Money can’t buy happiness, but it can help improve brain development for children. And that can absolutely lead to happiness.
Resources
Columbia researchers say babies born during the COVID-19 pandemic’s first year have scored slightly lower on developmental screening tests compared to babies born just before the pandemic hit. What will this mean to their futures?
Resources
It’s one of the cutest ways that babies sleep but is there a reason for it? There are several!
Resources
11 Reasons Your Baby Sleeps on Knees With Butt in the Air (SleepBaby.org)
Why Do Babies Sleep with THeir Butt in the Air (Sleep Advisor)
When a mother has extreme levels of stress it can have negative effects on her own health as well as on of her child. But experts say that a maternal growth mindset could mitigate the negative effects of that stress and even promote healthy brain development in infants.
Resources
Turns Out Smarter Kids Are Made, Not Born (The Harvard Gazette)
The ease of distractions are more readily accessible that ever before. So, turn it off or put it down. Your child needs you.
Resources
“Black children’s lives matter. Unfortunately, Black children in the United States face a dual reality: growing up in the ‘land of opportunity’ while also experiencing the reality of racism and inequities that impact their daily lives.” It’s past time to challenge and dismantle policies and prejudices that are holding back our children and our state.
Resources
Black Child National Agenda: America Must Deliver on its Promise (Equity Research Action Coalition)
A little planning goes a long way to reduce the stress that comes with the holidays.
Resources
How to Take the Stress Out of the Holidays (Child Mind Institute)
Are Americans Ready to Go Back Home for the Holidays? (Very Well Mind)
What if we knew more about prehistoric mothers and children? How would it have shaped who we are now? What will future generations know about today’s youngest children? What do we want them to know?
Resources
Prehistoric Mums May Have Cared for Kids Better Than We Thought (Science Daily)
There’s nothing better than the laughter of a baby. It turns out that babies can actually get jokes much earlier than we previously thought. They can also make jokes too!