Welcome to our ‘Keep me safe…when I am crying' page. This new thematic guidance has been created to support practitioners and professionals who meet families with babies of a very young age where crying may be reported as a worry or concern by the parent or carer.
Babies cry for many reasons. They are hardwired to cry whenever they need a parent or carer to help them out because their brains have yet to develop the circuits that allow for self-control or understanding.
Any practitioner who has contact with a family with a new- or very young- baby needs to understand why babies cry and how to support families to keep babies safe.
The guidance also includes the local implementation of ICON –
Alongside the health professionals who offer support and care to new parents, it is important for other agencies who may also have contact with families to understand ICON, as well as the impact that prolonged crying could potentially have on the adults who care for babies during this time.
