“I feel a great connection with my daughter, but today, I learned a little more" Jhovanny, father
During the first years of life, the brain develops at an accelerated rate that will never be repeated. It is a critical stage for the development of learning and basic skills fundamental for the lifespan.
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Boys and girls need loving and sensitive care that can create the best conditions for their development, including care for health and nutrition, stimuli for their learning, and the responsive protection and attention of their families.
To improve the quality of their attention, promote the participation of families in caring for and upbringing of children, and prevent violence at home, especially in the early ages, UNICEF supports the capacitation of personnel working in early childhood care and certifies specialized instructors in Care for Child Development (CCD) approach so that they can pass on the message to other caregivers.
The participants learned through practical exercises with families, recreation, and communication activities, stimulating children’s leaning and the promotion of loving and sensitive care at home and in the community, which are vital for the development of boys and girls.
“UNICEF connected with State organizations that are bringing life and attention to early childhood such as the Ministry of Popular Power for Education, the Ministry of Popular Power for Health, the National Institute for Nutrition, and IDENNA (National Institute for the Rights of Children and Adolescents) because by achieving the articulation between all the organizations that work closely with mothers and fathers to achieve a loving, secure and sensitive bonding between parents, caregivers, and babies will translate into better development” explains Mariella Adrián, UNICEF Education Officer.
“I feel a great connection with my daughter, but today, I learned a little more. I know how to support her development, how to react in the face of questions or discomfort she might have,” said Jhovanny Brizuela, father.
Since the first workshop, organized by UNICEF with LACRO (Latin America and the Caribbean UNICEF Regional Office) support, a joint training plan with the Ministry of Education was implemented between March and July to capacitate 228 first-line early childhood care workers in infant-preschool educational centers, health centers, nutrition services, development centers for boys and girls with disabilities and in protection centers in seven states across the country.
“With all these interventions, we wish to strengthen the services for the development of the capacities of families so they can provide their young boys and girls loving and sensitive care, with simple home-based play and communication activities”, explains Mariella Adrian, UNICEF Education Officer.
