Because your child’s first 5 years of life are so important, we want to help you provide the best start for your child.  You’ve been invited to participate in an Ages & Stages Questionnaires, Third Edition (ASQ-3), online screening to help you keep track of your child’s development.  The questionnaire may be provided every 2-, 4-, or 6-month period.  You will be asked to answer questions about some things your child can and cannot do.  The questionnaire includes questions about your child’s communication, gross motor, fine motor, problem solving, and personal social skills.

To participate in this screening study, please access the following URL by typing it into your Internet Browser:

Dado que los primeros 5 años de la vida de su niño/a son muy importantes, queremos ayudarle a que le de el mejor comienzo posible. Lo/la invitamos a participar en el sistema de evaluaciones Edades y Etapas, Tercera Edición (ASQ-3) en la red para que pueda llevar un control del desarrollo de su hijo/a. Los cuestionarios se pondrán a su disposición en periodos de 2, 4 o 6 meses. Se le pedirá que conteste algunas preguntas sobre actividades que su hijo/a puede o no puede hacer. Cada cuestionario incluye preguntas sobre habilidades en las áreas de comunicación, motora gruesa, motora fina, resolución de problemas y habilidades socio-individuales.

Favor de hacer el cuestionario ASQ por medio del enlace que aquí le damos:

Many of us have been feeling brain fog during COVID-19. Cognitive load theory is one way of understanding why and what we can do about it. Riverside Trauma Center’s Clinical Director Joanna Bridger guides us through learning and remembering information, and how it can be difficult in challenging times.

Available in English and Spanish, the conversation will provide an approach to better process information, understand our emotional responses, and manage our day-to-day reactions.

Cognitive Load Theory Explained

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Even babies notice differences like skin color, eye shape and hair texture. Here’s how to handle conversations about race, racism, diversity and inclusion, even with very young children.

A few things to remember:

• Don’t shush or shut them down if they mention race.
• Don’t wait for kids to bring it up.
• Be proactive, helping them build a positive awareness of diversity.
• When a child experiences prejudice, grown-ups need to both address the feelings and fight the prejudices.

• You don’t have to avoid topics like slavery or the Holocaust. Instead, give the facts and focus on resistance and allies.

In addition to Jeanette Betancourt, senior vice president for Social Impact at Sesame Workshop, we spoke to Beverly Daniel Tatum: We recommend her TEDx talk as well as her book, Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations About Race.

Additional Resources:

• Babies begin to notice race at 6 months old — in fact, according to this pair of studies by Professor Kang Lee at the University of Toronto, they actually show signs of racial bias by this age.
• One in 10 children is multiracial — according to Pew Research Center. This includes children with parents of two different races, plus those with at least one multiracial parent.
• Watch the whole “I Love My Hair!” video from Sesame Street.
• Thanks to Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton. Derrick Gay, and Jinnie Spiegler of the Anti-Defamation League, which has a wide range of resources for anti-bias education.

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31 Children’s books to support conversations on race, racism, and resistance