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Social & Emotional Development
Developing Trust & Emotional Security
WiseTip: SE-TRU-M0009-E01A

Ensure that your baby is in a safe place during interactions with familiar people. Also, ensure that the environment is not over-stimulating or overwhelming.

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  1. New Jersey Birth to Three Early Learning Standards. (2013). New Jersey Council for Young Children.

  2. Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University (2016). From Best Practices to Breakthrough Impacts: A Science-Based Approach to Building a More Promising Future for Young Children and Families. Retrieved from www.developingchild.harvard.edu.

0-9 months
Environment
WHY IT MATTERS

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Serve and return

Serve and Return Interactions - Serve and return interactions shape brain architecture. When an infant or young child babbles, gestures, or cries, and an adult responds appropriately with eye contact, words, or a hug, neural connections are built and strengthened in the child’s brain that support the development of communication and social skills.1

1. Harvard University. (2020, January 27). Serve and Return. Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University. Retrieved December 29, 2020, from https://developingchild.harvard.edu/science/key-concepts/serve-and-return/

" interactions with familiar caregivers who are sensitive to the child’s cues and needs build the child’s attachment, cognitive ability and resilience for the future. Familiar caregivers and non-stressful environments for a child will facilitate "serve and return" interactions.
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  1. Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University (2016). From Best Practices to Breakthrough Impacts: A Science-Based Approach to Building a More Promising Future for Young Children and Families. Retrieved from www.developingchild.harvard.edu.