“On my way back to the train station after a tearful goodbye at the orphanage, my rickshaw stopped to let a buffalo cart go by. To my right was a shanty- just a few boards and some canvas- where a family lived by the road. A young mother sat in the dirt with her baby...
For many decades we’ve known that poverty can have a negative impact on child development. The existence of federally funded programs like Head Start and Early Head Start is a testament to the fact that even our legislature understands this at some level. Recently,...
Music, whether playing it, listening to it, or creating it, involves almost all of our cognitive abilities (Zatorre, 2005). Researchers have found that music perception is present very early in development. The human infant arrives on the scene already prepared to...
This week, we are going to put a spotlight on the value of helping families grow their social connections. Having social connections is an essential characteristic of strong families. Some families, on your caseload, might have a well-defined support network that...
We all are born with a unique disposition or way of responding to other people and situations- this is our Temperament. Research indicates that temperament appears early in life and is significantly influenced by environmental experiences even before birth. There is...
We regularly hear the 2-word phrase Parallel Process in trainings, conferences, meetings, or conversations around the office… but do we really understand what parallel process means and the role it plays in our day-to-day work with families? Today’s Great Vine topic...
