National Nutrition Month

http://www.eatright.org/resources/national-nutrition-month March is National Nutrition Month, an annual observance that encourages Americans to adopt a healthy eating pattern that includes nutritious and flavorful foods. Nutrition professionals and health and child […]

The Benefits of Reading to Children

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Parents are often told to read aloud to their young children, and most people would say that they understand that children benefit from being routinely read to. While parents are […]

New Bill Intends to Expand and Improve Child Care

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Members of congress have joined toddler and infant advocates on the importance of the investment in high-quality early child care. Senator Casey and Representatives Crowley and Frankel have just introduced […]

How to Spot and Stop Bullying

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]According to stopbullying.gov, bullying is unwanted or aggressive behavior that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. When a child is being bullied, it normally means peers are intentionally causing […]

Alabama Quality STARS Rolling Out Statewide

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR) has begun implementation of the Alabama Quality STARS Rating and Improvement System for child care. The Alabama Quality STARS is a five star […]

HMG Staff Spotlight: Jackie Navidad

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Jackie Navidad joined the Alabama Partnership for Children (APC) in January as Help Me Grow Alabama Professional Development Coordinator. She is a native of Peru and she is fluent […]

AL Baby Facts

Have you ever wondered how Alabama’s early learning compares to other states? Here is ZERO TO THREE’s Alabama Baby Facts for children ages 0 – 5 years old. Alabama is below the […]

Family New Year Resolutions

Photo Credit Happy New Year! We at Help Me Grow Alabama have big plans for 2016 and we’re excited you’re along for the journey! At the start of the year, […]

Give to Help Me Grow

Are you looking to make your year-end contribution to a program that serves children and families in ways that impact lifelong success? Consider giving to Help Me Grow Alabama! Follow […]

All Measures Matter

In his most recent blog post Dr. Dworkin reminds us that, “With respect to evaluating our impact on children’s optimal health development, the issue is not a matter of ‘either/or,’ but rather […]