The mandate of the CEECD is to foster the dissemination of scientific knowledge on the development of young children with an emphasis, but not exclusively, on the social and emotional development and on the services and policies that influence this development.
School
Children start developing the skills that will help them in school from the first years of life. Parents and childcare workers play a role in helping children get ready for school.
Health
Behavioural strategies have been proven to be the most effective way to help infants and children who are resistant at bedtime or wake during the night.
Baby
Did you know that infants who are exposed to a variety of languages can tell the difference between their mother tongue and other languages?
Baby
For parents of newborns, the increased and often inconsolable crying of their infants during the first few months of life can be a frustrating and stressful experience.
Health
New evidence suggests that crying is indeed what triggers some parents to shake their babies. Equipping them with coping strategies may help reduce the incidence of Shaken Baby Syndrome.
Breastfeeding
If you’re about to have a baby or just want more information on the subject, it’s a great time to explore the facts about this natural and sensible way of nourishing your baby.
Health
A loving attitude, clear rules and applying the consequences that were stated will encourage the development of positive behaviours in children.
Activities
Free play is a wonderful way for children to learn important things by using their personality and imagination.
Baby
Your baby is born ready to learn language! His brain has special structures that enable him to learn about sounds, words and sentences when you speak to him.
Baby
Over the past few decades, several studies have shown that the way children are cared for as infants and toddlers influences the person they will become.
Family life
How parents act toward and respond to their children plays a crucial part in their children's social, emotional and cognitive development. What makes parents parent the way they do? What programs are most effective at enhancing parenting skills?
Health
Contrary to previously held beliefs, pregnancy does not protect women against mood and anxiety disorders. Yet treating these disorders in pregnant women poses a particular challenge to doctors.
