For years, adults have been encouraged to get sufficient exercise to support their brain health. As it turns out, cardiovascular... Read More
Vocabulary for the Win with Conversational Turns
A Scalable Program for Early Learning
The massive inequality that characterizes children’s opportunity to learn and succeed in the U.S. is no secret. Children who have... Read More
Book Review: What the Eyes Don’t See: Fueled by Idealism, Backed by Science
How a Pediatrician Confronted a Public Health Crisis and Rocked a Nation
Hanna-Attisha’s riveting first-person account of the public health catastrophe that has become known as the Flint water crisis not only lays out the facts of how a government poisoned its own people; it lays open the heart of a doctor who swore an oath to protect the health and lives of the children affected. Read More
It is time to put a certain unhelpful myth to rest. For decades, a common belief has held that speaking... Read More
Infants the World Over Can Spot a Lullaby—in Any Language
Researchers Are Hot on the Trail of Why
If someone were to ask what makes a lullaby a lullaby, you might stumble a bit trying to come up... Read More
Anyone acquainted with telenovelas—those Spanish-speaking cousins of soap opera—recognizes the characters and themes: Love triangles! Family secrets! Ruthless bad guys!... Read More
Soon after the city of Las Vegas made a substantial investment in early learning with its Strong Start Academies Pre-K... Read More
When the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic hit this spring, Alabama’s First Class Pre-K turned on a dime to... Read More
‘Ten Birthday Cakes? We’ll Take Care of It’
Jazzy Sun Birthdays Connects Homeless Kids and Volunteers for Their Special Day
Volunteers with Jazzy Sun Birthdays are accustomed to a wide variety of requests for birthday themes from the children they... Read More
Making the transition to parenting sometimes can feel like a rocky entry into an unknown land. Regardless whether someone has... Read More
