Healthy Emotional Development

In partnership with the Think Babies campaign, the National Black Child Development Institute has published a resource providing tips to parents on practical ways to nurture their child’s healthy development, as well as how to become an advocate for policies that will help babies and families to thrive.

As part of our focus on emotional development, Think Babies™ partner, Georgetown Center for Children and Families, released new resources for state policymakers and advocates. Their new report, Using Medicaid to Ensure the Healthy Social and Emotional Development of Infant and Toddlers, and related webinar highlights practical state strategies to ensure that young children and their families in Medicaid receive the support they need to support strong mental health. ...

In June 2018, the National Governor’s Association (NGA) convened an expert roundtable conversation to review the latest research on early childhood development and current state efforts to support infants and toddlers and their families. In partnership with the Think Babies^TM campaign, NGA recently released a report of that conversation that lays out what state leaders need to do to ensure strong futures for babies and their families.

This blog post from the Think Babies^TM state partner, The Children’s Alliance summarizes the first Washington State Strolling Thunder^TM event held on July 27, 2018 in Seattle WA.

This clip from Legislative Insight shows video coverage of Rhode Island’s May 16^th, 2018 Strolling Thunder^TM event in Providence, RI.

This article from RI Parent Magazine summarizes the first Rhode Island state Strolling Thunder^TM event which took place on May 16, 2018 in Providence, RI.

This blog post by MomsRising released in advance of the June 7, 2018 North Carolina Strolling Thunder^TM event features information from Think Babies^TM state partner NC Early Education Coalition about the campaign.

This clip from ABC 11 News shows coverage of the North Carolina Strolling Thunder^TM event that took place on June 7, 2018 in Raleigh NC.

This article from NJ Spotlight features information from the Babies Count report put out by Think Babies^TM state partner, Advocates for Children of New Jersey.

This clip from WTVM 9 ABC News covers the speaking event on the impact of trauma on young children with ZERO TO THREE Board Chair Dr. Ross Thompson which was hosted by Think Babies^TM state partner GEEARS on September 19, 2018 in Columbus, GA.