Primeros Pasos

By Vital Didonet Kindergartens and preschools have a distinguishing feature that differentiates them from primary schools: they’re places where children play. … [Read more...] about Educating Through Play

I remember being really surprised when the pediatrician gave me a children’s story at my daughter’s appointment a few months ago.  Since then, every time we’ve gone back for check-ups, the doctor has given us a new story, and we’ve talked about the importance of reading and how to promote interest in books in a child who’s barely six months old. But why the emphasis on reading … [Read more...] about Mommy, Read Me a Story

 I wanted to share with our readers two encouraging recent pieces of news from the US that demonstrates a commitment towards building more friendly workplaces for mothers. The first is that through “Obamacare” (within the Affordable Care Act) there is a provision requiring insurance companies to cover breast pumps and visits to lactation consultants at no cost to the patient.  … [Read more...] about Pumps at work: lessons from Obamacare

By Carolina Freire Few of us have fond memories of going to the doctor when we were young; however, if we add in a dark, cramped office lacking the proper equipment, the visit can turn into a nightmare for any child. Panama has 152 health centers that provide early stimulation services to improve the cognitive, physical and social development of children in their first … [Read more...] about I Don’t Want to Go to the Doctor

By Kathleen Beegle When you hear the words “child labor”, you probably picture a small child, maybe not older than 5 or 6 working in a small, airless room stitching footballs; or maybe you picture the same child working in stone quarrying, carrying loads far too heavy for his body size, using explosives and other dangerous tools to work with and laboring from dusk to … [Read more...] about Understanding child labor