By Clara Alemann Today is the day of love, so let´s talk about one of the most important forms of love for a child, a father´s love. In the last 30 years, enormous progress has been made in research on the importance of fathers’ involvement in childrearing, and there’s a critical mass of literature that establishes important trends with respect to how men relate to … [Read more...] about A Father’s Love
Finalist Blogger Contest: Solutions for Trinidad and Tobago
By Francisca Jordan Between 2007 and 2011, a total of 171 children were murdered in Trinidad and Tobago and there were a total of 507 cases of indecent assault and 6,703 overall serious crimes against children. Against this background of growing crime in the country, there continues to be significant changes in modern family life. Extended families are being replaced by … [Read more...] about Finalist Blogger Contest: Solutions for Trinidad and Tobago
Grants for Childhood Development students
A few months ago, we published a post remembering Pat Engle and honoring her contributions on childhood development issues. Today we would like to share good news about a forthcoming initiative to pay tribute to her work. … [Read more...] about Grants for Childhood Development students
Early Childhood Education wins big in San Antonio, Texas
By Isabel Nieves It came down to a choice between providing preschool education to disadvantaged children in San Antonio Texas or fixing the city’s roads, and it was on the ballot last November 6. Julian Castro, San Antonio’s mayor and the son of a single mother of Mexican origin, staked the rest of his mayoral term and possibly his political future on a proposal to … [Read more...] about Early Childhood Education wins big in San Antonio, Texas
Children of the Americas
By Mirta Roses Periago The vital importance of the comprehensive development of girls and boys from the very beginning of life has strengthened the alliance between the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) Division of Social Protection and Health. That’s why we feel like proud aunts and uncles as we celebrate the first … [Read more...] about Children of the Americas