Did you know that the human brain grows to 85% of its adult size between conception and age three?
For Our Babies is a national movement promoting healthy development in US children from conception to age three.
For Our Babies advocates for the following:
~Supported
Pregnancies
~Prenatal health care coverage for all families, regardless of income, including home-based support and counseling during pregnancy
~Affordable intervention services for at-risk pregnancies
~Paid Leave & Well Baby Care
~Prenatal health care coverage for all families, regardless of income, including home-based support and counseling during pregnancy
~Affordable intervention services for at-risk pregnancies
~Paid Leave & Well Baby Care
~Paid leave for
parents for the first nine months of their child's life
~Affordable
developmental screenings to identify physical and behavioral needs, with
referral to affordable help when needed
~Screening & Follow-Up Services
~Screening & Follow-Up Services
~Affordable visits
to the homes of all newborns for the first two years that include guidance by
professionals trained in parenting and healthy development, along with
counseling on early emotional, social, intellectual, linguistic, and
perceptual/motor development
~Affordable services
for children with identified special needs
~Free intervention
services for families in crisis
~Quality
Infant/Toddler Care
~Child care
regulations that ensure that care is provided in safe, engaging, and intimate
settings
~ Training,
compensation, and professional stature for infant and toddler teachers at the
same level as K-12 teachers
~Childcare subsidies
for all families
To get involved or to learn more about For Our Babies and their mission, visit www.forourbabies.org.
You can also follow For Our Babies on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ForOurBabies
Healthy babies grow into productive adults. It is crucial that we capitalize on the rapid growth and development of babies and toddlers before age three.
I have signed the For Our Babies pledge. Will you?
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