Pandemic babies: what do we know now?
How are children who were born during the COVID-19 pandemic doing now? Research Associate Alyssa Meuwissen, PhD, digs into what scientists have found so far.
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Fun and informative tip sheets for summer!
Learn about exciting new ways to support children’s growth with our summer collection of tip sheets! We’ve got information on helping children develop executive function skills with music. And you’ll learn about encouraging play as an essential way to learn. Watch this space for more!
Tip sheets: the importance of play
Play is more than just having a good time. Play helps children grow physically, cognitively, and socially. Download our tip sheets on the importance of play to learn more.
Musical ways to support inhibitory control
Inhibitory control is one of our executive function skills. It’s the skill that allows us to resist an unhelpful impulse or a temptation. Children learn inhibitory control over time, like other executive function skills. Adults can help! Our latest tip sheets explain that music offers fun opportunities to practice inhibitory control.
Mind in the Making: Essential Life Skills for Children and Adults: new online modules from the Families and Work Institute and CEED
Along with our partners at Mind in the Making, we’re excited to announce a new online training series suitable for professionals who work with children and families as well as parents! The series offers research-based ways to bolster children’s (and adults’) executive function skills.
Children in foster care benefit from early education; a new report shows there is plenty of room to grow participation
Studies show that children benefit from being enrolled in early care and education (ECE) programs. Children in foster care are at greater risk for challenges at school and outside of it–challenges that ECE can help them prepare to overcome. A new report details the ECE participation of Minnesota children in foster care as well as barriers to enrollment that they may face.
How storytelling boosts our executive functioning: a Q & A with Chris Wing
In this Q & A, speech-language pathologist Chris Wing, PhD ’13, explains how language development is linked to attachment and emotional regulation. She also talks about encouraging children and adults to tell personal stories as a strategy to build their communication and executive functioning skills.
CEED, Department of Applied Economics win $1.4 million federal grant for study of child care assistance
A cross-disciplinary UMN research team has been awarded a major federal grant. The grant will fund a study of the effects of child care subsidy policies on families’ access to high quality child care.
How to support children’s development with storytelling
Chris Wing, PhD, is a speech-language pathologist who has studied language development. She explains why telling stories about their lives helps children learn and grow in important ways. She also shares ways for caregivers and educators to encourage young storytellers’ skills!
Beyond the “cleanup song”: supporting young children’s development with music
Research shows that music enrichment can positively impact children’s development in several important areas. Learn about the evidence and get practical strategies to integrate music into your interactions with young children.