Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health - Infant and Early Childhood Division
http://www.macmh.org/iec/aboutiec/
MACMH-IEC is the Infant and Early Childhood Division of Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health. Established in 2007 as a membership organization, it continues to work to build a multidisciplinary workforce demonstrating competency in addressing the unique relational and developmental needs of infants, toddlers, and their families. The goals of MACMH-IEC include education & training, re
Operating as usual
03/08/2022
Did you know we have re-released recordings from our Fall Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health Conference? If you weren't able to attend you can register for keynotes and select breakouts here: https://macmh.org/event-page/minnesota-infant-and-early-childhood-mental-health-multidisciplinary-conference/
03/04/2022
Did you know Minnesota is home to nearly 20,000 National Guard, Reserve and Active Duty Military Service members representing all branches of the military, and over 30,000 military spouses and children? Join us later this month for a webinar on working with military-connected children and their families. Find out more info here: https://macmh.org/event-page/trainings/winter-2022-training-series/
02/15/2022
Our friends from AIMHiTN are hosting a free virtual training tomorrow on "Self-Compassion as Our Way of Being". Click below to register! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/self-compassion-as-a-way-of-being-tickets-243818346237
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02/10/2022
Check out the following free webinar series by Brazelton Touchpoints Center on Parenting While Black. This series offers a safe and welcoming space to hold conversations for and by Black families. All are welcome to join and engage in these powerful conversations!
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Parenting While Black 2022. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. This free webinar series offers a safe and welcoming space to hold conversations for and by Black families. All are welcome to join and engage in these powerful conversations! March 7, 2022: Standing in our Black Joy and Excellence with our Children, Families, and Communities March 21, 2022: Inferti...
02/01/2022
Don't miss this wonderful piece on the power of self-reflection for early childhood professionals!
A Teacher’s Use of Self in the Preschool Classroom The concept of the professional use of self can be a valuable tool for teachers in supporting their peers and their young students.
12/13/2021
If gift-giving is a part of your holiday tradition and you have little ones in your life, Zero to Three has created tips for finding toys that will grow with a child, challenge them, and nurture their thinking, physical, language, and social-emotional skills: https://bit.ly/3pooX9V
Tips for Choosing Toys for Toddlers How do you choose which gifts are right for your child? This article offers some ideas for choosing toys that will grow with your child, challenge her, and nurture her thinking, physical, language, and social-emotional skills.
12/11/2021
On tomorrow's broadcast (Sunday) of Power to the Parents on 89.9 KMOJ "THE PEOPLES STATION", Dr. Anne Gearity will provide insight on how we can better support parents and caregivers during these challenging times, so they can then provide the comfort their young children need. Tune in!
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12/10/2021
A new study by Stanford researchers is the first to show that taking just a few slow, deep breaths significantly reduces YOUNG children’s physiological arousal. By measuring the effects in naturalistic settings such as day camps and playgrounds, the study is also groundbreaking for its design, which more closely reflects a child’s experience than a study in a lab would. More info about the study including the short, animated video used in it can be found here.
https://ed.stanford.edu/news/how-calm-stressed-kid-one-minute-video-can-help-according-stanford-researchers
How to calm a stressed kid? A one-minute video can help, according to Stanford researchers A Stanford study shows that taking a few slow, deep breaths significantly reduces children’s physiological arousal in everyday settings.
11/23/2021
The most recent episode of Early Risers was released just in time for Thanksgiving. It offers a conversation between Dianne Haulcy and Vanessa Goodthunder, who directs an early childhood program in the Lower Sioux Indian community in southwestern Minnesota where children learn Dakota history and language as their birthright. The episode provides meaningful insights about having more honest conversation with our children about the history of Thanksgiving. We hope you’ll listen and share with others!
Here is the link to Rethinking Thanksgiving: How to speak to young children about historical and racialized trauma.
11/18/2021
Today is Give to the Max Day! Join us in promoting positive mental health for all infants, children, adolescents and their families by making a financial contribution to support our work. https://bit.ly/GiveMACMH
Registration still open for our IECMH Conference until 12:00 p.m. CST @ https://macmh.org/event-page/minnesota-infant-and-early-childhood-mental-health-multidisciplinary-conference/iec-conference-registration/
If you missed our endorsement Q & A - Please check out below video.
11/04/2021
We hope to see you next week at our 4th Annual Infant/Early Childhood Conference! It's not too late to register. :). Keep in mind that if you are unavailable next Monday/Tuesday, keynotes and breakouts will be recorded and accessible for 30 days after the conference to all who register. Find more info here: https://macmh.org/event-page/minnesota-infant-and-early-childhood-mental-health-multidisciplinary-conference/
10/29/2021
Bemidji Early Childhood Collaborative is excited to announce their first professional education training of the season! Jesse Flynn will be presenting on Perinatal Mood, Anxiety, and Trauma-Related Disorders on November 5th 9:00-11:30 on Zoom.
Registration is now open: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/perinatal-mood-anxiety-and-trauma-related-disorders-tickets-183864873787
10/28/2021
We're excited to attend Little Moments Count's Annual Meeting Tuesday, November 30th from 8-9:30am, featuring Anne Gearity, Dianne Haulcy, and Andre Dukes speaking about trauma-responsive approaches and solutions with regards to the dual pandemics of COVID-19 and racism. The event will be closed captioned for any attendees needing visual text access. Parents and community members are welcome too! Find more info and RSVP here.
