Music Soothes the Infant Soul
Where does our love of music begin? Experts believe it is in the first five years.
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Frère Jacques, are you sleeping? (Harvard Music Lab)
The Sands of Time
Imagine parenting with wooly mammoths and saber tooth tigers hot on your tail! Listen to the story of one mom who did just that, now on the First 5 Years.
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Fossil Footprints Tell Story of Parent's Journey (Cornell Chronicle)
Fossilized Footprints Found in New Mexico Track Traveller with Toddler in Tow (Smithsonian Magazine)
A COVID Halloween
Halloween will look pretty different this year. But Halloween during COVID can still be fun while also being safe. Listen now.
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Halloween & COVID-19: Have Fun While Staying Safe (HealthyKids.org)
Building Better Beginnings
Building Better Beginnings harnesses the knowledge, talent, and ideas of state and local early childhood agencies and organizations to ensure that every child has an equal path to success. Join us.
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The Building Better Beginnings website is under construction and will be live soon at b3maryland.org.
Alcohol and Pregnancy
We know heavy alcohol use while pregnant can cause harm to babies. But women can get mixed messages about whether there's a safe level of alcohol consumption during pregnancy. Find out more.
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Banking Time
Taking time to be fully present with your child, even for a little while, helps you both reconnect and gives you a well of strength to draw from when life gets hard.
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HOW A 10-MINUTE ‘RESET’ MAY MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE FOR KIDS AT HOME (University of Virginia)
A Parental Revolution
We're starting a parental revolution to take back early childhood. Are you in?
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Baby Black Lives Matter
Black lives matter. Yet from the moment children of color enter the world, the disparity between races is evident. New research from George Mason University found that black newborn babies in the United States are three times more likely than white babies to die when cared for by white doctors. Likewise, they’re more likely to survive childbirth if cared for by Black physicians.
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Be Playground Safe
When choosing child care, it is just as important to look outside the building as it is to look inside. We offer some times on playground safety to help you make the best and safest choice for your child.
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Playing is Learning (MFN)
Beautiful Bikes (MFN)
Childhood Adversity Shortens Lives
According to a new Danish study, adverse childhood experiences can significantly shorten a person's life expectancy. The good news is by investing in programs for young children, we can save those lives. (Photo by iStock/cokada)