It’s only a matter of time before your baby is talking up a storm! Over the past two days we’ve looked at the role that mom’s voice plays in helping to organize newborns’ receptive and expressive language around the native tongue to which they were exposed during the final

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Irrespective of whether we find it uncomfortable, inconvenient or challenging, the findings from research show that our earliest years and relationships are crucial for lifelong mental and physical health. If we’re serious about public health, we have to invest in infancy.

Buried in our nervous system. 🧠🌱

Over and over again indeed!

Dr Karen Bateson Karen draws the audience's attention to a report by Parent-Infant Foundation on impact of specialised parent-infant relationship teams (read that report here buff.ly/3TT2dis) as well as this UNICEF UK toolkit supporting action on infant mental health buff.ly/3NciDis.

Graham points to a rare epidemiological study of infant mental health that shows the percentage of babies with serious mental health disorders is the same as experienced by older children and adolescents. Read an abstract here buff.ly/3Y5Too6 #SpeakUpForBabies

"When infants and infant mental health are rendered invisible there is in effect age discrimination, which I would argue there is in the lack of provision of specialist mental health services for infants as a distinct age group," Graham says. #SpeakUpForBabies

This is an absolutely fantastic initiative, seeking to get as many children as possible genned up on the importance of the early years and 🧠 development as part of their school curriculum. 👏🏻These are future parents who will be far more informed and aware when the time comes! 👏🏻

"Your biggest concerns today are often the babies that we missed, and your biggest concerns tomorrow will be the babies that were missing today." #speakupforbabies

Excited by the traction here. We hope these messages continue to gather momentum, and ultimately that they drive a much needed change, both locally and nationally, in the understanding of and investment in babies' emotional wellbeing.

Delighted to share that our Director, Rosie Renshaw now sits on the Executive Committee for the Association for Infant Mental Health (AiMH UK). It holds a team of highly regarded, passionate experts - we have the greatest respect for them& look forward to supporting their mission

We're beyond thrilled to be welcoming the expansion of Best Start Family Hubs and the Best Start in Life strategy. Both will benefit millions of parents, carers and babies across the country for years to come. #1001CriticalDaysFoundation #1001CriticalDays #Babies #BestStart

One of our Directors, Rosie Renshaw, enjoyed presenting at a Lunch&Learn for the Local Government Association (LGA) today. Great to share about GroBrain's impact on families across the levels of need with contributions from practitioners in Hull Family Hubs & the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

"Currently there are just 50 parent-infant teams across the UK. It is estimated that there are over 100,000 babies in the UK at risk of disorganised attachment. So teams only reach around 5 per cent of vulnerable families." Tamora Langley has written for PoliticsHome about the