Infant Mental Health Week 7th-13th June

Dear Parents/Guardians,

INFANT MENTAL HEALTH WEEK 7-13 JUNE – VIDEO FROM INTERIM MENTAL
HEALTH CHAMPION PROFESSOR SIOBHAN O’NEILL

Fostering good mental wellbeing early is so important for children’s development. This
week is Infant Mental Health week, and Interim Mental Health Champion for Northern
Ireland, Professor Siobhan O’Neill has recorded a short video aimed at parents of
young children (approximately age 0-4, although not age specific).

She gives her tips to parents about what they can do to support their children's mental health and
wellbeing, and talks about how to encourage young children to express their feelings and the importance of self-care for parents. Professor O’Neill also draws on her experience as a parent of a 4 year old.

A link to the video have been posted on the Education Authority’s Getting Ready to
Learn website in the ‘parent tab’ section – see below:

https://gettingreadytolearn.co.uk/parents/ 

A direct link to the video is also included below:
https://vimeo.com/559980425/bb7e83a938 

I hope you find this resource useful.

Yours faithfully

Lorraine Brown
Early Years – Learning to Learn Team