Posted on October 15, 2021
From October 18th to October 22nd, ACNJ and our partners will be elevating the importance of supporting babies and their caretakers. This year’s theme is “Sustaining the Essential Role of the Caregiver.” Caregivers have been essential in the lives of our youngest, ensuring their social-emotional well-being while struggling through a pandemic themselves. We want to say thank you, and work together to ensure that these individuals receive the support they need while they support the early development of young minds.
Join in the celebration! Post on social media and use the hashtag #CelebrateBabiesWeek2021 to join the conversation. Don't forget to tag us @ACNJForKids! Check out the sample social media messages below.
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Pandemic Stress: Supporting Young Children, Families, and the Early Childhood Workforce
#CelebrateBabies2021 Oct. 18-Oct. 22, ACNJ and our partners will be elevating the importance of supporting babies and their caretakers. This year’s theme is “Sustaining the Essential Role of the Caregiver,” focusing on #socialemotional health. Learn more: https://t.co/LiKeFAJKg0 pic.twitter.com/8uqeHBdYm0
— AdvocatesforChildren (@ACNJforKids) October 15, 2021
#CelebrateBabies2021 SEFI helps caregivers to reduce stress & promote relational & developmental health. Services are in English & Spanish, virtual & in person, for early childhood programs in New Jersey. Email caecmh@montclair.edu to learn more. #CaregiversStillAreEssential pic.twitter.com/nO4bBtMINe
— AdvocatesforChildren (@ACNJforKids) October 19, 2021
Learn about all the ways that you can help build resiliency in young children from the NJ Resiliency Coalition #CelebrateBabies2021 #CaregiversStillAreEssential https://t.co/Ss97bHHcWi
— AdvocatesforChildren (@ACNJforKids) October 20, 2021
#CelebrateBabies2021 SEFI Support at the Center for Autism and Early Childhood Mental Health at MSU enhances the relational and emotional health of young children, families and professionals. Email caecmh@montclair.edu to request services. #CaregiversStillAreEssential pic.twitter.com/1356kz37VA
— AdvocatesforChildren (@ACNJforKids) October 18, 2021
The American Academy of Pediatrics recently released an Early Childhood Campaign Toolkit with fabulous resources on the importance of relationships to infant brain development. Find some more resources here #CelebrateBabies2021 #CaregiversStillAreEssential https://t.co/HufjxpNQBI
— AdvocatesforChildren (@ACNJforKids) October 19, 2021
The Diversity-Informed Tenets for Work with Infants, Children and Families help professionals strengthen their commitment & capacity to use diversity, inclusion & equity principles at work. Learn more: https://t.co/TVe97ogQkc #CelebrateBabies2021 #CaregiversStillAreEssential
— AdvocatesforChildren (@ACNJforKids) October 21, 2021
For babies, relationships begin with meeting basic needs, like breastfeeding. Read resources on the NJ Breastfeeding Coalition for families & child care providers that support breastfeeding relationships #CelebrateBabies2021 #CaregiversStillAreEssential https://t.co/ltvDxuYjCI
— AdvocatesforChildren (@ACNJforKids) October 18, 2021
#CelebrateBabies2021 Trauma early on can have lasting effects but caregivers can help mitigate impacts. Responsive relationships help build secure attachments that support healthy social emotional development. Email caecmh@montclair.edu to learn more. #CaregiversAreStillEssential pic.twitter.com/JTJH5KyqO9
— AdvocatesforChildren (@ACNJforKids) October 20, 2021
#CelebrateBabies2021 is about reflection. We as adults must reflect upon our own experiences. Check out the free reflective opportunities at the Center for Autism and Early Childhood Mental Health https://t.co/pNe6i9s2L6 pic.twitter.com/2nAWNsYz13
— AdvocatesforChildren (@ACNJforKids) October 22, 2021
Celebrate Babies Week 2021 is in partnership with Montclair State University - Center for Autism and Early Childhood Mental Health (CAECMH), New Jersey Association for Infant Mental Health (NJ-AIMH), SPAN Parent Advocacy Network, The Coalition of Infant/Toddler Educators (CITE), New Jersey Association for the Education of Young Children (NJAEYC), New Jersey Breastfeeding Coalition, and the New Jersey Association for Play Therapy.
