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This new Think Babies^TM brief makes the case for why Governors should be champions for infants and toddlers and outlines concrete steps they can take.

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.

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. ...

ABC News – See media highlights from the national Strolling Thunder^TM event that took place on May 8^th, 2018 in Washington DC.

Chicago Tribune – See media highlights from the national Strolling Thunder^TM event that took place on May 8^th, 2018 in Washington DC.

WTKR – See media highlights from the national Strolling Thunder^TM event that took place on May 8^th, 2018 in Washington, DC.

WDEF – See media highlights from the national Strolling Thunder^TM event that took place on May 8^th, 2018 in Washington, DC.

This blog post from our partners at the First Five Years Fund discusses why policymakers must Think Babies^TM.

This blog post from our partners at Generations United provides a great recap from the Strolling Thunder^TM DC event.

This blog post from our partners at Fight Crime: Invest in Kids makes the case for how investing in babies results in crime prevention down the road.

This story from WPRI covers the recent win by RI advocates, including Think Babies^TM state partner, RI Kids Count, of increased child care reimbursement rates for high quality programs, with the largest increases for those serving infants and toddlers.

This blog post from our partners at the Georgetown Center for Children and Families discusses how Medicaid can be leveraged to support healthy emotional development and strong physical health for young children and their families.

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

This newly released fact sheet from Think Babies^TM national partner Food Research & Action Center provides a brief overview of the importance of early nutrition; briefly summarizes the harmful impacts of food insecurity on infants and young children; and highlights research demonstrating the effective role of the federal nutrition programs during early childhood in improving food and economic security, dietary intake, health, and development.

This brief from Think Babies^TM national partner 1000 Days summarizes a body of research in the fields of neuroscience and early childhood development, showing how good nutrition in pregnancy, infancy, and toddlerhood play a critical role in supporting children’s learning and development.

This article from WABE describes new polling results from Think Babies^TM state partner GEEARS which demonstrate strong voter support for investments in early learning, including for infants and toddlers.

This Clip from Denver 7 ABC News features Think Babies^TM state partner Clayton Early Learning discussing the child care affordability crisis in Colorado and the impact of the Child Care Tax Credit Expansion.

This article from the Canon City Daily Record covers the legislative symposium on the impacts of trauma in young children which was hosted by ECHO Family Center and Early Childhood Council in partnership with Colorado Think Babies^TM state partners Colorado Children’s Campaign and Clayton Early Learning on August 17, 2018 in Canon City, CO.

This blog post from Think Babies^TM state partner Colorado Children’s Campaign summarizes the legislative symposium focused on the impacts of early childhood trauma held on August 27, 2018 held in Canon City, CO.

This video produced by Think Babies^TM state partner GEEARS provides a recap of the Georgia Strolling Thunder^TM event that took place on May 12, 2018.

This Op-Ed from Think Babies^TM state partner GEEARS provides an overview of the Georgia Strolling Thunder^TM event that took place on May 12, 2018 in Atlanta GA including highlights from roundtable discussions with families.

This article from the Gainesville Times covers the family listening session and speaking event on child development with Dr. Alison Gopnik which was hosted by Think Babies^TM state partner GEEARS on September 10, 2018 in Gainesville, GA.

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.

The first few weeks are among the most critical in a child’s life. Think Babies^TM state partner, Advocates for Children of New Jersey, discusses in NJ spotlight how paid leave supports babies and their families during this time.

This article in the Burlington County Times features information from Think Babies^TM state partner Advocates for Children of New Jersey about the challenges that families face in finding affordable, quality child care for infants and toddlers.

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

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 article from NJ.com features New Jersey General Assembly member Annette Quijano discusses barriers families in New Jersey face accessing paid family leave and how policy change can address these barriers.

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 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 article from the Providence Journal highlights information from Rhode Island Kids Count regarding the challenges families face in access to quality affordable child care and the need for policy solutions.

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 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 WPRI covers the recent wing by RI advocates, including Think Babies^TM state partner Rhode Island Kids Count, of increased child care reimbursement rates for high quality programs, with the largest increases for those serving infants and toddlers.

This article from the Warwick Post covers RI state lawmakers reading to infants and toddlers as a part of Rhode Island Reads.

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 blog post from Think Babies^TM state partner, The Children’s Alliance discusses the challenges faced by young parents of young children and how policies like access to quality child care can support them.

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^TM campaign to release a new video about why working parents and their babies need paid leave.

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.

In this blog post, Think Babies^TM national partner NCSL discusses the importance of healthy nutrition for infants and toddlers and how public policies  and programs can help.