The Mount Sinai Parenting Center

Integrating the science of early childhood development into pediatric healthcare moments

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Our Mission

To transform the way pediatric healthcare is delivered by maximizing opportunities to promote strong parent-child relationships and early childhood development within everyday healthcare interactions.

Through provider training, environmental transformation and pioneering research, our easily scalable programming will leverage the healthcare space to reach families in the earliest years.

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We use everyday healthcare moments, physical spaces and provider training to deliver the science of early child development

We train staff to use everyday healthcare interactions and physical spaces to deliver the science of early childhood development

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Parents understand their role in promoting key developmental skills

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Parents' new knowledge and deepened relationship with their child's provider positively influences their interactions with children at home

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Children have healthier social-emotional-cognitive growth, as well as improved life-long health outcomes

For providers

For Providers

Easy to use, free, scalable, resources for pediatric healthcare providers.

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For parents

For Parents

Videos, handouts, and topic-based tips for parents of children aged 0-5.

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Our work

Our Work

Learn more about the many projects of the Mount Sinai Parenting Center and our work to support providers and parents in the earliest years.

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Our Story

Parents are born here

From the moment their child arrives, parents are raised in the healthcare environment. Science tells us that a new parent’s brain is primed, motivated, and open to change. And with 99% of children born in hospitals each year, 14 primary care visits from birth to age five, and countless sick visits along the way, there is a tremendous opportunity to reach families in their earliest moments.

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4-11 months

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12-23 months

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2-3 years

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4-5 years

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Physical Health

Years of research now demonstrate that social-emotional-cognitive health is dramatically linked to physical health. Positive parenting behaviors and strong parent-child relationships can provide children with a lifetime of enhanced protection from health challenges such as asthma, obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.

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Impact

By targeting healthcare providers, our initiatives have the opportunity to reach the millions of families they serve. Our projects are designed to support healthcare professionals across all disciplines, to strengthen their relationships with families, and deliver high-quality, evidence-based resources on positive parenting.

Impact

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