Mother's Healing Powers

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.

Mother's Healing Powers

Children find a mother’s voice comforting. And now, researchers at Harvard Medical School think it might have healing powers, too. Listen find out more.

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Resources & Links

Babies Rely on Mother’s Voice and Heartbeat to Develop Healthy Brains (PBS)
Mother’s voice and heartbeat sounds elicit auditory plasticity in the human brain before full gestation (Proceedings of the National Academy of Science)