INfancy Onward

INfancy Onward The INfancy Onward Mission:
To advance the conditions which provide an early start toward optimal mental health

INfancy Onward is a prevention program of Mental Health America of Indiana, a member association of The Alliance for the Advancement of Infant Mental Health, and an affiliate of the World Association for Infant Mental Health.

🫶 Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who helped INfancy Onward celebrate 25 years during Celebrate Babies Week! As this year ...
10/31/2025

🫶 Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who helped INfancy Onward celebrate 25 years during Celebrate Babies Week! As this year — and our 25th anniversary — comes to a close, we can’t wait to connect with you again soon! 🥳

Early interventionists, educators, and other practitioners guide families in reflection of their feelings, practices, in...
10/30/2025

Early interventionists, educators, and other practitioners guide families in reflection of their feelings, practices, interactions, and perspectives on their child. Use these tips for guiding reflection and check out this resource from challengingbehavior.org for prompts on questions that promote reflection!

Tips for Guiding Reflection
► Use open-ended questions to encourage more in-depth responses
► Use a picture or video to support reflection
► Allow wait time for families to respond
► Rephrase questions as needed to support caregivers’ understanding
of content
► Use questions to help caregivers think about how the information or
strategies shared match their priorities, understanding, viewpoints, or ideas
► Be flexible with ways families can share their reflections (e.g., journal,
email, voice recorder)
► Invite families to take time to reflect with other important people in the
child’s life
► Start small; think of one area of focus to reflect on at a time

🧠 The Growing Brain Basics Webinar Series with Zero to Three:Research on this topic is exploding, underscoring the need ...
10/29/2025

🧠 The Growing Brain Basics Webinar Series with Zero to Three:
Research on this topic is exploding, underscoring the need for early childhood professionals to learn about foundations of brain development and strategies to best support the growing brains of infants and young children. This series supports participants’ exploration of key concepts, research, and concrete strategies from ZERO TO THREE’s The Growing Brain: From Birth to 5 Years Old curriculum.

Learn how a child's brain develops from birth to age 5 with insights on early learning & emotional growth. View Zero to Three online resources today!

👶 Play is critically important work for babies and toddlers!  Learn more: https://bit.ly/32uPrfZ
10/24/2025

👶 Play is critically important work for babies and toddlers!

Learn more: https://bit.ly/32uPrfZ

🎭🎤 Indianapolis locals or anyone looking for an excuse to visit the city, have plenty of options to choose from for a ni...
10/23/2025

🎭🎤 Indianapolis locals or anyone looking for an excuse to visit the city, have plenty of options to choose from for a night out on the town. Enjoy live music by the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra or with Live Nation Concerts concert tickets at Ruoff Music Center. Catch a performance at the Allied Solutions Center for the Performing Arts or a laugh at Helium Comedy Club. Head over to our auction site and bid to win these amazing experiences!
https://app.charityauctionstoday.com/auctions/infancy-onward-25th-anniversary-44341

🎉 Looking for a day of fun for the whole family?  Bid for attraction passes and arcade cards to use at Rascal’s Fun Zone...
10/23/2025

🎉 Looking for a day of fun for the whole family? Bid for attraction passes and arcade cards to use at Rascal’s Fun Zone in Whiteland, IN where you can go-kart, mini-golf, bowl, game at the arcade, and more. Or maybe hop on over to the Urban Air Adventure Park in Noblesville, IN with Deluxe Passes!
Get your bids in today! https://app.charityauctionstoday.com/auctions/infancy-onward-25th-anniversary-44341

It's  ! Watch "How Childhood Trauma Affects Health Across a Lifetime." Childhood trauma isn’t something you just get ove...
10/22/2025

It's ! Watch "How Childhood Trauma Affects Health Across a Lifetime." Childhood trauma isn’t something you just get over as you grow up. Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris explains that the repeated stress of abuse, neglect and parents struggling with mental health or substance abuse issues has real, tangible effects on the development of the brain.

Childhood trauma isn’t something you just get over as you grow up. Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris explains that the repeated stress of abuse, neglect and p...

📢 We have some AMAZING travel packages included in our silent auction! https://app.charityauctionstoday.com/auctions/inf...
10/21/2025

📢 We have some AMAZING travel packages included in our silent auction! https://app.charityauctionstoday.com/auctions/infancy-onward-25th-anniversary-44341

✈️ Need a getaway or looking for an adventure? INfancy Onward has partnered with Auctionshakeup.com once again to provide travel packages that could be yours for a fraction of the cost! By this time next year, you could find yourself making chocolate 🍫 in the Belize rainforest, on a safari in Kenya 🦒, relaxing at a private villa in the Dominican Republic, exploring Provence and the French Riviera 🕌, or enjoying a historic mansion in Lexington, Kentucky!

Indy friends! Please come join us in-person this Friday, October 24 at 6-9pm ET to eat, bid, and be merry! Our silent au...
10/20/2025

Indy friends! Please come join us in-person this Friday, October 24 at 6-9pm ET to eat, bid, and be merry! Our silent auction will end during the event, at 8pm. Take your winnings home with you the same night PLUS every event attendee will also be eligible to win our wonderful Peaceful Pause door prize, valued at $95! We can’t wait to celebrate with you 🎉

Join us for an evening of connection, dinner, fundraising, and celebration of INfancy Onward's 25th year during Celebrate Babies Week!

📢 It’s almost time! Our silent auction will be open through   starting Monday, October 20 until Friday, October 24 at 8p...
10/17/2025

📢 It’s almost time! Our silent auction will be open through starting Monday, October 20 until Friday, October 24 at 8pm ET. Check out all the incredible items donated by our generous community partners, including exclusive travel packages, local event tickets, and IECMH resources, here: https://app.charityauctionstoday.com/auctions/infancy-onward-25th-anniversary-44341 Anyone is welcome to participate in the auction so please share the link far and wide!

Thank you for supporting Indiana's infants, toddlers, young children, and their caregivers! To make a difference, please bid on auction items, give a cash donation, or simply share this auction on your social media using the hashtag,

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