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Helping Babies and Toddlers Thrive: A Look at Recent State Legislation
This policy brief from NCSL provides an overview of recent state legislation that supports infants, toddlers and their families, including state laws that: improve access to and quality of child care, ensure parents have time to bond with young children, and empower parents to support their child’s healthy emotional and physical development.
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New Fact Sheet Makes the Case for Paid Leave in Rhode Island
A fact sheet developed by the National Partnership for Women and Families makes the case for strengthening Rhode Island's existing paid family leave policies.
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NBCDI Releases Baby Brain Builders: Tools and Tips for Parents
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.
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The Child Development Case for Paid Family & Medical Leave
The National Partnership for Women and Families and ZERO TO THREE have revised a fact sheet that summarizes key research on the importance of paid leave to ensure that infants and young children have adequate bonding time with parents and primary caregivers, which is essential for their healthy brain and emotional development.
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NGA Releases Report on “Integrating and Advancing State Prenatal to Age 3 Policies”
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 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.
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New Video Makes the Case for Paid Family Leave
La Guardia Cross, the creator of the viral YouTube series New Father Chronicles, has partnered with the National Partnership for Women and Families and the Think Babies campaign to release a new video about why working parents and their babies need paid leave.
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Strolling Thunder Ignites Momentum for Advocacy for Babies
This blog post from the Think Babies state partner, The Children’s Alliance summarizes the first Washington State Strolling Thunder event held on July 27, 2018 in Seattle WA.
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Legislative Insight: Strolling Thunder
This clip from Legislative Insight shows video coverage of Rhode Island’s May 16th, 2018 Strolling Thunder event in Providence, RI.
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Advocating for Babies
This article from RI Parent Magazine summarizes the first Rhode Island state Strolling Thunder event which took place on May 16, 2018 in Providence, RI.
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Join us in Raleigh for Strolling Thunder: Let’s Make Every Baby a Priority
This blog post by MomsRising released in advance of the June 7, 2018 North Carolina Strolling Thunder event features information from Think Babies state partner NC Early Education Coalition about the campaign.
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