Supporting infants and toddlers relationships

Zero to Three, The National Centre for Infant, Toddlers and Families

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This webpage includes information for parents about supporting their child’s relationship building skills.

It covers information on the following topics:

‘Allow for some unstructured, uninterrupted time with your child each day’
‘Let your child know your interested in their activities’
‘Encourage children to express their feelings in an age appropriate way’
‘Respect and recognise your child’s feelings’
‘Play games that explore feelings’
‘Provide opportunities for child to develop relationships with peers’

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Responding to the mental health needs of infants and toddlers webinar

Emerging Minds and Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)

This webinar was presented in conjunction with Emerging Minds and the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. It features Dr Ros Powrie (psychiatrist), Dr Penny Burns (GP), Kham Sirimanotham (Child and Family Partner) and faciliator, Dr James Best. The presenters discuss responding to the mental health needs of infants and children using a case study from Emerging Minds' e-learning learning courses. The speakers provided practical examples of how GPs can engage with parents and children.
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Unmasking stigma: Effects on families

Emerging Minds

This resource was created to help us understand how stigma effects families. Families share their stories to show the harms stigma can cause.
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Standing against stigma

Emerging Minds

Stigma can show up in our thoughts about others even when we don’t want it to. This resource can help us notice and question those thoughts.
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Families standing up to shame and stigma by making home a safe haven

Emerging Minds

There are many ways we can respond to shame and stigma. The families we talked to share their ideas for making home a safe haven.
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Families standing up to shame and stigma by using care and compassion

Emerging Minds

Read the stories of families who were shown care, compassion and kindness in the face of shame and stigma, and how it impacted their experiences.
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Getting to know where shame comes from

Emerging Minds

In this resource we take a look at what shame is, where it can come from and how it can trick us into believing that there is something wrong with us.
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Families standing up to shame and stigma by making their own meaning

Emerging Minds

There are many ways we can respond to shame and stigma. The families we talked to share how they made meaning of their experiences with shame and stigma.
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Practitioner guide: Shame and stigma

Emerging Minds

A guide for practitioners on using our shame and stigma resources to support the families they work with.
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Families standing up to shame and stigma by responding directly – on our own or with help

Emerging Minds

Read the stories of families standing up to shame and stigma by responding directly - on their own or with the support of others - when it feels safe to do so.
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Talking to your child’s educator: Tips for having difficult conversations

Emerging Minds

This guide was developed by families for parents or carers who want to talk about their children’s wellbeing to educators.
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Families standing up to shame and stigma

Emerging Minds

Families and children are always standing up to shame and stigma. This resource shares stories of the ways families have responded to shame and stigma.
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Unmasking stigma: Types of stigma

Emerging Minds

This resource was created to help us understand different types of stigma, including public stigma, structural stigma and self-stigma. Families share their stories and in doing so unmask the harms stigma can cause.

Supporting infants and toddlers relationships

Zero to Three, The National Centre for Infant, Toddlers and Families

Discover more resources

Responding to the mental health needs of infants and toddlers webinar

Unmasking stigma: Effects on families

Standing against stigma

Families standing up to shame and stigma by making home a safe haven

Families standing up to shame and stigma by using care and compassion

Getting to know where shame comes from

Families standing up to shame and stigma by making their own meaning

Practitioner guide: Shame and stigma

Families standing up to shame and stigma by responding directly – on our own or with help

Talking to your child’s educator: Tips for having difficult conversations

Families standing up to shame and stigma

Unmasking stigma: Types of stigma

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