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Saturday is World Mental Health Day in what has been a particularly difficult year for many Americans. Dr. Asha Patton-Smith, a psychiatrist at Kaiser…

There are a surprisingly high number of grandparents raising grandchildren here in Baltimore City. What persistent societal problems have contributed to…

Kik. Whisper. Yik Yak. Social media apps like these help teens and tweens connect in a digital world. Social media can broaden horizons, and help young…

Strengthening Families is an approach to promoting healthy family functioning. Taken together, protective and promotive factors increase the probability…

From birth, children are intensely engaged in learning how to learn. They are propelled by motivation, attitudes, and habits that experts call "approaches…

November 6, 2013Preschool plays an important role in preparing children to succeed in kindergarten. Publicly funded pre-K helps ensure that children of…

November 13, 2013From birth to age five, children experience a surge in brain growth and cognitive ability that sets the framework for all future…

November 27, 2013You often hear it said that “Children are resilient” – but perhaps not as resilient as we’d like to believe. There is staggering evidence…