Sentences with phrase «director for child development»

Janis Keyser currently works as a site director for a child development program in Mountain View, California.

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According to Director of Development Rachel Williams, «We offer a Home - Away - From - Home for families who are traveling to access medical care for their children, and we want families to truly feel like they are at home.

«Our raised bed garden is a key teaching tool for Baxter children who learn about plants and gardening from an early age,» said Juan Fernandez, Development Director at Baxter Community Center.

According to Dr. Anita Swamy, Medical Director at he Chicago Children's Diabetes CEnter at La Rabida, there is a strong link between PCOS and diabetes: «While type 2 diabetes risk factors such as insulin resistance and glucose intolerance are often seen in patients with PCOS, PCOS itself confers a significant risk, up to 10-fold versus the normal population, for development of type 2 diabetes.»

She is a licensed clinical psychologist and serves as the director of training and intervention development for the Nathanson Family Resilience Center and as the co-director of the Child and Family Trauma Service.

According to Dr. Nadja Reilly, associate director of the Freedman Center for Child & Family Development, this growth is so intense that babies often regress in other areas, such as sleeping (sorry!).

Christakis is a professor of pediatrics at the University of Washington and director of the Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development at Seattle Children's Research Institute.

She is also the Development Director for a non-profit organization that provides high quality early care and education for more than 400 low - income children in Middle Tennessee.

Dr. Karyn Purvis is the founder and director of the Texas Christian University Institute of Child Development and a passionate advocate for «children from hard places», a phrase that describes children with histories of trauma, abuse and neglect.

The Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) has appointed Dave Miles as European development director to spearhead the international charity's work in Europe and help make the online world safer for children and their families.

* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change

As these positive reinforcement examples will show, and as Dr. Nadja Reilly, a clinical psychologist and the associate director of the Freedman Center for Child and Family Development, explains, it can also be a great tool for communicating to your child the actions or values that you feel are imporChild and Family Development, explains, it can also be a great tool for communicating to your child the actions or values that you feel are imporchild the actions or values that you feel are important.

Matthew Melmed is Executive Director of ZERO TO THREE, a nonprofit organization that promotes the health and development of infants and toddlers by translating research and knowledge about the kinds of early experiences that help children thrive into a range of practical tools and resources for use by the adults who influence the lives of young children.

They don't learn to say, okay, this is an appropriate portion size for me,» said Brent McBride, director of the U of I Child Development Laboratory and lead author of the study.

When working as a preschool director and teacher in Waldorf schools in the Chicago area, Bonnie pioneered the development of parent - child classes for families of very young children.

Birthing from Within Advanced Mentor Retreat with Virginia Bobro, 2017 Doula Trainings International Doula Training with Jackie Davey, 2017 Creating a Culture of Breastfeeding in the NICU with BreastfeedLA, 2017 Diversity, Determinants, and Disparities in Maternal Mental Health, 2017 Hypnobirthing for Birth Professionals with Ellie Shea, 2017 (certified 2017) Working with Diverse Populations in Maternal and Child Health with Shafia Monroe, 2017 Changing the Paradigm: Social and Historical Trauma, 2017 Seeking Safety with Treatment Innovations, 2017 Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss with Amy Wright Glenn, 2017 Working with Childhood Trauma with Echo Parenting, 2017 Breastfeeding Full Circle with Dr. Jack Newman, 2016 Art of Sacred Postpartum and Mother Roasting with Sara Harkness, 2016 (certified 2017) Birth Story Medicine Part I with Pam England, 2016 Supporting Perinatal Mental Health as a Doula with Sonia Nikore, 2016 Prenatal and Postpartum Nutrition with Elizabeth Kotek, 2016 Sacred Blood Mysteries Online Class with Sacred Living, 2016 Birthing from Within Introductory Workshop with Virginia Bobro, 2016 Supporting Breastfeeding as a Doula with Kate Zachary, 2016 Homebirth Caesarean Workshop with Courtney Jarecki, 2016 Return to Zero Training for Supporting Fetal and Infant Loss with Kiley Hanish and Ivy Margulies, 2016 Acupressure for Pregnancy, Labor, Birth and Postpartum with Abigail Morgan, 2016 Becoming Dad Workshop with Darren Mattock, 2015 Diversity Roundtable for Birth Workers with Debra Langford, 2015 Babywearing for Doulas with Laura Brown, 2015 Co-leader, BabywearingLA, 2014 - 2016 DASC Director of Hospitality, 2014 - 2015 Co-leader, Silver Lake meeting of the International Caesarean Awareness Network, 2013 CAPPA Lactation Educator Training with Christy Jo Hendricks, 2013 (certified 2015, recertified 2018) Acupressure for Labor and Birth with Abigail Morgan, 2013 Essential Oils for Doulas with BluJay Hawk, 2013 Babywearing for Birthworkers with Laura Brown, 2013 Rebozo Techniques with Angela Leon, 2013 Massage Techniques for Doulas with Jenna Denning, 2013 Breeches, Twins and VBACs with Stuart Fischbein, 2013 DASC co-Director of Development, 2012 - 2013 Co-founded Two Doulas Birth, 2012 Spinning Babies Training with Gail Tully, 2012 Featured as the Doula Expert in LA Parent Magazine, 2012 Advanced Doula Training with Penny Simkin, 2012 CAPPA Postpartum Doula Training with Darla Burns, 2012 (certified 2014, recertified 2017) Yoga Instructor, Yogavidala, Los Angeles, CA, 2011 - 2012 Billings Ovulation Method Teacher Training, 2011 CAPPA Labor Doula Training with Angie Whatley, 2010 (certified 2011, recertified 2014, recertified 2017) CAPPA Childbirth Educator Training with Angie Whatley, 2010 (certified 2011, recertified 2014, recertified 2017) Neonatal Resuscitation Program Workshop with Karen Strange, 2010 (certified 2010) Herbs and Homeopathics in the Care of Women and Infants, 2010 The Farm Midwifery Center Midwife Assistant Workshop with Ina May Gaskin, 2009 Birthing from Within Introductory Workshop with Pam England, 2009 Iyengar Yoga Introductory I Assessment passed, 2010 Yoga Instructor, Eastern Sun Yoga, Memphis, TN 2008 - 2011 Yoga Instructor, Evergreen Yoga Center, Memphis, TN, 2009 - 2011 Eastern Sun Yoga Iyengar Teacher Training with Lou Hoyt, 2008 - 2011 Audubon Yoga Iyengar Teacher Training with Karin O'Bannon, 2010 - 2011

