Brazelton Touchpoints Center

📖 What We're Reading

The first few years of life matter—a lot.

From brain development to lifelong health and learning, the prenatal-to-3 years lay the foundation for everything that comes next. That's why we're sharing this great read from the -to-3 Policy Impact Center on why investing in the earliest years is so important. Whether you're a parent, caregiver, educator, or advocate, this research brief offers a helpful reminder of the incredible impact early relationships and experiences have on children's lives.

📚 Read the brief: https://pn3policy.org/why-do-we-focus-on-the-prenatal-to-3-age-period-understanding-the-importance-of-the-earliest-years/

Why Do We Focus on the Prenatal-to-3 Age Period?: Understanding the Importance of the Earliest Years - Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center Our health and wellbeing prenatally and during the first three years of life affect all future learning, behavior, and health. This time period is the most sensitive for a child’s developing brain and body, yet many families face substantial challenges during these years.

Every family has a story worth sharing.

Join us for Somos Familias Latinas, a free virtual conversation series from the Brazelton Touchpoints Center and The Children's Partnership that celebrates the strength, wisdom, and lived experiences of Latino families.

Together, we'll discuss the important roles that faith, solidarity, community care, and love play in familias latinas living in uncertain times.

📅 Mondays | 3–4 pm ET / 12–1 pm PT
September 28 • October 19 • November 9 • November 30

🌟 All are welcome to join us as we learn from one another and celebrate the many ways Latino families nurture children with love, resilience, and hope.

All conversations offered in English y Español.

Learn more and register today: https://tinyurl.com/SFL-2026

🌱 What does climate change mean for children—and what can we do about it?

Join us for the free, virtual, and virtually carbon-emission-free National Summit for Children’s Health in a Changing Climate and learn from experts, practitioners, and community leaders who are creating innovative solutions to protect children from climate and environmental harms.

Find out how:
✨ Extreme weather and pollution affect children's health and development
✨ Communities are mitigating carbon emissions, adapting to today’s changing climate, and building resilience for the changes to come
✨ Families, community members, educators, healthcare providers, and government agencies are teaming up to co-create and implement place-based strategies to protect today’s children, and tomorrow’s

📅 October 21, 2026
💻 Free & Virtual

Because protecting children means protecting their planet. There is no Plan B. Register today tinyurl.com/BTC-climate-summit

💙 You are not alone on this journey.

Raising a child with developmental differences can bring moments of joy, uncertainty, advocacy, and growth. Every family’s experience is unique—and every family deserves a space to be heard, supported, and connected.

Join the Brazelton Touchpoints Center for Parents Rising to Child Developmental Challenges, a free virtual conversation series where parents and caregivers share stories, explore common experiences, and learn from one another. Together, we’ll talk about the challenges and joys of raising children with diverse developmental journeys and discover ways to support our children, our families, and our communities.

📅 Mondays | 3–4 pm ET / 12–1 pm PT
September 14 • October 26 • November 2 • December 7

💻 Free virtual series
🌎 Live Spanish translation & captioning available

Come connect. Come share. Come be a part of a community that understands.

🔗 Register today and join the conversation. https://tinyurl.com/Dev-Challenges-2026

Great professionals never stop learning. 🌱

The best family partnerships aren't built by having all the answers—they're built through curiosity, reflection, and a commitment to learning alongside children and families. At the Brazelton Touchpoints Center, our professional learning opportunities help educators, healthcare providers, home visitors, mental health professionals, and other family-serving practitioners strengthen relationships, deepen their practice, and create lasting impact.
✨ Evidence-based learning
🤝 Relationship-centered approaches
💡 Practical strategies you can use right away

Because when we learn with families—not just about them—we create stronger outcomes for every child.

Ready to grow with us? Explore upcoming learning opportunities https://conta.cc/4r5oqs3

🌎 Flashback Friday: Children's Right to a Healthy Climate

Children are especially vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, making climate action a critical child health and child rights issue.

Two years ago, our Learning to Listen: Conversations for Change series welcomed Olson, JD, of Our Children's Trust to ask: What does it mean to protect every child's right to a healthy climate? She described how climate change affects children's health, development, and well-being—and discussed strategies her public interest law firm uses to fight for the rights of the planet's most vulnerable citizens: children.

Missed the conversation or want to revisit it?
🎥 Watch it here: https://youtu.be/kobjyHCLYLI

Want to learn more about climate change impacts on children? Attend our free Oct. 21 National Summit for Children's Health in a Changing Climate. Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/BTC-climate-summit

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💭 When children struggle, they're trying to tell us something. Are we ready to listen?

Join the Brazelton Touchpoints Center for Addressing Behaviors that Challenge and discover how to move beyond managing behaviors to understanding what they're communicating.

This relationship-based training will help you:
✨ See behavior through a developmental lens
✨ Build stronger partnerships with families
✨ Respond with empathy, confidence, and practical strategies that support children's social, emotional, and relational development.

Learn more and register today: https://learn.brazeltontouchpoints.org/catalog/addressing-behaviors-that-challenge-2/

Amazing 👏🏾

Willie Williams IV is using his story to help other kids feel seen.

The 10-year-old Louisiana student, honor roll scholar, and multi-sport athlete was diagnosed with anxiety earlier this school year.

Now, Willie IV has turned that experience into a children’s book about managing anxiety and big emotions.

Good conference opportunity from our friends at Black Mental Wellness

Your brand deserves more than exposure. It deserves meaningful alignment. Being a sponsor of the 7th Annual Black Mental Wellness Conference, Healing Across Generations, connects you with a multigenerational audience of professionals, clinicians, and community leaders who are actively invested in mental health, equity, and community impact.

For more information https://bit.ly/HealAcrossGenerationsSponsors and/or contact Dr. Jessica Henry at [email protected]

Every child is communicating. Are we listening?

From newborns’ cues to toddlers’ big emotions, behavior tells a story. Join us for three powerful learning opportunities from the Brazelton Touchpoints Center that will help you better understand children, strengthen family relationships, and respond with greater confidence and compassion.

Featured trainings:
👶 NBO Level 1 Training | 🧠 Inside a Child’s Mind | 💛 Addressing Behaviors That Challenge

✨ Because every behavior tells a story. Learn how to see it
Learn more and register https://conta.cc/4bxdCxd