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We’ll go On the Record with a new effort in Baltimore City to strengthen bonds between mothers and fathers in prison and their children. How to reduce the generational trauma of incarceration? Deputy Mayor Faith Leach shares her personal tie to the project.
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A vaccine for young children may be available as soon as next month. We ask a pediatrician why it took so long. And we hear from parents with toddlers about how the wait shaped their family’s choices about gathering and returning to work.
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Behavior analyst Kristen MacNeil and UMBC psychologist Dr. Charissa Cheah provide insights on new trends and current concerns in parenting.
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Saturday is World Mental Health Day in what has been a particularly difficult year for many Americans. Dr. Asha Patton-Smith, a psychiatrist at Kaiser…
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There are a surprisingly high number of grandparents raising grandchildren here in Baltimore City. What persistent societal problems have contributed to…
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Kik. Whisper. Yik Yak. Social media apps like these help teens and tweens connect in a digital world. Social media can broaden horizons, and help young…
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Strengthening Families is an approach to promoting healthy family functioning. Taken together, protective and promotive factors increase the probability…
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From birth, children are intensely engaged in learning how to learn. They are propelled by motivation, attitudes, and habits that experts call "approaches…
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November 6, 2013Preschool plays an important role in preparing children to succeed in kindergarten. Publicly funded pre-K helps ensure that children of…
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November 13, 2013From birth to age five, children experience a surge in brain growth and cognitive ability that sets the framework for all future…