Recognising your child’s temperament is vital

HOW’S your relationship with your baby? How good is your connection with your toddler?

For Catherine Maguire, senior clinical psychologist and infant mental health specialist, these are key questions parents of young children should ask themselves.

“The bedrock of the child’s early emotional and social development is that good enough, nurturing, predictable and consistent relationship with the parent,” says Ms Maguire, after the recent launch of North Cork Infant Mental Health (IMH) Network Model.