage with young children and their caregivers, providing relationship-based support does require what may be our most precious resource, time. Relationship-based approaches only work if providers are fully engaged with clients, which can be difficult when caseloads are large, leaving little time for documentation. The use of supportive tools, such as Casebook, can help streamline and organize documentation for human service professionals, leaving more time for face to face engagement. When we look at the relationship between young children and their caregivers as a third client, we put ourselves as human service providers in a better position to truly support early childhood mental health and increase the protective factors that facilitate healing from trauma. Through consistently warm interactions with our clients, we’re able to model for caregivers how they too can provide care in a responsive way. And with the support of tools such as Casebook, providers can meet documentation requirements in less time, leaving more time to engage in healing, nurturing interactions with our clients In this article, we'll discuss why high turnover is a critical issue for nonprofit organizations, the negative impacts of high turnover on nonprofit organizations and the people they serve, the best practices for keeping teams engaged and reducing turnover, and how low-cost nonprofit case management software can help improve engagement and retention in nonprofit teams.