Protected: MeAIMH Membership 2 for 1

Name: MeAIMH Membership 2 for 1
Start: 2020-01-01T01:00:00-05:00
End: 2020-12-31T23:55:00-05:00

Maine Association for Infant Mental Health

Infant mental health is an inter-disciplinary field of research, clinical practice and public policy-making concerned with maximizing the emotional, physical, social and cognitive well-being of zero to five year old children and their caregivers.

Maine Association for Infant Mental Health3 weeks ago

ONE OF OUR POPULAR POSTS in the What Is…. Series that we are resharing with a free bite size info sheet.

If a child seems to “go from 0 to 100” with no warning…

If they melt down suddenly…
If they struggle to tell you what’s wrong until they’re already overwhelmed…

There’s often a hidden sense behind it — interoception.

Today’s one-page visual breaks down what interoception is, why it’s so important for emotional regulation, and how you can gently support a young person whose internal signals feel confusing or too loud.

If you’d like the free parent information sheet to go with it, comment INTEROCEPTION below and I’ll send you the Dropbox link. ⬇️

#thecontentedchild #interoception #emotionregulation #childdevelopment #neurodiversityaffirming #sensoryprocessing #parentingtipsuk #brainbasedparenting #gentleparentinguk #bigfeelings #childwellbeing #supportingchildren #ukparents #schoolstruggles #childmentalhealth

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Maine Association for Infant Mental Health3 weeks ago

This is your brain on parenthood.

Parents shape their children’s emotional and social experiences by responding to their needs with care. The changes in hormones and brain activity that occur when people become parents greatly influence how they care for their kids. While research has mostly focused on the hormonal changes in mothers, fathers are also crucial to their children’s health and development. Studies show that mother-child and father-child interactions differ significantly, but both compliment a child’s socio-emotional and cognitive development. But what does becoming a parent do to your own brain?

During the early postpartum period, parents’ brains exhibit an increase in structural plasticity. Both new mothers and new fathers show increased gray matter volume in several overlapping brain regions. This can offer several benefits to new parents:

🩶 Increased learning and memory: Greater plasticity allows the brain to adapt and learn new skills more effectively, which is essential for new parents as they navigate and remember caregiving tasks and routines.

🩶 Improved emotional regulation: Changes in brain structure can improve emotional regulation, helping parents manage stress and respond more calmly and effectively to their baby’s needs.

🩶 Strengthened bonding and attachment: In brain areas related to social and emotional processing, structural plasticity can improve bonding and attachment between parents and their infants, fostering a secure and loving relationship.

🩶 Increased sensitivity to infant cues: Adaptations in sensory and perceptual areas of the brain can heighten parents’ sensitivity to their baby’s cues, such as cries and facial expressions, enabling more responsive and attuned caregiving.

🩶 Better problem-solving and decision-making: Increased plasticity in the prefrontal cortex can improve problem-solving and decision-making skills, helping parents to better navigate the challenges of parenting.

So, one would wonder, does becoming a parent make us a better person?

✨ Read more about the top 8 things you can learn from your children on our blog here: https://neuro.now/lived_experience/what-you-can-learn-from-your-children/

References: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6773483/

#NeuroChild #NeuroNow #BiologicalLife #empathy #purpose #sensory #CognitiveWellbeing

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