This can distort parents» perceptions and undermine their confidence in breastfeeding, with the result that far too many children miss out on its many benefits,» says Dr Francesco Branca, Director of WHO's Department of Nutrition for Health and Development.

The new equipment will be designed for children ages 2 to 7, Hoffman Estates Park District Director of Planning and Development Gary Buczkowski said at a recent community meeting on the project.

Research led by Barry M. Lester, PhD, director of the Brown Center for the Study of Children at Risk at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island and professor of psychiatry and pediatrics at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, found the single greatest contributor to long - term neurobehavioral development in preterm infants is maternal involvement — and that a single - family room NICU allows for the greatest and most immediate opportunities for maternal involvement.

«WABA believes that programmes related to food and nutrition, health care and development and, especially programmes on infant and young child feeding, should be free from commercial influence and conflicts of interest» advocates Dato Anwar Fazal, WABA Executive Director; «this is especially since optimal breastfeeding, including early, exclusive breastfeeding for six months, and continued adequate breastfeeding for up to two years or longer constitute the primary intervention to prevent child mortality worldwide.»

Child development specialist Claire Lerner, director of parenting resources for the nonprofit organization Zero to Three, says, «They understand that their actions matter — they can make things happen.

«The government is seeing this as part of school improvement rather than a lifeboat for a few bright children,» said development director Tim Emmett.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced a lawsuit Thursday against the board of directors for Brooklyn Child & Family Services, Inc. and Project Teen Aid Housing Development Fund Corp., alleging mismanagement and illegal attempts to sell two townhouses they operated.

Quigley joined with a number of local northern Manhattan elected officials, including New York State Assemblymember Robert Rodriguez and New York City Councilmember Melissa Mark - Viverito, community leaders such as Department of Youth and Community Development's Commissioner Jeanne B. Mullgrav and Supportive Children's Advocacy Network (SCAN)'s Executive Director Lewis Zuchman, and a host of residents, including local schoolchildren, for the center's unveiling in a late afternoon reception.

In his welcome address, the Director General, Office of Economic Development and Partnerships and Coordinator, Osun Rural Enterprise and Agriculture Programme, Dr Charles Akinola, said the purpose of the visit to the state was to provide a platform for interaction and deliberation on the protection, care and empowerment of children, women and marginalized groups through social protection initiatives of Governor Aregbesola led administration in the state.

Alex Lauer, Director of Engagement and Development, says there's more stress in the lives of children when dads or moms - and sometimes both - are activated for duty.

The Commissioners of Agriculture & Markets, Children & Family Services, Education, Temporary & Disability Assistance, and Health, as well as the Director of Farmers Markets at Empire State Development Corporation and the Director of the State Office for the Aging will also serve ex officio.

