One Year
Kids grow up quickly – check out this video of a second a day in the life of a child. It’s amazing to see him turn from an infant to […]
Champion for Help Me Grow
You may remember that Help Me Grow got to participate in the Alabama Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatric’s (AL-AAP)’s Quality Improvement/Maintenance of Certification training last year and in May of this […]
Autism News
We’ve gathered some autism spectrum disorder news and opportunities to learn more: – This story comes from Thrive by Five in Washington: A breakthrough in autism research holds both the […]
Pregnancy Prevention
When it comes to supporting strong families and healthy children, we care about all ages! The Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Branch of Family Health Services is hosting their 2nd Annual Professional Development […]
Alabama Quality Child Care
The Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR) is excited to launch the pilot for the Alabama Quality STARS Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS). QRIS is a process for supporting […]
Relevant Research
May has been a busy month in the world of early childhood research. We’ve created a short list of some newly released resources! – Dr. Dworkin, Director of the Help […]
Alabama Chapter – AAP
Linda Lee has served since 2007 as Executive Director of the Alabama Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), where she oversees administration of the 700-member state society of […]
National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day
Thursday, May 9th is National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day The U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the nation’s leader for children’s mental health services. SAMHSA’s […]
Brain Growth
“It is widely accepted that the most critical time in a person’s life are the first few years. During the first year a child doubles in size both height and […]
Family Outreach – Books, Balls, and Blocks
Last month we featured Robin Mackey and her work with Strengthening Families. Today she shares her experiences with us in light of a recent Books, Balls, and Blocks event… As […]