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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 |