Safe Sleep 2022
The American Academy of Pediatrics has changed their safe sleep recommendations for the first time since 2016. Roughly 3,500 infants die from sleep-related infant deaths annually in the United States but many of these are preventable.
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American Academy of Pediatrics Updates Safe Sleep Recommendations: Back is Best (American Academy of Pediatrics)
Happy Birthday America
Maryland will become a haven for women seeking freedom of reproductive choice. Yet many, mostly poor women of color, will not have access to the refuge Maryland and other states provide. Let’s agree to provide a solid future for their children regardless of our personal politics.
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The Turnaway Study (University of California San Francisco)
The State of America's Children (Children's Defense Fund)
Proud Children and Families
June is Pride Month and children of same sex parents have even more reasons to be proud: they’re doing great. But only when we create systems that support all families, do we all have a reason to be proud.
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The GoGos and Traveling with Toddlers
The GoGo’s summed up what so many of us are thinking right now: “Vacation’s all I ever wanted.” Well, if you’re traveling with a toddler on your vacation, we have some tips for you.
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Traveling With Toddlers: 16 Tips to Make Your Vacation Go Smoothly (U.S. News & World Report)
16 Tips for Flying with Toddlers and Young Kids (Parents)
What to Pack When Traveling With Baby (What to Expect)
Anxiety in Young Children
Signs of an anxiety disorder can begin to appear in early childhood, long before a child even enters kindergarten. The good news is that these are some of the most common mental disorders in children and when diagnosed early, have a far better chance of being managed throughout school and throughout life.
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What the first Canada-wide study of early childhood anxiety tells us about kindergartners (CTV News)
What to Do (and Not Do) When Children Are Anxious (Child Mind Institute)
Anxiety in children (Harvard Health Publishing)
Their Better Angels
Will this be the time National lawmakers finally come together with creativity and desire for change in response to gun violence and its aftermath?
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Gun Violence Prevention (American Academy of Pediatrics)
Mom Skills
Moms have a special set of skills, and they might just be what’s needed during the Great Resignation.
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A Change is Gonna Come
There’s a diaper problem in America. They are too expensive yet absolutely necessary. Now experts say that a lack of fresh diapers can cause sleep problems for young children.
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New Mexico's Free Child Care
Policy makers in New Mexico found a way to pay for a year of free child care for nearly every family who needs it. These are the kinds of bold ideas that can benefit us all.
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New Mexico to Offer a Year of Free Child Care to Most Residents (Washington Post)
New Mexico leads the nation as Governor Lujan Grisham makes childcare free for most families (Office of Gov. Lujan Grisham)
Brain Size May Vary
A new study from Harvard University provides further evidence of the immediate physiological effects on children of living in poverty. It also shows us some the potentially dangerous long-term effects. (Photo by iStock/PALMIHELP. )
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Poverty Affects Children's Brains But Study Finds Public Policy Can Reduce Impact (WBUR)
Brain Architecture (Harvard Center on the Developing Brain)