Combining enhanced caregiver-child interactions, improvements in nutrition, and creating community gardens, this project reshapes the care context for poor families through the addition of modules to the nursing curriculum and a guided practicum to working with poor families. This multi-disciplinary approach includes ICDP, an effective psychosocial intervention to strengthen emotional bonds between caregivers and children, combined with a robust community health program to detect and refer cases of malnutrition and infection, and provide micronutrient supplements for children 6-36 months. Nursing students will deliver workshops where parents will develop improved interactions with their children and be supported in breastfeeding, hygiene and nutrition. Community gardens will provide a space for interaction, in which parents can practice new skills.