Infant pledge
The Infant Pledge shares what a baby can expect from the adults around them and encourages mindful commitment to facilitate infants to express their feelings, consider their views, and uphold their rights. It is a reminder that it is everyone's responsibility to listen to the voice of infant.
This is a focus for the Infant Mental Health Team to keep the infant at the centre and allow practitioners to reflect on what the infant is communicating.
Voice of the infant
The Voice of the Infant highlights that babies and young children all have a voice that must be listened to. This voice is heard and seen in the noises and movements they make, their response to the environment and in their interactions with the people who are with them.
Key messages for best practice