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10/27/2021
Season Two of Early Risers is out now!! We highly recommend this podcast for anyone working with and/or caring for young children and their families and caregivers.
It's here! Episode One of Early Risers Season Two is now available. Listen on your favorite podcast channel or go to https://www.littlemomentscount.org/podcast to stream. This week's podcast is about the danger of being "color silent" and why it's important to talk to even the youngest children about racial identity.
10/25/2021
It's not too late to register for our Infant/Early Childhood conference coming up November 8th-9th. If you're unable to attend the days of the conference you can still register and access ALL the breakout recordings and up to 10.75 CEHs.
Early Childhood Conference - MACMH Join us for our fourth annual Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Conference – “Separations and Reunions: Opportunities to Promote Resilience for Young Children, their Families and Caregivers.” Happening online November 8 and 9, the conference is designed for professionals who work with c...
10/20/2021
Early Childhood Mental Health As early experiences shape the architecture of the developing brain, they also lay the foundations of sound early childhood mental health.
10/08/2021
We're just one month away from our 4th Annual Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health Conference! Have you met our keynote speaker Dr. Alan Sroufe? Dr. Sroufe is a Professor Emeritus in the Institute of Child Development at the University of Minnesota and an internationally recognized expert on early attachment relationships, emotional development, and developmental psychopathology. He'll be sharing with us about the legacy of early relationship experiences. Check out more info here: https://macmh.org/event-page/minnesota-infant-and-early-childhood-mental-health-multidisciplinary-conference/iec-conference-speakers/#2
10/05/2021
MACMH recently opened our call for proposals for our 26th Annual Child and Adolescent Mental Health Conference happening virtually April 24th-26. We would love to have some infant/early childhood representation as a part of the conference! Applications submission is due October 15th. Please spread the word and click here to find more info: https://macmh.org/event-page/annual-child-adolescent-mental-health-conference/2021-call-for-presentations/
2022 Call for Presentations - MACMH Join us as a presenter for our 26th Annual Child & Adolescent Mental Health Conference – welcoming professionals, parents and caregivers from across Minnesota and beyond. In an effort to promote the health and safety of our participants as we continue moving through the uncertainty of the COVID-...
10/01/2021
We're just a little over a month from our 4th annual Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health Conference, happening Nov 8-9th virtually! Have you met our keynote speaker Dr. Rebecca Shlafer? Dr. Shlafer is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota and a developmental child psychologist. She will be sharing with us about how to support children during separations both short-term and more permanent. Find more info here: https://macmh.org/event-page/minnesota-infant-and-early-childhood-mental-health-multidisciplinary-conference/iec-conference-speakers/#2
The Center for Early Education and Development at the University of Minnesota is offering Nurturing Healthy Development in the Earliest Months, the first part of a fully online, 2-part course sequence designed to support professionals working with parents of newborns, including preemies. Framed within infant mental health principles and grounded in current research of the seven developmental pathways of newborns, professionals will leave with innovative yet practical tools they can put to immediate use! Find more information here.
09/17/2021
We just released our full line-up of workshops for this Fall's Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health Conference, happening virtually November 8-9th. Check them out here and share with a friend!
https://macmh.org/event-page/minnesota-infant-and-early-childhood-mental-health-multidisciplinary-conference/iec-conference-speakers/
IEC Conference Speakers - MACMH 2021 Infant and Early ChildhoodMental Health Conference Featured Speakers Infant & Early Childhood Conference Home Page Click the links below to explore workshop and presenter details Monday Keynote Presentation The Legacy of Early Relationship Experience Monday, November 8 | 9 – 10:30 a.m. CST | ...
09/10/2021
Our friends from the University of Minnesota's Center for Early Education and Development, Alyssa Meuwissen and Deborah Ottman, wrote an article on tips from reflective practice for returning to in-person work. Check it out here!
The reflective colleague: tips from reflective practice for returning to in-person work Alyssa Meuwissen, PhD, and Deborah Ottman explore ways in which reflective practice can help professionals manage stress around returning to in-person work. | Tuesday, September 7th, 2021
08/11/2021
We are happy to be able to offer SCHOLARSHIPS to this year's Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health Conference for those who might benefit. Applications are being accepted NOW until September 1st: https://fs17.formsite.com/macmh/yvu6p7xeur/index.html
IEC Conference Scholarship Application 2021 View this form on Formsite
08/06/2021
Registration is NOW OPEN for our Fall Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Conference, happening virtually November 8-9th. Find out more about registration here!
Early Childhood Conference - MACMH Our fourth annual Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health Conference – designed for professionals who work with very young children and their families and caregivers – is happening November 8 & 9, 2021. Workshop details and registration coming in August. Featured SpeakersLocationAbout Our Confer...
07/29/2021
Only one hour until our LIVESTREAM EVENT- Trauma-Responsive Care in Early Childhood Settings. Tune in right here at 6:35pm to watch!
07/29/2021
IMMEDIATE NOTICE! OUTDOOR EVENT MOVED.
Due to the air quality concerns this event has moved
to a completely VIRTUAL event. We will NOT be at the Lion's Shelter tonight!
PLEASE - Join us here at 6:35 p.m. CST
07/29/2021
If you are planning to tune in to the livestream of tonight's panel discussion, you can do so right here on our page! The livestream will begin around 6:35. Registration is still open to attend the event in person- https://fs17.formsite.com/macmh/9giyyrjyvi/index.html
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