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17 Jun · Lauren Till · No Comments
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 Conference on June 27-28, 2013 at the Alabama Activity Center (201 Dexter Avenue, Montgomery). Keynote speaker will be David Walsh, PhD, one of the world’s leading …
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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 Me Grow National Center, has updated his blog again. This time it’s filled with links to interesting brain research as presented by Jack Shonkoff and …
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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 weight, but most importantly, the child grows immensely in brain power. It is that power that will decide their entire future…“ Help Me Grow Utah …
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Harvard: Early Childhood Mental Health
The framework for stable mental health is constructed when we are all very young. As infants and toddlers form connections regarding people and the world around them, their mental health is developing. When there are unhealthy relationships or adverse experiences, a child’s brain can be negatively impacted. Harvard University’s Center on the Developing Child continues …
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Families and Services: New Research
One of the major goals of Help Me Grow is to provide support and connections for young children when developmental concerns are identified. Alabama’s Early Intervention System (AEIS) provides services to children birth to three who are eligible. Alabama has one of the broadest eligibility definitions in the country – serving children with a 25% delay …
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