Associations between maternal capabilities for care and nurturing care behaviours among mother-child dyads in Malawi and South Africa Adequate nurturing care behaviours, including feeding practices, health-seeking and psychosocial stimulation, are crucial for the optimal health, growth and development of young children. However, sev...

Published in @plosglobalpublichealth.org we find several maternal capabilities for care are integral for the #NurturingCare of children & this varies by context. Interventions promoting nurturing care should aim to strengthen multiple maternal capabilities.
#ECD

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Evidence for micronutrients other than iron or anaemia was extremely limited.

Some recommendations for future research are highlighted in the paper.

#nutrition #childdevelopment #ECD #nurturingcare

Thriving Together: Improved nutritional outcomes in children with disabilities in Zimbabwe

Great to read about efforts to ensure children with disabilities in Zimbabwe receive the care and support they need to have adequate nutrition, a critical component for children's development ennonline.net/fex/75/en/th... #nurturingcare

Gayle Berry on Love-Based Learning Founder of Blossom & Berry, Gayle Berry shares her passion for "love-based learning" that nurtures babies' emotional wellbeing through right-brain activities like massage, nature connection and mindfulness - building resilience from the start.

Join Gayle Berry in exploring Love-Based Learning for Babies - where mindful touch, nature connection and creating a loving "bubble" nurture development in those crucial first 1,001 days. Free to watch now on Early Years TV! www.earlyyears.tv/episode/g...

#EarlyYears #BabyDevelopment #NurturingCare

Gayle Berry on Love-Based Learning Founder of Blossom & Berry, Gayle Berry shares her passion for "love-based learning" that nurtures babies' emotional wellbeing through right-brain activities like massage, nature connection and mindfulness - building resilience from the start.

Join Gayle Berry in exploring Love-Based Learning for Babies - where mindful touch, nature connection and creating a loving "bubble" nurture development in those crucial first 1,001 days. Free to watch now on Early Years TV! www.earlyyears.tv/episode/g...

#EarlyYears #BabyDevelopment #NurturingCare

Gayle Berry on Love-Based Learning Founder of Blossom & Berry, Gayle Berry shares her passion for "love-based learning" that nurtures babies' emotional wellbeing through right-brain activities like massage, nature connection and mindfulness - building resilience from the start.

Join Gayle Berry in exploring Love-Based Learning for Babies - where mindful touch, nature connection and creating a loving "bubble" nurture development in those crucial first 1,001 days. Free to watch now on Early Years TV! www.earlyyears.tv/episode/g...

#EarlyYears #BabyDevelopment #NurturingCare

Gayle Berry on Love-Based Learning Founder of Blossom & Berry, Gayle Berry shares her passion for "love-based learning" that nurtures babies' emotional wellbeing through right-brain activities like massage, nature connection and mindfulness - building resilience from the start.

Join Gayle Berry in exploring Love-Based Learning for Babies - where mindful touch, nature connection and creating a loving "bubble" nurture development in those crucial first 1,001 days. Free to watch now on Early Years TV! www.earlyyears.tv/episode/g...

#EarlyYears #BabyDevelopment #NurturingCare

Caregivers own health and wellbeing is critical for providing #nurturingcare to children. UNICEF has launched the Caring for the Caregiver package to promote maternal mental health, emotional wellbeing, self-care and family engagement to support #ChildDevelopment

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Plot showing country-level improvements in nurturing care and child development

Many negative things are happening in the world, but so much good as well. @danacmccoy.bsky.social, Jorge Cuartas, and I wrote a research letter in JAMA Pediatrics that shows #nurturingcare for children worldwide is getting better and these improvements are linked to better #ECD.
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