A Children’s Agenda For Tennessee
Why is it important to improve the well-being of the youngest children in Tennessee?
View ArticleAn Ounce of Prevention: Promoting Healthy Brain Development During the First...
Between birth and three years of age, a child’s brain undergoes profound physical changes and grows dramatically in size. Every child’s brain grows to as much as 80 percent of its adult size during...
View ArticleEarly Childhood Social And Emotional Brain Development Contributes To Success...
During the first months and years of life, children's brains develop at an astonishing rate. During this period, children begin to develop not only their cognitive abilities but also social and...
View ArticleNeglect During Infancy And Early Childhood Endangers Early Brain Development...
Young children need access to secure, supportive relationships and resources in order
View ArticleThe First Three Years of a Child's Life Are a Period of Astonishing Brain...
Children undergo a remarkable period of brain development between conception and age three. At birth, a child already has close to 100 billion neurons, but her brain development is far from...
View ArticleRecent Research Explores the Ways Language Develops During an Infant's First...
In her Psychology Today blog space, Brain-Sense, science writer Faith Brynie reviews recent research on early language development in infants. New findings suggest that babies are learning to receive...
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Family-Based Interventions Can Reduce Conflict, Improve Coparenting, And...
The transition to parenthood is a critical moment in a relationship. Some research indicates that couples become less satisfied with their marriage after they have children. Parenthood often means more...
View ArticleWhat Are Neural Tube Defects?
Neural tube defects (NTDs) are among the most common congenital anomalies in the United States, second only in frequency to congenital heart defects. Efforts to reduce the prevalence of these...
View ArticleFolic Acid Supplements Reduce the Risk of Neural Tube Defects
Birth defects were responsible for 1 in 5 infant deaths in Tennessee in 2004. Memphis already leads the nation in infant mortality, making it imperative that we emphasize proper prenatal care. Women...
View ArticleThe Importance of Good Parenting in Early Childhood
The PDF attached below is a very special one to us here at The Institute. Dr. Hank Herrod has been honing this presentation for a few years, and so it represents the full message of The Institute...
View ArticleDaily News Article April 20, 2011 'Urban Child Institute Study Seeks Local...
By Aisling Maki The Memphis-based Urban Child Institute is recruiting the final participants in what will ultimately be an intensive eight-year study focused on the cognitive development of young...
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Just Released: Data Book 2011
The Urban Child Institute today released the sixth edition of its definitive publication about the state of children in Memphis and Shelby County, Data Book 2011, a comprehensive report that annually...
View ArticleIntroductory Information for Community Pediatric Resident Rotation: The Urban...
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View ArticleConfronting Infant Mortality
National statistics released in 2009 – the most recent figures available – showed Shelby County's staggering infant mortality rate between eleven and twelve percent, the highest among the nation's...
View ArticleEating for Two
Nutrition is the single greatest environmental influence on babies in the womb and during infancy, and it remains essential throughout the first years of life. Prenatal malnutrition, for example, has...
View ArticleRobin Karr-Morse Discusses Scared Sick
The Urban Child Institute is proud to offer an opportunity to meet noted author Robin Karr-Morse, and hear her discuss her compelling new book, Scared Sick. This meeting is open to the public, but...
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A Case for Early Detection of Hearing Loss in Young Children
Thirty-three babies are born each day in the United States with significant hearing loss.1 In Shelby County, there are about 400 children currently living with hearing impairments.Research
View ArticleThird Year, 25-36 Months
Before your toddler’s third birthday, his brain growth shifts into another phase, as the brain areas in charge of more complex thinking and decision-making are growing most rapidly. At this age, your...
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