"When we strengthen families, we ultimately strengthen the community. Our goal is that parents everywhere work with supportive providers, feel confident in their parenting role, and form strong, resilient attachments with their children. To help achieve this, providers must be responsive to parents, knowledgeable about child development, and eager to see every parent succeed."

-T Berry Brazelton, MD

Brazelton Touchpoints Center

The Brazelton Touchpoints Center was founded in 1996 by T. Berry Brazelton, MD, and colleagues and is based in the Division of Developmental Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital, a Harvard Medical School teaching hospital. Together with families, providers and communities, the Brazelton Touchpoints Center develops and applies knowledge of early childhood development to practice and policy through professional and organizational development, evaluation, advocacy and awareness and serving as a resource for proven practices. More About Us

Upcoming Events

Jan
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all-day REGISTRATION FULL: Touchpoints: ...
REGISTRATION FULL: Touchpoints: ...
Jan 11 all-day
Registration for this course is full, but we have courses beginning in May, July, and October. Registration will open soon! Sign-up for our emails to be the first to know about new offerings and webinars.[...]
Jan
13
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2:00 pm WEBINAR: Exploring the Pandemic’...
WEBINAR: Exploring the Pandemic’...
Jan 13 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
As we begin a new year, it is important for providers to reflect on what we have learned over the last nine months as we delivered services virtually. During this webinar, we will explore the[...]
Jan
21
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2:00 pm WEBINAR: Honoring Each Person’s ...
WEBINAR: Honoring Each Person’s ...
Jan 21 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
When working with families, especially within today’s current crises, it is important that everyone’s experience of a situation is heard and understood. This requires reflecting on all points of view: one’s own, the child’s and[...]

Our Vision

The vision of the Brazelton Touchpoints Center is that all children grow up to be adults who can cope with adversity, strengthen their communities, constructively participate in civic life, steward our planet’s resources, and experience the joy of nurturing the next generation to be prepared to do the same. Read More

A Voice for Babies & Young Children

Dr. Brazelton on the importance of early learning, starting from birth.

Contribute to Our Work

If you are interested in making a donation to support the work of the Brazelton Touchpoints Center, please consider making a contribution to the Brazelton Touchpoints Foundation.

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