Family support Family life provides high levels of love and support. Positive family communication Parents communicate with infants in positive ways. Parents respond immediately to infants and respect their needs. Parents have support from three or more adults and ask for help when needed.
Infants receive additional love and comfort from at least one adult other than their parents.
Caring neighborhood Infants experience caring neighbors. Infants are in caring, encouraging environments outside the home. The family places infants at the center of family life. Other adults in the community value and appreciate infants. The family involves infants in family life.