Read these brief informative pieces from For Our Babies, early child care groups, and guest bloggers. Topics cover a wide range of ideas from reading, to follow-up care for children with disabilities or other special needs, to taking action for our babies and our future.
Cheri Pies, MSW DrPH is a Clinical Professor in the School of Public Health, University of California at Berkeley. Her research interests include reducing and eliminating health disparities and inequities in birth outcomes through community transformation and the implementation of the Life Course model, the use of incentives in delivery of reproductive health services, and […] Read more
Birth to three years old is the peak age for brain development and learning. In fact, with 700 new neural connections forming every second, the first three years of life are the most crucial time for developing critical brain functions such as hearing, language and cognition. Rally4Babies: Learning Happens from the Start is a national […] Read more
Baby’s Weight Gain in First Month Linked to IQ at 6 Years of Life Public Health researchers at the University of Adelaide found IQ benefits of rapid weight gain in the first four weeks of life for healthy newborn babies. They analyzed data from more than 13,800 full-term babies showing that babies who put on […] Read more
The paid leave bill in Rhode Island was reviewed last week by the Senate Finance Committee. Although no vote has been scheduled, Senator Goldin said “she is optimistic it will pass before lawmakers adjour for the year in a few weeks”. The bill also has a powerful supporter, its co-sponsor, Senate President Teresa Paiva Weed. […] Read more
In a recent ECEpolicymatters blog post “Raising Baby”, Susan Ochshorn talks about the ways in which the chorus for babies is growing. She includes in that chorus, the strong voice of our very own Dr. Lally! Here’s an excerpt from Susan’s blog: “He started working with babies 46 years ago, creating the Program for Infant […] Read more
Here is an interesting op-ed piece titled “Power to the Preschoolers” published today on the NY Times, talking about a tweet sent by the White House on Wednesday “Spread the word about President Obama’s plan to provide high-quality preschool for every kid in America”. Read the full Op-Ed here! Read more
Today, in honor of the National Early Learning Day of Action, I am reprinting a statement “First Things First” written by J. Ronald Lally in which he answers why we should invest in babies before others. As Dr. Lally tells us, “the potential for a strong American future is right in front of us. It […] Read more
“For 75 years, Finland’s expectant mothers have been given a box by the state. It’s like a starter kit of clothes, sheets and toys that can even be used as a bed. And some say it helped Finland achieve one of the world’s lowest infant mortality rates.” Check out this recent article that tells a […] Read more
Day of Action As part of the Strong Start for Children Campaign led by the National Women’s Law Center, ZERO TO THREE is joining with organizations and individuals across the country to get people talking about the importance of early learning from birth to five. On Wednesday, June 5th, they encourage you to organize a Day […] Read more
NAEYC’s 2013 National Institute for Early Childhood Professional Development theme is “Developmentally Appropriate Practice: The Next Era”. Will you attend? It’s not too late to register. We’d love to see you there. J. Ronald Lally and Peter Mangione are presenting a featured session on Tuesday, June 11th 10:30-12:30p titled “Building infant and toddler intellect and […] Read more
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