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Child Care Feeding Programs Associated With Food Security and Health for Young Children From Families With Low Incomes (Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics)
Ensuring Children and Adults Have Access to Nutritious Meals and Snacks (USDA)
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Our Accomplishments (MFN)
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MDX academic book reveals massive benefit of play on child development (Middlesex University)
Again! Again! Here's why toddlers love to do things on repeat (NPR)
Play Researcher (Kathy Hirsh Pasek)
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How Children Develop Empathy (Psych Central)
Young children who are close to their parents are more likely to grow up kind, helpful and ‘prosocial’ (University of Cambridge)
Children Who Are Close To Their Parents Are Kinder, Study Finds (Forbes)
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Childhood verbal abuse as a child maltreatment subtype: A systematic review of the current evidence (Science Direct)
What is Abuse? (Child Help Line)
Reporting Suspected Child Abuse or Neglect (MD Department of Human Services)
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5 Things You Need to Teach Your Kids About Getting Lost (Today's Parent)
How to Teach Your Kids About Consent (Very Well Family)
Stranger Danger and Stranger Safety (Johns Hopkins Medicine)
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Tips on Starting Potty Training (What to Expect)
When Is Your Child Ready To Start Potty Training (National Diaper Bank Network)
Potty training: How to get the job done (Mayo Clinic)
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Family Stories (NEA)
Family Storytelling and the Benefits for Children (University of Nevada, Reno)