Mental health has become a critical part of our medical knowledge in recent years. As increases in research are completed, we learn more of how mental health affects many domains of our physical health and overall wellness. However, there is still one area that many people neglect or are dismissive of, and that is infant and early childhood mental health.

The lack of communication about how brains develop during these early years allows us to overlook the importance of mental wellness of our youngest. Yet, research demonstrates that these early years are the most impactful towards the fu...