Raising a child is an immense joy… but also a constant challenge. To help families, the High Commission for Children publishes The keys to childhooda free guide, accessible online and in paper version. Designed for parents of children aged 0 to 3, it compiles educational benchmarks, practical advice and reliable resources.
A guide to supporting parents in the early years
Designed as a traveling companion, this document is aimed at parents, but not only. It also concerns grandparents, relatives and early childhood professionals. “The guide will be open source and may also be distributed by partners, companies or associations who undertake to disseminate it to their own employees or their beneficiaries. specifies Sarah El Haïry, High Commissioner at L‘Childhoodnear The Cross.
In a context where parenting is becoming increasingly complex, Sarah El Haïry defends a collective vision of support for families. “Being a parent today is more and more difficult, because societal injunctions are increasingly strong, and sometimes even contradictory.”
A “benevolent coalition” around toddlers
With The keys to childhoodit hopes to bring together all the actors in society around the same objective: to put the fundamental needs of the child at the center. “The objective is to provide scientifically validated information on the child’s needs to as many people as possible, to build a kind of caring coalition around them.
The guide covers several major themes:
- The essential needs of toddlers (emotions, language, emotional security, play, motor skills, etc.);
- The fight against violence and family breakdown;
- The reasoned use of digital technology and screens according to ages;
- Places for listening and parenting support.
A real “compass” for peaceful parenting
This new tool is part of the Parental Support Plan launched by the government. For Sarah El Haïry, supporting parents constitutes the first pillar of childhood policy. “The keys to childhood are a compass for the first years, but also a gateway to a journey of parenthood throughout the child’s life.”.
Available free of charge online, this guide aims to become the reference for parents looking for simple and caring guidelines to support their children from birth.