ZERO TO THREE released their 2021 edition of the State of the Babies Yearbook, a national and state resource that tells the story of America’s babies through three key domains: Good Health, Strong Families, and Positive Early Learning Experiences. The Yearbook takes a look at substantial disparities and inequities in babies’ experiences when examined by […]
Now in Spanish: Getting it Right for Our Babies Video
We’re thrilled to announce that our Getting it Right for Our Babies video is now available in Spanish! Haciéndolo bien por nuestros bebés Con el costo promedio de cuidado infantil en los Estados Unidos equivalente a una matrícula universitaria y con millones de educadores de la infancia temprana que reciben salarios tan bajos, que a […]
New Video: Getting it Right For Our Babies
New Video “Getting it Right For Our Babies” Describes and Offers Solutions to Repair America’s Broken Child Care System With the average cost of child care in the U.S. equaling college tuition and millions of early childhood educators facing wages so low they often struggle to support their own families, For Our Babies and […]
News Roundup January 13th
A New Study Suggests a Father’s Diet and Folate (Vitamin B9) Levels Before Conception May Be as Important to Infant Health and Development as That of the Mother A recent study from McGill University using mice with low paternal dietary folate levels showed alterations in mouse sperm epigenome associated with negative pregnancy outcomes. This study […]
The Human Brain’s Need for a "Social Womb" During Infancy
In this article “The Human Brains Need for a Social Womb” J. Ronald Lally tells us why the young brain needs a protected and nurtured experience equivalent to the protection a fetus receives in the womb. Because of the lasting impact of early brain structuring, Lally argues that whether a baby is cared for at […]
News Roundup November 22nd
Pre-natal Exposure to Music Induces Lasting Neural Effects Pre-natal sound exposure is found to induce long-term neural effects in this recent study out of the University of Helsinki, Finland. The study was composed of a learning group and a control group of pregnant women in their last semester, with the learning group listening intensely to […]
