Cry Like A Baby
Babies cry….a lot. But did you know they cry in womb too? A mother’s stress just may be affecting how much.
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Full Steam Ahead
STEM or Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics is an educational philosophy and practice which has really gained momentum of late. But it’s missing something that not only changes the acronym, but the entire program. Add an A for Art and make STEAM.
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Is Your Child Smart Enough To Lie To You?
Decades of psychological experiments with children as young as two-year-old have shown that children lie. But lying is not just normal, it’s a sign of intelligence.
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Is Your Child Lying to You? That’s Good. (The New York Times)
Happy Babies Need Happy Moms
Postpartum depression affects an estimated one out of nine women. These new moms must not only acclimate to raising a newborn child, but also with the symptoms of this newfound depression. That’s no small feat.
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When a Mom Feels Depressed, Her Baby’s Cells Might Feel It, Too (Scientific American)
Laptops To Leapfrogs
Children have been sitting in front of screens ever since the advent of television. From TVs to smart phones, and laptops to LeapFrogs, children and adults are fascinated by the near endless possibilities of these devices.
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What if Children Should be Spending More Time with Screens? (The Wall Street Journal)
Child Care Subsidy Is Good For Md
If Maryland increases the Child Care Subsidy rates so that we are subsidizing parents up to the federally-recommended 75% of child care settings in their communities, families will have more choices and access to better programs.
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Food Insecurity
When a young child experiences regular bouts of food insecurity they are more likely to be unprepared for kindergarten than children who know where the next meal is coming from.
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The Kids Are Not All Right
We’ve all made bad decisions before. But adverse experiences during the first five years of life can make it very difficult to ever make good decisions.
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How Childhood Trauma Adversely Affects Decision-Making (Pacific Standard)
Are Babies Reading Between The Lines
Recent research suggests that the quality of what is read to children during the first year of life may be just as important to their development as the quantity of what is read.
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For Baby's Brain to Benefit, Read the Right Books at the Right Time (The Conversation)
Evidence Based Approach to Promoting Early Child Development (Reach Out and Read)
Book List for Infant and Toddlers (Read Aloud America)
Evidence Based Approach to Promoting Early Child Development (Reach Out and Read)
Book List for Infant and Toddlers (Read Aloud America)
Spanking And Violence
Spanking a child has long-term consequences. New research suggests that people who are spanked during early childhood have a greater likelihood of perpetrating violence toward romantic partners.
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Childhood Corporal Punishment and Future Perpetration of Physical Dating Violence (The Journal of Pediatrics)
Risks of Harm from Spanking Confirmed by Analysis of Five Decades of Research (University of Texas at Austin)
The Case Against Spanking (American Psychological Association)
Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect: A Technical Package for Policy, Norm, and Programmatic Activities (CDC)
Risks of Harm from Spanking Confirmed by Analysis of Five Decades of Research (University of Texas at Austin)
The Case Against Spanking (American Psychological Association)
Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect: A Technical Package for Policy, Norm, and Programmatic Activities (CDC)