... relationship and the child s nutritional and learning environment (Tomlinson et al., 2005). The earliest foundations of child mental health and well-being are prenatal, and it is the mother who ... indications of developmental disabilities, problems with learning and emotional disorders, they and their families receive the attention they need.Intervention: mental health promotion and preventionPatel ... instruments to protect children’s well-being include, for example, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. A specific example...