Pediatrician T.Berry Brazelton, in a recent Huffington Post blog The Bottom Line, reminds us that children must be a priority in post-election spending decisions. Unless Congress acts to come up with an alternate way to achieve the needed $1.2 trillion in savings, across-the-board budget cuts will take effect on Jan. 2, 2013. Dr. Brazelton argues […]
Support Group for Dads in Iowa City
Here’s an inspirational story about a social worker and new father, Frederick Newell, who decided to form a support group for dads in his home town, Iowa City. He says the aim is “basically getting fathers engaged who are not engaged in their kids lives as well as supporting fathers who are engaged.” The group […]
New Report: How Paid Leave Strengthens Families in the 21st Century
The National Center for Children and Poverty (NCCP) just released a report titled “Building a Competitive Future Right from the Start: How Paid Leave Strengthens Families in the 21st Century” authored by Susan Ochshorn and Curtis Skinner. The paper includes “a brief history of paid family leave policy, in the United States and abroad; synthesizes […]
Podcast: Infant Care in the U.S. – Who Pays the Price for Our Nation’s Poor Quality Care?
Finding affordable high quality infant care in the United States is virtually impossible. Parents are stressed and babies are suffering in poor quality care. Dr. Ron Lally and Julie Weatherston discuss the reality of infant care today in which research says only 10% is considered to be of high quality and over 40% is considered […]
For Our Babies Poster
We need your help spreading the word about the For Our Babies campaign! We’ve created a poster for you to print and display in a prominent place such as work, school, church, your car window, a local cafe or grocery store. The second page of the download has talking points that cover: What is the For […]
Podcast: Support for Quality Child Care – Generating Interest in Early Child Care Issues
George Philipp, early care and education advocate and father, talks with Julie Weatherston about building support for early child care issues and the importance of getting parents and all of society to understand the science behind the early years and create “a grassroots buzz” about the issues being addressed by the For Our Babies campaign. […]
