The First Five Years
Wednesdays at 4:32 pm
"The First Five Years" is a weekly program presented by Maryland Family Network. The series is focused on the extraordinary developmental period from birth to age five. "The First Five Years" highlights the challenges and opportunities related to nurturing young children and helping them build a solid foundation for success in school and in life.
“The First Five Years” is made possible with major support from the M&T Charitable Foundation.
You can listen to an archive of past episodes of "The First Five Years" here.
Latest Episodes
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Doug Lent discusses the dangers for children who experience trauma during the first five years,The First Five Years is paid for by the Maryland Family Network. -
Doug Lent talks about the importance of playing with dolls in early learning. -
Doug Lent talks about how important it is to invest in our child care workforce. -
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Doug Lent talks about how money can actually improve brain health in children. -
Doug Lent discusses the learning disparities of kids during the Covid pandemic. -
It’s one of the cutest ways that babies sleep but is there a reason for it? Doug Lent says there are several! -
Doug Lent talks about how extreme levels of stress can have negative effects on a mother's own health as well as on of her child, and how to counteract those effects. -
The ease of distractions are more readily accessible that ever before. So, turn it off or put it down. Your child needs you. -
Doug Lent talks about the dual reality of growing up black in the land of opportunity.
