Lotta Uusitalo-Malmivaara: Parental Box. Supporting the well-being of children and families by giving the parents a mental health toolbox. Presentation at the seminar More equal start to life - The Finnish Ma­ter­nity pack­age 21.11.2017.

1. Parental Box
The mental maternity box

2. World population grows by 1 million in 5 days

3. Hain netistä tietoa, että miksi vauva itkee. Mistä tietää, että vauva on kipeä?
[I looked for information on the Web. How can one know if the baby’s sick?]
HELSINGIN SANOMAT Feb 10th, 2017

4. Despite the physical
resources and
knowledge, mental
well-being does not
always follow

5. Depression, anxiety and chronical
loneliness have increased in
families with young children

6. Way is paved for
social exclusion
from early
childhood

9. Contents, 10 themes, ”cards”
1. What is your baby’s temperament like?
2. The baby’s moods and states
3. Joy of being together
4. Play, sing, dance
5. The parents’ lives change
6. Emotions in the family
7. When things don’t go well
8. Families are different
9. Family as part of the community
10. The child has a right to grow in
an atmosphere of understanding and tenderness

11. Helping parents
makes a huge database
• family studies
• behavioural studies
• medical studies
• sociological studies
• social welfare studies
• bettered service delivery
• policy-making
• economy

12. If one child is saved from social exclusion, 1 million € are saved.

14. Today’s children – tomorrow’s parents

15. In contact with

16. Thank you.
@ParentalBox