An article by J. Ronald Lally about the importance of early development on later success in school.
State of Babies Yearbook: 2021
The State of Babies Yearbook: 2021 compares national and state-by-state data on the well-being of infants and toddlers.
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 […]
School Success Starts in Infancy
Dr. Ron Lally talks about why we should take a closer look at supporting infants if we want our children to succeed in school. 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 than later compensatory […]
Quality Infant/Toddler Care
Dr. Ron Lally discusses with Julie Weatherston what we mean when we say “High Quality Care.” Lally focuses specifically on children’s need to have a close, continuous relationship with a caregiver, and for that caregiver to understand children’s developmental timelines.
The Nurtured Brain
This week, Dr. Ron Lally discusses with Julie Weatherston why attention to babies is a necessity. Lally focuses specifically on findings from recent brain development research that show when a child is born, his/her brain is not fully formed yet. There is a whole other gestational period that the young child needs so that their […]
