Aug
18
2010
Research confirms that supporting children's early literacy development is a critical to their future reading success. A new resource challenges state and local policymakers to use such research findings to promote an early literacy agenda that can help everyone...
Jul
29
2010
Child Trends has a new report on home visiting - What Works for Home Visiting Programs. The report synthesizes the findings from 66 rigorous evaluations of programs with a home visiting component. Overall, 32 programs had positive impacts on...
Jun
28
2010
"Children raised in homes with many books gained the equivalent of three more years of schooling than children from bookless homes." That's one of the key findings of an international study in the June 2010 issue of Research in...
Jun
18
2010
The Period of PURPLE Crying: Keeping Babies Safe in North Carolina is kicking off The Power of PURPLE Baby Photo & Essay Contest a week from today on Friday, June 25, 2010 in conjunction with Carolina Parent magazine and...
May
28
2010
The Period of PURPLE Crying® is the phrase used to describe the point in a baby’s life when they cry more than any other time. It is a new way to help parents understand this time in their baby’s life,...
May
28
2010
Playtime is good for children, good for families, and just good fun. Studies have long shown that playtime is critical learning time for young children. When parents and caregivers get down on the floor and become part of a...
May
28
2010
‘Working parents perpetually agonize that they don’t see enough of their children. But a surprising new study finds that mothers and fathers alike are doing a better job than they think, spending far more time with their families than...
May
28
2010
It’s no secret that raising young children can be challenging. Every parent of a preschooler can relate to a child’s refusing to eat, talking back, doing the one thing you’ve asked them not do repeatedly (like climbing the furniture...
May
28
2010
Speaking at NC Policy Watch luncheon, Dr. Heather Boushey said that in order to support working families, lawmakers in North Carolina and nationally must act to update basic labor standards, an expert on work and family issues told a...
May
02
2010
Eric Staal of the Carolina Hurricanes and his wife Tanya for the Period of Purple Crying
