Federal Government Encourages African-Americans to Breast-Feed
HHS launches an education campaign to boost breastfeeding among African-American women. Read Full Post >
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February 06, 2013
Study Says Early Home Visits Show School Benefits
Researchers found that children whose parents were involved in a New York home-visiting program demonstrated markers of academic benefits. Read Full Post >
December 17, 2012
Day Care May Increase Obesity in Children, Study Says
Study says day care outside of home contributes to later weight gain Read Full Post >
October 17, 2012
Studies: Childhood Experiences Affect Brain Development
Researchers find that home environment and parents' income and education levels play role Read Full Post >
October 16, 2012
Parents As Teachers Wins Federal Grant to Improve Early Literacy
Nonprofit plans to provide activities for 2,000 families in select states. Read Full Post >
October 08, 2012
New Studies Zero In On Infant,Toddler Language Development
Separate studies explore how maternal depression and sign language contribute to developing language skills. Read Full Post >
October 04, 2012
New York City Plans to Increase Early-Learning Access
City officials announce plans to open school for at-risk preschoolers and add more seats in other programs Read Full Post >
October 02, 2012
Districts Shift to Complex Grading Systems for Youngest Learners
School districts ditch traditional letter grades in favor of more complex grading reports Read Full Post >
October 01, 2012
Classmates Better Predictors of Peers' Later Success, Study Says
Researchers find that children are better able to evaluate each other's personality traits than their own Read Full Post >
September 27, 2012
Research Shows Youngest Kids Learn by Thinking Like Scientists
Experiments show that preschoolers learn by testing data and hypotheses during everyday play Read Full Post >
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