Fortunately the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission had something to say about the pregnancy discrimination this Milwaukee mom faced and as a result of a lawsuit, her former boss had to pay her $150,000 in punitive and compensatory damages. Women in the United States have legal protection against pregnancy discrimination but unfortunately it doesn’t mean […]
How Would You Improve the Country's Public Schools?
When Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) asked a panel of education experts at a recent Senate Committee hearing how they’d improve the country’s public schools, they failed to mention early learning. Instead the experts offered ideas on improved assessments, better teacher evaluations and different high school exams. I find this both surprising and perplexing. Research clearly […]
"Rocking Cradle to Career With Paid Family Leave"
When are we going to wake up, and rock the cradle? That’s a great question Susan Ochshorn, founder of ECE PolicyWorks asks in her recent blog, Huffington Post “Rocking Cradle to Career With Paid Family Leave”. Ochshorn explains the research-backed social and economic reasons that the United States must rock the cradle, wake up out […]
Podcast: School Success Starts in Infancy
In this show Dr. Lally talks about why we should take a closer look at supporting infants if we want our children to succeed in school. Dr. Lally discusses the critical period of early brain development before a child reaches three years of age and why early support for all babies makes more economic sense […]
Podcast: Preconception Health
This show is a conversation about the importance of preconception health. Dr. Lally talks about the benefits of investing in preconception education and services rather than paying later for difficult and often expensive medical issues post birth. [podcast]https://forourbabies.org/ccfs/audio/podcast/fob_ep2.mp3[/podcast] Length: 5 min 02 sec Download
Podcast: First Things First
Welcome to the For Our Babies Podcast! Listen to conversations with Dr. Ron Lally about Infant Development and topics related to the For Our Babies Campaign. Hosted by Julie Weatherston. This show is the first in a series of conversations with Dr. Ron Lally about topics related to infant development and the For Our Babies […]
