First Five Years | Maryland Family Network

The First Five Years is a weekly radio program presented by Maryland Family Network and airing on WEAA 88.9 FM. The program was previously on WYPR 88.1 FM. The series is focused on the extraordinary developmental period from birth to age five. The First Five Years highlights the challenges and opportunities related to nurturing young children and helping them build a solid foundation for success in school and in life. This program is made possible in part by M&T Charitable Foundation.

Parenting For Authentic Success

Children learn through experience - both success and failure. So, children learn from their victories, and also through scraped knees, and collapsed castles. When children learn from these incidents, we call them "successful failures."

Resources

Madeline Levine: Parenting for Authentic Success (KQED)
How to Raise a Child: "Teach Your Child Well" by Madeline Levine (New York Times)
Healthy Beginnings: Supporting Development and Learning from Birth through Three Years of Age (Maryland State Department of Education)]]>