The contributors to this issue of Zero to Three illustrate the diverse settings and situations that early childhood professionals confront in their work with young children and families: A busy morning in a pediatric
clinic; the traumatic aftermath of domestic violence; guiltridden parents
worried about the
health of their infant; mothers with severe psychiatric disorders; reflective supervision in an early intervention program; and peer - group support for enhancing social and emotional development in child
care settings.
With a Zika outbreak in Florida raising concerns about the exposure of pregnant women and those who may become pregnant, a set of
clinics that many women use to get
health care, birth control, prenatal
care and abortions faces possible funding cuts that some experts
worry could harm efforts to stem the spread of the virus.