STEP 2 Under 5’s Parent-Infant/child relationship focused work

Step2 is a brief intervention child and adolescent mental health service within Hertfordshire, we have a specialised small team who work specifically with parent-infant/child relationship difficulties for babies and children aged 0-5 years old.

Common difficulties we support are:

• Parents/carers struggling to feel a close relationship or bond with their baby/child
• Parents/carers finding it difficult to understand and support their baby/child’s emotional needs
• Parents/carers  who are struggling to feel confident with their baby/child
• Children who are withdrawn, struggling to separate from carers or are anxious more than developmentally expected
• Children who display frequent severe emotional outbursts, defiance, aggressive and/or destructive behaviour

The Step2 under 5’s team offer parent-infant/child relationship focussed work using strengths and evidence based approaches to promote emotional health and wellbeing for infants and young children through working with the parent. See the Step 2 leaflet for further information:

You can find out more about the Step2 under 5’s team through our website, where you can also find information on how to make a referral to us.