Screen Sense
Check out this fantastic new resource from ZERO TO THREE regarding children and screen time! Photo Credit “Babies today are born into a world of digital devices. And parents are trying to […]
Infant Healthy Development & Nurturing Relationships
We all know infants need parents, but what impact do caregivers have on social and emotional health? Check out this post from Too Small to Fail on infant mental health: […]
Early Childhood Mental Health: We Must Address the Most Vulnerable Population Now
This month’s FOCUS from the Alabama Partnership for Children is mental health. When most people think of mental health they don’t think about babies, toddlers and preschoolers, but infant and […]
10 Things to Know about the New Autism Data
Photo Credit You might remember from the beginning of the month that April is Autism Awareness Month and there is new data from the CDC’s Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring […]
What’s in a Nap?
Photo Credit Child care providers and parents know that naps are an essential part of a young child’s life. However, there isn’t a huge body of research available to back […]
Comprehensive Screening – “The Earlier the Better”
Age-appropriate developmental screening and surveillance is a gateway for at risk children to receive services. “The Earlier the Better” is a recent report from the Child Health and Development Institute […]
Plan for the Future to Have a Future
This 5-minute video depicts a theory of change from Frontiers of Innovation for achieving breakthrough outcomes for vulnerable children and families. It describes the need to focus on building the capabilities […]
HMG National: Importance of Research
For those of you out there who are interested in the research behind Help Me Grow’s model, you should definitely read HMG Founder Dr. Dworkin’s latest blog post. He describes the […]
Social Needs are as Important as Medical
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation published a report that supports the idea behind last week’s post. We discussed that poor health outcomes are often not solely rooted in poor health […]
Adverse Childhood Experiences
Early childhood obesity has been and continues to be an important issue (see our recent posts). We’ve received feedback that while improving nutrition and activity in children and adults is […]
