Brazelton Touchpoints Center

🌏✨ To conclude our celebration of AANHPI Heritage Month, we’re revisiting an important conversation from our Learning to Listen series focused on the mental health and well-being of AAPI and LGBTQ+ children and youth.

At Brazelton Touchpoints Center, we know that children thrive when their identities, experiences, and families are seen, affirmed, and supported.

In this powerful conversation, Warren Ng discusses the mental health challenges facing Asian American and Pacific Islander and LGBTQ+ children—including the impact of discrimination, isolation, political polarization, and the lasting effects of the pandemic—and how families, providers, educators, and communities can help young people heal.

🎥 Watch the recording and join us in reflecting, learning, and uplifting AANHPI and LGBTQ+ youth voices:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_hIUt_goU4

As we honor AANHPI Heritage Month, we remain committed to creating spaces where every child and every family feels seen, heard, valued, and supported.

Harm and Healing: The Mental Health of AAPI and LGBTQ Children Learning to Listen: Conversations for Change Spring 2023Episode 2: Harm and Healing – The Mental Health of AAPI and LGBTQ Children, with Dr. Warren NgMarch 1...

🎶 Indigenous Beats, Indigenous Songs

Music connects us — to culture, language, and each other.

In this episode of Turtle Talk: Collectively Raising Indige-babies, we continue the conversation from last year on how songs and music support the growth and development of our Indige-babies. Learn how families can create music together and explore how Indigenous songs help children connect to identity, ancestors, and community.

Come ready to listen, reflect, and imagine what’s possible.

📅 Friday, June 5 @ 3–4 pm ET / 12–1 pm PT. Register today. https://tinyurl.com/Turtle-Talk2026

📖 Episode 3: Pride in Our Stories

Our stories matter — and they have power.
Join this free virtual conversation to unlock your lived experience for advocacy, connection, and leadership. Learn how to share your story with intention, set boundaries, and decide what feels right for you and your family.

📅 Wednesday, June 3 @ 5 pm ET / 2 pm PT

All are welcome. Register today https://zoom.us/webinar/register/7317739379092/WN_kQVGGLtERGeaLVfmwDuOhw #/registration
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🌈 What does it take to help LGBTQ+ young people feel truly seen, supported, and safe?

Join us for Learning to Listen: Conversations for Change Episode 4: Q is for Questioning with Steven Haden.

In this meaningful conversation, Steven Haden (he/him)—creator of Q is for Questioning—will share how parents, caregivers, educators, and community members can become trusted, affirming adults for LGBTQ+ youth.

Together, we’ll explore:
• How to create welcoming and supportive spaces
• The impact of affirmation and belonging
• Ways to support young people as they navigate identity and self-expression

When young people feel accepted for who they are, they can thrive.

📅 Wednesday, May 27, 2026
🕒 3 pm ET / 12 pm PT

Be part of this important conversation. https://zoom.us/webinar/register/4717647842510/WN_AI0w69nfRl6G_Ss89f4ZcQ

Happy 61st Birthday to National Head Start Association 🎉

Today, we celebrate more than six decades of supporting children, families, and communities through early learning, connection, and opportunity.

At Brazelton Touchpoints Center we honor the lasting impact Head Start has made in helping families thrive and children grow with strong foundations for the future.

Here’s to 61 years of championing children and families — and to the many lives still to be touched.

Today, we celebrate 61 years of Head Start!

Since 1965, this program has helped millions of children and families build stronger futures. It supports early learning, strengthens communities, and creates opportunity across the country.

This milestone reflects the impact of generations of families, educators, and communities who have made Head Start what it is today.

Celebrate with us and learn more: https://hubs.la/Q04g-zJN0

Every interaction is an opportunity to learn, connect, and grow.

At Brazelton Touchpoints Center, we believe the moments that shape children and families also shape the professionals who support them.

That’s why our professional development resources and trainings are designed to help educators, caregivers, and family-serving professionals lead with confidence, strengthen relationships, and create lasting impact.

📚 Evidence-based learning
🤝 Relationship-focused practices
🌎 Real-world tools for everyday impact

Whether you’re supporting children in classrooms, clinics, homes, or communities, we’re here to help you grow your practice with purpose.

Ready to deepen your impact?
Explore our learning opportunities today: https://conta.cc/4r5oqs3

💛 Episode 2: Pride in Our Well Being

Caring for our children is our top priority. Making time to care for ourselves is hard.

Our conversation centers on the mental and emotional well-being of LGBTQ2IA+ parents and caregivers — especially in the face of systemic stress and pressure. Together, we’ll explore how identity can be both a challenge and a source of strength, and how caring for our well-being is an act of pride. Presented in partnership with Equality Florida and their Parenting with Pride program

📅 Wednesday, May 20 @ 5 pm ET / 2 pm PT

All are welcome. Register today https://zoom.us/webinar/register/7317739379092/WN_kQVGGLtERGeaLVfmwDuOhw #/registration

Join us for the third episode of We Are AANHPI Families: Walking and Talking in Both Worlds

Language carries our deepest connections to family, culture, and belonging. For bi- and multicultural families, choices about language, names, and traditions can hold complex emotions — balancing heritage with new contexts, and honoring both past and future. Join us for the third episode of the series, where we will discuss the beauty, tension, and meaning of raising children across linguistic and cultural worlds.

📅 Monday, May 18, 2026
🕒 3–4 pm ET / 12–1 pm PT

Together, we’ll explore how families navigate identity, legacy, and belonging through language in the home.

Register today. https://tinyurl.com/BTC-AANHPI

🌱 What if growth can’t be rushed?
In early childhood, we’re often asked to move fast—respond quickly, solve problems, and prepare children for what comes next. But what happens when we slow down and see growth differently?

Join Brazelton Touchpoints Center for Guided by Plants: An Invitation to See Children Differently — a new, free webinar led by Nick Terrones and Mike Browne, co-hosts of the Napcast podcast.

Together, we’ll explore:
🌿 How environments shape children’s experiences
🌿 Why behavior is often communication
🌿 What it means to support growth without forcing it

📅 Wednesday, May 13, 2026
🕒 3 pm ET
💻 Free virtual webinar

Register today: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sGX4JG_8R_OSfjg5ucDwqw #/registration

🌷 Celebrating a Legacy of Love, Learning & Families
Today, we honor the birthday of our founder, T. Berry Brazelton— beloved pediatrician, child development pioneer, author, and “America’s Pediatrician.” Born on May 10, 1918, Dr. Brazelton transformed how the world understands babies, children, and the powerful relationships that shape their lives. He founded the Brazelton Touchpoints Center in 1996 and spent his life helping families recognize the strengths they already carry.

As we celebrate his birthday on Mother’s Day, we also honor the mothers, caregivers, and families he championed throughout his remarkable career. Dr. Brazelton believed, “When we strengthen families, we ultimately strengthen the community.” That vision continues to guide our work today.

💐 To all mothers and mother figures—thank you for the love, resilience, and wisdom you bring to children every day.

And to Dr. Brazelton—thank you for helping generations of parents feel seen, heard, and empowered.