HEALTHY BABIES GROW INTO HEALTHY CHILDREN:

Infant mental health specialists focus on infant's and toddler's relationships with their parents or caregivers.  There is good evidence that early intervention can prevent later problems such as delinquency, criminality, school problems (including failure and drop-outs), premature pregnancy, violence, and other poor outcomes.

If your infant or toddler shows any of the following behaviors or symptoms, seek professional help:

 

» shows very little emotion

» extremely fearful

» extremely fussy and difficult to soothe

» sleep problems

» feeding problems

» aggressive behaviors

» defiant behaviors

» impulsive or hyperactive

» extreme sadness

» extremely clingy behaviors

» extreme temper tantrums

» language delays

» unable to do normal developmental tasks