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First 5 Kern sends out weekly updates on the top news stories pertaining to issues impacting kids 0-5. Subscribe to the newsletter to receive them each week. Below are archives of past issues.
2021
January 8, 2021 Headlines Childbirth complications rising, the new child care union, local child abuse training, grandparents helping out, etc. | April 16, 2021 Headlines Toddlers and vaccine trials, child care still waiting for relief, kids doing chores, pets are good for children | |
January 15, 2021 Headlines How many parents have left the workforce during COVID, expansion to TK, preventing premature births, etc. | April23, 2021 Headlines Pre-K access in California, dental health in rural communities, partner violence impacts children, dad's drinking matters | |
January 22, 2021 Headlines A pregnant doc gets the vaccine, one Fresno preschool is helping kids with math, exposure therapy for childhood trauma, 1000 hours outside, etc. | April 30, 2021 Headlines Biden's push for pre-k, 10 things to do in front of your kids, Breakfast Books, breastfeeding boosts cognition | |
January 29, 2021 Headlines Home daycare during the pandemic, raising minimum wage lowers infant mortality, the stimulus helping families, etc. | May 7, 2021 LA pursues universal child care, how to best way to teach reading, preeclampsia is relatively unknown, c-section risks | |
February 5, 2021 Headlines Pediatricians call for school openings, vaccines for child care providers, toxic metals in baby food, Congress could act for families, etc. | May 14, 2021 Pros and cons of Biden's child care plan, vaccines for teens, 7 tips for raising resilient kids, water pollution and preterm births | |
February 12, 2021 Headlines Working moms need help, federal help with diapers, child care allowance, 10 ways to promote literacy | May 21, 2021 Headlines Universal TK in CA, #IAmTraumaAware campaign, immunotherapy drug for childhood cancer, how exercise affects pregnant women | |
February 19, 2021 Headlines Elementary schools reopening, children's healthcare suffering, masks interfere with babies' language development | May 28, 2021 Headlines Fostering kids with special needs, parents passing on trauma, building kids' conversation skills, gestational diabetes study | |
February 26, 2021 Headlines Plastic chemicals, blood pressure in pregnancy, early birth setbacks | June 4, 2021 Headlines Mom's touch is key for preterm babies, legislators focusing on moms and kids, men with pregnancy symptoms, this flu season may be harsh | |
March 5, 2021 Headlines COVID infant vaccine, zoo preschool, mandatory kinder | June 11, 2021 Headlines COVID trials for young children, testing for pregnancy complications, pollution and obesity | |
March 12, 2021 Headlines COVID antibodies in breast milk, helping working moms, child flu numbers | ||
March 19, 2021 Headlines Online kids therapy, global child poverty comparison, less social distancing for schools | ||
March 26, 2021 Headlines Chemicals found in pregnant women and newborns, detecting asthma & autism, paper beats pixels | ||
April 9, 2021 Headlines Gestational diabetes on the rise, mom's love breeds empathy, mental health of kids, cardio health for preschoolers |
2020
Jan. 10, 2020 Paid family leave, the cost of childbirth, childcare investments | May 15, 2020 Immunizations, reopening schools, tummy time, pregnancy law | Aug. 28, 2020Redshirting Kindergartners, wildfires and kids, coffee while pregnant |
Jan. 17, 2020 Flu targets kids, nursing room law, toxic stress | May 15, 2020 Immunization rates fall, sleep issues and autism, laws for pregnant workers, screentime during COVID | Sept. 11, 2020 Screen time and green time, mental health of parents, paid family leave bill, flu vaccines |
Jan. 24, 2020 Safe Surrender, measuring child opportunity in Bakersfield, kids brains on books, a mother's choice between kids or work | May 22, 2020 Cuts coming in the CA budget, little learners without school, melatonin warnings | Sept. 18, 2020 Quality ECE outcomes, COVID increasing preterm births, maternal stress and infant illness |
Feb. 7, 2020 Pesticide ban, Kern Early Stars celebration, preschools in the library | June 5, 2020 Decisions for parents on child care, little children and protests, staying active while pregnant | Sept. 25, 2020 Most infants aren't born with COVID; weed, alcohol & nicotine during pregnancy; car seat safety; the hurdles facing CA's kids |
Feb. 14, 2020 Bad water in Kern County, cost of child care on the coast, baby product recalls | June 12, 2020 CA's school guidelines, State of Babies yearbook, coronavirus and postpartum care, low birth weight and oil wells | Oct. 9, 2020> Lingering COVID with pregnancy; tough to be a toddler in U.S.; navigating the childhood support system |
Mar. 6, 2020 The Census is here, are schools ready for pre-K, lactation spaces law | June 19, 2020 Inside a child care center, digital detox, COVID pregnancy transmissions, asthma | Oct. 16, 2020 Child care centers are a low COVID risk; the key to happiness for dads; helping kids to open up; uninsured children growing |