«The development of a child inside the mother affects that child its entire life, and low birth weight has lifelong health implications for a child,» says Mark Steinhoff, MD, corresponding author on the study and director of the Global Health Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

Maria Elena Bottazzi leads the research, education and administration efforts of the school, is a Professor of Pediatric Tropical Medicine and the Deputy Director for the Sabin Vaccine Institute and Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development.

«It provides a unique vantage point from which to consider the intricate interface between capacities inherent in the human infant and the shaping force of experience,» said Sandra Waxman, senior author of the study, director of the Project on Child Development, faculty fellow in Northwestern's Institute for Policy Research and the Louis W. Menk Chair in Psychology at Northwestern.

«The environment in utero, and extra utero, is very important,» says pediatrician Dimitri Christakis, director of the Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development at Seattle Children's Hospital.

It turns out that this is true for each language in bilingual children,» said Erika Hoff, Ph.D., lead author of the study, a psychology professor in FAU's Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, and director of the Language Development Lab.

«This research shows the intricate workings of a biological pathway crucial to the development of Huntington's disease, and is highly relevant to drug development,» said study leader Beverly L. Davidson, Ph.D., director of The Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapeutics at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).

«There are currently virtually no treatments for dilated cardiomyopathy targeted to genetic changes, so the finding that commercially available drugs may be effective for patients with childhood - onset, RAF1 - induced DCM is a remarkable advance,» said Bruce Gelb, MD, Director and Gogel Family Professor of the Mindich Child Health and Development Institute at Mount Sinai and senior author.

Exposing infants and children to higher amounts of sugar during growth and development can produce problems with cognitive development and learning as well as create lifelong risk for obesity, diabetes, fatty liver disease and heart disease, said Goran, founding director of the Childhood Obesity Research Center at the Keck School of Medicine.

Such positive early experiences are especially important for children who are exposed to poverty, discrimination, violence, and economic instability,» says lead researcher Laurie Miller Brotman, PhD, Bezos Family Foundation Professor of Early Childhood Development in the Department of Population Health, and director of the Center for Early Childhood Health and Development at NYU Langone.

«I've been doing this for more than 40 years and this is one of the most exciting developments we've seen,» says Jerry Mendell, MD, lead author of the study and director of the Center for Gene Therapy at Nationwide Children's.

James Hudziak, M.D., professor of psychiatry and director of the Vermont Center for Children, Youth and Families, and colleagues including Matthew Albaugh, Ph.D., and graduate student research assistant Eileen Crehan, call their study «the largest investigation of the association between playing a musical instrument and brain development.»

LA JOLLA, CA — A multi-institutional team headed by Ursula Bellugi, professor and director of the Laboratory for Cognitive Neuroscience at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, has been awarded a $ 5.5 million Program Project Grant by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) to link social behavior to its underlying neurobiological and molecular genetic basis using Williams syndrome as a model.

As the Director of Development and Marketing for Healing Waters International and the campaign founder of The Her Initiative, Kayla works to end the Global Water Crisis by encouraging communities to make sustainable solutions and informing the people most affected by dirty water — women and children.

70, is a professor of child development at Teachers College and the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University, and is director of the National Center for Children and Families.

Welch was the founding director of the Collaborative for Integrated School Services, a practitioner - driven, University - based initiative which, until its closure in 2003, aimed to enhance the success of all children by bringing professional development opportunities and resources to those who provide child and family services.

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Michael H. Levine, who for 10 years directed the Carnegie Corporation of New York's early - childhood - development and policy - research work, is the new executive director of the I Am Your Child Foundation.

As a senior at Tufts University studying child development, she volunteered for Citizen Schools, a nonprofit that expands learning opportunities for middle school students in under - resourced communities, and stuck with it, eventually became the managing director of program for the Massachusetts region.

Previously, Miles has also worked as director of major gifts for New England Medical Center and as director of development for the Floating Hospital for Children.

«In the past 20 years, scientists have made leaps and bounds in understanding how children learn — and what kids need for optimal growth and development in the 21st century,» explains founding member Kathryn Hirsh - Pasek, who is also the director of the Infant Language Laboratory at Temple University, coauthor of the award - winning book Einstein Never Used Flash Cards and codirector of the Ultimate Block Party.

Eric Kalenze, Director of Education Solutions for the child - development research firm Search Institute, made precisely this point in his under - appreciated 2014 book Education is Upside - Down.

Encouraging children to take action can help them cope with their fears and keep them from feeling overwhelmed by the scope of the problem, explains Joan Bohmann, director of professional standards and continuing professional development for the National Association of School Psychologists.

Hawkins served for seven years as director of the Center for Children and Technology, in New York City, a nonprofit group conducting research and development on the appropriate use of technologies in schools, homes, and other settings.