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Girl's Disability Won't Stop Parent's Deportation

Should an undocumented Mexican woman be granted legal residency in the United States because her daughter—a U.S. citizen—requires special education that might be unavailable if the family is forced to move to Mexico?

Give Your Child a Head Start

Head Start is a Federal program for preschool children from low-income families. The Head Start program is operated by local non-profit organizations in almost every county in the country.
A Good Start in Life: Understanding Your Child's Brain and Behavior from Birth to Age 6
Norbert Herschkowitz, Elinore Chapman Herschkowitz

A Good Start in Life: Understanding Your Child's Brain and Behavior from Birth to Age 6

This book is an engaging, reader-friendly work which guides parents through the formative years of a child’s life. This well-regarded book is now available in paperback, newly revised to reflect the most recent studies. The new edition features information from the latest research, including traumatic events in the news, television and learning skills, physical activity, and temperament.

With a specific focus on the brain, the book takes the reader through specific phases of child development beginning with Life in the Womb an going through the first six years of life. Each chapter ends with a section “To Think About,” addressing such practical matters as good-night rituals, reading books together and coping with conflict.

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