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Little Brains, Big Halloween
A plan for tired toddlers, fall festivals, and the families trying to enjoy it all.
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Before Baby Arrives, Make a Plan for You, Too
A conversation with expectant mom MaKenzie Ramsey about preparing for parenthood, asking for help, and making room for your own needs.
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Safe Sleep for Real Life
Why the recommendations matter, practical tips for tired parents, and help finding resources.
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Parenting While in College Should Not Mean Doing It Alone
What student parents teach us about ambition and support while raising a child and earning a degree
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Toddler Not Talking?
Here’s why so many parents miss the real warning signs
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You might be an Influencer if…
You don’t need a million followers to change a child’s life
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How This Mom of 5 Balances Business and the Beautiful Chaos of Motherhood
A Day in the Life with Caitlin Kersey
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Beyond the Single Score: Why Researchers Are Turning to Developmental Profiles for Children Under 3
For decades, the standard question asked about a young child’s growth was a simple one: is this child developing normally? It’s a question that invites a single…
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Parental Stress and Child Development: What Every Parent Should Know
If parenting has felt heavier than you expected lately, you are not imagining it — and you are far from alone.
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How Reading in the NICU Supports Babies and Parents
For NICU Awareness Month, a Pensacola team is building brain development, connection, and community one book at a time.
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Discovering the World Through Your Baby’s Eyes
What can a newborn actually see? How faces, contrast, and color shape your baby’s vision in the first year.
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Before the First Drop-Off: 12 Questions to Ask a Daycare, Preschool, or Mother’s Morning Out
Why trust, consistent caregivers, and responsive relationships matter so much in the first three years.
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: What Every Parent and Caregiver Deserves to Know
A child can have a completely typical face, a typical IQ, and still be living with a brain difference that nobody can see.
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The Digital Pacifier: How Screen Time Rewires the Developing Brain
Discover how screen time rewires the brain in early childhood. Learn about the "digital pacifier," the dopamine loop, and strategies to build resilience.
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The "hidden cost" of convenience
By Stephanie Montgomery, Ed.D. I’ve been working in early childhood education for over three decades, and I am no stranger to the compounding effects both […]
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Music classes: A workout for your baby's brain
As a parent, you want to give your child the best possible start in life. You carefully choose the right foods, create safe spaces for […]
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The Reading Brain Starts at 18 Months
Research shows the foundation for reading is oral language — and that foundation is built through everyday interactions.
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Building Brighter Futures
I've seen firsthand the profound impact that early experiences, particularly those related to language, have on building brighter futures.
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The Hidden Power of Words
Every child deserves to have their story begin with words of welcome — and now we have the science to prove why this matters.
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Healthcare Systems
Healthcare Plus Podcast: How Healthcare Systems, Physicians, and Parents Can Support Early Childhood Brain Development.
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Baby Talk or Parentese?
Research shows that babies pay more attention when parentese is used. This extra attention helps them learn language faster.
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Build a Brain, Build a Life, Build a Community with Carlton Ulmer
Hosted by Quint Studer with special guest Carlton Ulmer On this episode of The Healthcare Plus Podcast, host Quint Studer is joined by special guest...
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Basics Insights Texts: Making an Impact for Pensacola Area Parents
The Basics Insights Text Messaging Service is a free resource that delivers twice a week texts to new parents throughout the first three years of their child's life.
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Sibling Brain Builders Program
Sibling Brain Builders empowers older elementary school students, mostly 4th and 5th graders, to read to younger siblings at home.
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