Learn about the Period of PURPLE Crying and Shaken Baby Syndrome. The goal of the CLICK for Babies campaign is to increase awareness through education!
Frustration with infant crying is the the number one thing that triggers a person to shake or harm a baby, so it is important for parents and caregivers to know what to expect from newborns. That way they can be prepared to handle this incredibly stressful and frustrating time.
All babies go through a normal period of increased crying in the first few months of life. This increased crying typically begins at about two weeks of age, peaks in the second month of life, and becomes less in the third or fourth month. Some infants cry more than others, and in some infants you may not even notice the increased amount of crying, but ALL infants do cry more during this period.
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Shaken baby syndrome/abusive head trauma (SBS/AHT) is a term used to describe the collection of signs and symptoms resulting from violent shaking or shaking and impacting of the head of an infant or small child. In the United States, it is the leading cause of death in child abuse cases, and has been stated as a public health issue by the CDC.
Most often, shaking occurs when a parent becomes overwhelmed with frustration about inconsolable crying.
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Share what you have learned! Consider telling new parents, grandparents, childcare providers, teenage babysitters, friends… Really tell anyone about CLICK for Babies, the Period of PURPLE Crying and Shaken Baby Syndrome.
The goal of CLICK for Babies is to start conversations - we’ve put together sets of talking points to help you talk to your friends, family, and anyone else in your community about the campaign, and about the Period of PURPLE Crying.
View and download talking points about CLICK for Babies. You can use these quick facts to help educate others about the goals of the campaign and how it works to raise awareness about infant abuse and normal infant crying.
View or DownloadView and download talking points about the Period of PURPLE Crying. Help us spread the word about normal infant crying and why it is important to share this knowledge with everyone in your community.
View or DownloadView and download talking points, facts, and statistics about Shaken Baby Syndrome/Abusive Head Trauma (SBS/AHT). Join us in keeping all babies safe from harm - you can share these with your family, friends, and others to help make people in your community aware of how important it is to prevent infant abuse.
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Want to host an event for your local campaign? Use the CLICK for Babies flyer template. Add information about your event and print it out or share it on social media!
Please only use these flyers for recruiting other volunteers and to announce your CLICK for Babies campaign events.
Social media is a powerful tool for spreading the word about preventing shaken baby syndrome and promoting increased awareness of normal infant crying (the #1 trigger to a shaking event). There are a number of ways to help spread the word about the CLICK for Babies campaign and our goal to raise awareness about the Period of PURPLE Crying that all babies go through.
Sharing photos and videos of the hats and booties you craft is an effective way to build support for the CLICK for Babies campaign. No matter the social media platform you are using, incorporating a visual aspect to your posts is proven to reach more followers and engage your audience. Periodically, we will be releasing graphic content that you can share from our social media platforms, and we will also make the content available to download on this page. (Section below titled "CLICK Graphic Assets")
When referencing the CLICK for Babies campaign and the Period of PURPLE Crying, use #CLICKforBabies and #PURPLEcrying in the body of your post when applicable. Using the campaign hashtags allows your followers and other followers of the campaign to easily view social media content associated with the CLICK campaign and the Period of PURPLE Crying. If appropriate, you can also use #knit or #crochet in your content to reach the knitting and crocheting community who follow the popular hashtags on social media. The homepage of the CLICK for Babies website has a built-in viewer that follows the hashtag #CLICKforBabies on Instagram and periodically updates to show the latest posts on Instagram using #CLICKforBabies.
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