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Black Breastfeeding Week is August 25-31! When it comes to breastfeeding, racial equity is an issue. According to the Centers for Disease Control, fewer than 60% of Black mothers have ever breastfed compared to 75% of white mothers. Breastfeeding builds immunities, is...
August is Immunization Awareness Month Thanks to immunizations over the last three generations, many serious diseases are now a thing of the past. But recent outbreaks of measles — infecting more than 1,000 people nationwide — have prompted discussion and legislative...
Child Development 101: Teaching Dual-Language Learners According to child development experts, newborns have the capacity to learn many languages at once without getting confused because, as their brain develops, so too does the ability to separate one language from...
The Importance of Reading Out Loud to Young Children When children listen to a parent or teacher read a story, they are often looking at the reader or at the book's illustrations, but not at the printed word. If kids are looking at everything but the letters on the...
Easing Back-to-School Jitters If you or your child feel a little nervous about the first day of school, you are in good company! Anxiety before the first day of a new school year is common. Fears or concerns may surface the most when a child is going to preschool or...
Celebrating Juneteenth: Freedom Day While Americans traditionally celebrate July 4th as the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence which declared the original colonies to be free from British rule, the reality of the matter is that not everyone...
Resources for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Families Resources for Kids/Families/Educators/Caregivers: Free Online Global Story Time 免費全球故事會 - Ni Hao Chinese Storytime aims to bring joy and laughter to your house through interesting stories, music,...
Autism and Parenting: How to Help Your Child Thrive Autism is a broad range of conditions that influence how a person processes information, their sensory environment and how they interact with other people. While autistic people share some similar characteristics,...
Reading and Learning Activities: March 31 is César E. Chávez Day! We celebrate the birth and legacy on César Chávez Day, a U.S. federal holiday, on March 31. Learn more about Chávez and his extraordinary life here: César E. Chávez grew up working on farms along with...
California’s Tax Credit Helps Working Families If you are working and pay taxes, you may be eligible for a California Earned Income Tax Credit that can give you a refund — or reduce your family’s taxes — by thousands of dollars. And if you have young children, you can...