The National Children’s Bureau (NCB), which published its report Nurturing Healthy Minds Together on Monday to mark Infant Mental Health Week, said the emotional wellbeing of these families should be prioritised.
The charity warns anxiety and stress caused by lockdown, coupled with additional difficulties in providing face-to-face support, could exacerbate pre-existing mental health problems in very young children.
With a lack of evidence to reliably estimate how many under-fives are at risk of mental health issues, the charity cites research published by the NHS in 2018 which found that one in 18 two- to four-year-olds in England have a diagnosable-level mental health problem.
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