“We’re not going to grow as a nation without a strong system of care,” Gladys Montes stated at the outset...
It’s a cruel irony of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic: the youngest children, whose brains depend on education for healthy brain...
Dr. Alicia Lieberman was on a telemedicine call with a mother and her four-year-old son. The boy was continually and...
It’s a simple fact: child care is essential for the return of our workforce and the health of our economy....
The Rapid Assessment of Pandemic Impact on Development, or RAPID project, gathers essential information on unmet needs and health-promoting behaviors for...
Building Young Brains When Schools Are Closed, Part 2: Online Tips and Activities
Our Top Tips for Parents and Caregivers
This is part 2 of a a three-part series. Read Part 1 (Offline Activities) and Part 3 (Outdoor Tips). How...
Monitoring the patchwork of responses to COVID-19 across 50 states can be overwhelming. For example, in Washington state, a slowdown...
The trauma of COVID-19 is widespread but not evenly distributed. Some communities are suffering more than others. The Commonwealth of Virginia has seen encouraging numbers lately, but of course it is not out of the woods. A recent Town Hall for Richmond-area parents featured...
The COVID-19 pandemic continues, and you’re at home with the little ones. We’re still here for you. Earlier we shared...
For many of us, COVID-19 has completely changed how we work. Remote work might have its advantages for some, but when the kids are out of school and libraries and museums are closed, juggling two roles at once can be a challenge. What is a parent to do? As two developmental psychologists dedicated to understanding how children learn and play, these questions are filling our inbox.