Child development

Please Read To Me A child's plea for love and literacy By Pam Leo Read to me, please read to meRight from the very start.Just as good food grows my body,Good…

With all my chattering about how attentive Carly is, and she is, at the same time Carly is often eyes-wide-open-vacant, dreamy. Sitting at her buffet this…

Interview with Darcia Narvaez, PhD from IEI at ND on Vimeo. Darcia Narvaez, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology at the University of Notre Dame and recipient…

Carly Elizabeth was no longer an infant, or even a toddler in my eyes, even though technically 'toddler,' meaning to walk unsteady, bridges all the way to age…

Traveling with Carly Elizabeth, 22 months today, has been a rich adventure for her and for me. Neither she nor I speak the language. People all around are…

Outside Atlanta, after returning from a class hike through the woods, an excited six-year-old grabbed his head and said, “There’s so much nature and I only…

At every moment new human beings are fully human. And yet, we somehow and too often underestimate how sensitive, appropriate, responsive and caring very young…

We are conflicted about diaper/nappy changing these days. As a society, it makes us uncomfortable. It is distasteful, involving dirty, smelly bodily substances.…

The other day, while preparing her majesties’ morning buffet, I asked Carly Elizabeth if she would like some coconut, freshly cracked out of the shell.…

Find out your ACE Score here. Many people have been asking for a short video that explains the CDC-Kaiser Permanente Adverse Childhood Experiences…