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Brain Building Begins at Birth "At birth, a baby's brain is about one-third the size of an adult's brain. In 90 days, it more than doubles its volume, to 55 percent of its final size. Learn more fascinating facts and science [from Little Moments Count] about how little everyday moments count to help build a baby’s brain."  Little Moments Count is a statewide movement to help parents and the community understand the importance of talking, playing, reading and singing early and often with children. They are a collaborative of organizations working to help increase parent and community interaction with babies and children.  Website
Brain Injury Association of Minnesota The Brain Injury Association of Minnesota website has links to support groups across Minnesota, offers educational programs, workshops, and annual conferences, advocacy, and injury prevention info. Website
Brain-Building Through Play: Activities for Infants, Toddlers and Children "From infancy on, play is an important part of a child’s life. The following handout series, developed [by the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University] with support from the LEGO Foundation, provides suggestions for games and play-based activities based on a child’s age. The activities for younger children are designed for adults to engage in with children. Activities for later ages allow the adults to step back, enabling children’s independence to blossom as they transition to playing more often with peers. Document
Brandon's Story, A Mother's Voice Interested in a free, award-winning video that powerfully conveys the benefits of early intervention for children and families? In addition to hearing Brandon's mother talks about the importance and impact of early intervention on her son's life and her family, you'll also hear from Brandon, a teenager who is a very talented musician. Website
Bright Futures Education Center Bright Futures is a national health promotion and disease prevention initiative that addresses children's health needs in the context of family and community. In addition to use in pediatric practice, many states implement Bright Futures principles, guidelines and tools to strengthen the connections between state and local programs, pediatric primary care, families, and local communities. Whether you are a health care or public health professional, a parent, or a child advocate, Bright Futures offers many different resources for your use in improving and maintaining the health of all children and adolescents. Website
Bright Futures for Families The Bright Futures for Families website has information on development. The site includes downloadable "Talkcards" for families, a health care visit checklist as well as a check list for a health care visit for children with special health care needs. The purpose of the site is to empower families to advocate for their child. Website
Bright Futures in Practice: Nutrition The nutrition guide emphasizes prevention and early recognition of nutrition concerns and provides developmentally appropriate nutrition supervision guidelines for infancy through adolescence. The guide contains strategies and tools to help professionals provide nutrition supervision (including screening, assessment, and counseling) and promote partnerships with families and communities. In addition, the guide presents the latest information on special nutrition issues and concerns such as hyperlipidemia, hypertension, iron-deficiency anemia, eating disorders, obesity, sport nutrition, and vegetarian eating practices. Tools include indicators of nutrition risk, tips for fostering a positive body image, and federal food assistance and nutrition programs. Website
Bright Futures in Practice: Oral Health Designed to be a useful tool for a wide array of professionals including dentists, dental hygienists, physicians, physician assistants, nurses, dietitians, and others to address the oral health needs of infants, children, and adolescents. Promotes developing partnerships with families. Website
Bright Futures: Prevention and Health Promotion for Infants, Children, Adolescents, Families The mission of Bright Futures is to promote and improve the health, education, and well-being of infants, children, adolescents, families, and communities. Bright Futures uses a developmentally based approach to address children's health needs in the context of family and community. Bright Futures is a set of principles, strategies, and tools that are theory-based, evidence-driven, and systems-oriented that can be used to improve the health and well-being of all children. Bright Futures materials are used by health professionals who care for children, including pediatricians, nurse practitioners, school nurses, public health workers, family physicians, nurses, physician assistants, dentists, child care workers, and others. Website
Brilliant Bilingual Babies "Babies are remarkably good at learning languages in their first year of life. In this brief from the National Center on Early Childhood Development, Teaching and Learning, find out how home visitors can support young children who are learning more than one language. Discover the most up-to-date information to answer three prompts: “What does research say?”; “What does it look like?”; and “Try this!” This resource is also available in SPANISH. Document
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