Mar. 13, 2020 Coronavirus news, stress during pregnancy, Sesame Street's Census efforts | June 26, 2020 Flu vaccinations, child care concerns, increase in birth complications, kids getting bored | Oct. 23, 2020 Ibuprofen while pregnant; trauma gets in the blood; best toys for 2020; medical supplies in short supply |
Mar. 20, 2020 The latest coronavirus news, and it's impact on children and families | July 2, 2020 Lack of child care transmissions, CA budget, paid family leave bill, newborn genetic tests | Oct. 30, 2020 Air pollution is deadly for infants; babies' emotions; 2020 is stealing kindergarten |
Mar. 26, 2020 The latest coronavirus news, and it's impact on children and families | July 16, 2020 Families skipping child care, children don't transmit COVID, will parents quit work | Nov. 13, 2020 Antipsychotics for kids; day care good for business; surviving pregnancy complications; cost of raising special needs kids |
Apr. 9, 2020 First 5 Kern diaper delivery, the science of baby hugs, and impacts of coronavirus | July 25, 2020 Vape tax and First 5, child care collapse, lockdowns and child mental health | Nov. 20, 2020 Antibiotics and babies, diet can modify infant DNA, reshaping Early Ed in California |
April 17, 2020 Childcare relief, pregnant but asymptomatic, early intervention struggles | Aug. 7, 2020 Bak OBGYN probation, vaccination requirements, trauma ages kids | Dec. 4, 2020 California's Master Plan for Early Learning and Care, most children aren't being developmentally screened, mother's stress can lead to preterm births |
April 24, 2020 Kids who need ventilators, sustainable diapers, home births, funny toddler tantrums | Aug. 14, 2020 Focus on back to school, kids Coronavirus book, breastfeeding support | Dec. 11, 2020 COVID vaccine and pregnancy, sports are good therapy for boys, parental stress, universal preschool in Cal |
May 8, 2020 Child care and reopening the economy, children might not be superspreaders, giving birth in quarantine | Aug. 21, 2020 National early ed rankings, ACEs questionnaires, black newborns and black doctors | Dec. 18, 2020 Top kids books of 2020, more on pregnancy and the vaccine, maternal diet impacts breast milk, child abuse hospitalizations on the rise |
2019
Jan. 10, 2019 CA budget, paid leave, science of teaching reading, hidden costs of lack of childcare | May 10, 2019 California May Revised Budget, African American women pregnancy complications, being wrong as a parent | Sept. 12, 2019 YouTube and child privacy, coughing cures, how toddlers learn language |
Jan. 17, 2019 Kids exercise, partisan politics, breastfeeding, introducing dogs to the new baby | May 17, 2019 Birthrate decline, cost of opening an ECE center, books as medicine | Sept. 20, 2019 Pollution impacts, juice news, car seat awareness |
Jan. 24, 2019 Family leave, opioids and birth defects, when babies are in pain, c-sections | May 24, 2019 ECE, toxic stress impacting studies, teacher home visits | Sept. 26, 2019 C-sections, mobile preschool, importance of grandparents |
Feb. 8, 2019 Dental health, online pre-K, Strong Start Index | June 6, 2019 Summer reading, pregnancy super-hormones, reducing c-sections, sunblock for babies | Oct. 11, 2019 Kindergarten readiness, helping black moms during birth, babies in the workplace |
Feb. 14, 2019 Vaccination waivers, breastfeeding pods, social/cognitive development, Madera abandoned baby | June 13, 2019 Family Leave for fathers, companies helping with child care, "foster" grandmas | Oct. 18, 2019 New kids legislation, toxins and sugar in baby food, dual-language learners |
Feb. 22, 2019 Fetal heart research, child obesity, screen time, ACEs film | June 28, 2019 Screening for ACEs, citizenship on the Census, poverty line adjustment | Nov. 8, 2019 CDC report on ACEs, preterm births in Kern County, Best Illustrated Kids Books of 2019 |
Mar. 7, 2019 Vaccine/Autism debunking, reading to your children, talking to kids about death, smoking studies | July 19, 2019 Heart defects and oil drilling, postpartum doc visits, kinder troublemakers | Nov. 15, 2019 Home Visiting programs, Viagra helping with childbirth, new elementary school in Bakersfield |
Mar. 14, 2019 Nature as a teacher, kids book list, pregnancy research on the rise, SIDS and smoking | July 26, 2019 Worst cities for childhood poverty, ECE wages and investments, developmental screenings | Nov. 22, 2019 Allergy & asthma prevention, babies crying in different languages, early brain development |
Mar. 21, 2019 Parents with disabled children, home visiting, early swim lessons, food allergies | Aug 9, 2019 Back to school health stuff, unionizing preschool, breast milk wonders | Dec. 6, 2019 Paid family leave, homeless students in Kern, public charge impacts |
Apr. 5, 2019 KQED's Starting Blocks, cannabis and your baby, Surgeon General's tour | Aug 16, 2019 Paid family leave updates, best states for babies, changes to TK in McFarland | Dec. 13, 2019 Math in Fresno preschools, White House's Family Leave stance, obesity and brain structure |
Apr. 11, 2019 Kern Early Stars, million-word gap, driving to surgery | Aug 23, 2019 Car seat safety, toughest cities for single moms, teaching toddlers math | Dec. 19, 2019 Federal spending on early learning, breastfeeding and diabetes, THC warnings for pregnancy |
Apr. 18, 2019 ACEs and depression, co-sleeping problems, outdoor preschool | Sept. 6, 2019 Vaccine law update, vaping deaths, bring your baby to work |