What About The Children?

Raising awareness about the never-changing emotional needs of the under-threes in our ever-changing society

Registered Charity Number 1108816

What About The Children? is looking for new Trustees 

We are a small national charity that works to raise awareness about the emotional needs of babies and children under-three, explaining and promoting the key role of parents and carers, the importance of appropriately, responsive loving care for optimum brain development and emotional wellbeing. Research has established that the early years of a child’s life, from conception to age three impact out of all proportion to the rest of childhood.

What About the Children has no paid employees therefore the trustees undertake the day-to-day work involved in achieving the aims and objectives set out in the Strategic Development Plan as well as the statutory governance duties as trustees of a charity.

 

New research summary

Singing to babies promotes wellbeing all round…

Research demonstrates that when a parent sings to their baby it can have a calming effect on their emotional regulation. This, in turn, promotes ‘attunement’ between the two, serving to validate the parent in their role:

When infants feel their needs are being met, and parents feel successful in meeting those needs, the relationship is strengthened (Sharman et al, 2023)

A summary of  recent research from a team at The University of Auckland, New Zealand, led by Kirsten Sharman.

The Summary has been prepared for What About The Children?  by Julie Kent.

 
 
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Unlocking scientific research

We identify and summarise current scientific research in neuroscience, psychology, biology and the medical sciences, providing new insights into the impact of early life experience.

More than 100 summaries are available, categorised into seven key topics.

Our latest summaries are listed here.

 
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Blog

Every month What About The Children? posts a blog relating to ‘the never-changing. emotional needs of the under-threes in our ever-changing society’. Our latest blog is a call for the emotional needs of young children to be prioritised in policy and service provision

Contact

Feel free to contact us with any questions.

Email
enquiries@whataboutthechildren.org.uk


Phone
tel: +44 (0) 845 602 7145 (office hours 9 to 5)