Baby Gazette: Year 1 Issues

Baby Gazette's mission and objectives

New Federal Requirement: All Maltreated Infants and Toddlers Must be Referred to Part C
By: Sheryl Dicker, Executive Director,
Permanent Judicial Commission on Justice for Children

AT HEALTH

MEDSCAPE:
· Childhood Influenza-Vaccination Coverage
· Air, Not Oxygen, Should Be Used First for Neonatal Resuscitation
· Behavioral Briefs: ADHD Has Repercussions Throughout Adulthood

On-Line shopping can benefit ZERO TO THREE

UI conference discusses human rights abuse

SECCS: The State Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems (SECCS) Project

Los Angeles Child Guidance Clinic
Statewide Early Intervention Services Conference

Ervin Harris Dies

ADHD

BABY STAGES: A Parent’s and Caregiver’s Guide to the Social and Emotional Development of Infants and Toddlers

“Scoop of Indian Children was genocide”

CHILDHOOD UNDER THREAT:
The State of the World’s Children 2005

Born to Learn. Parents as Teachers 14th annual Conference

23rd Annual Conference on Protecting Our Children
National American Indian Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect (NICWA)

Funding Alert - First Five LA Healthy Births Initiative RFP
Healthy Babies - Best Babies Collaboratives Initiative

Peace Project in Azerbaijan: Training for Civil Society

Introduction

Developmental Checkups: They’re Good, They’re Cheap and They’re Almost Never Done. What is Wrong With This Picture?
By: Margaret Dunkle & Louis Vismara, MD

Child Homicide

Global Issues and One Little Girl

MERICAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN
Autism: A Medical Primer

CONTEMPORARY PEDIATRICS
Is It Autism?

BRIGHT FUTURES
Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD)

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH
Autism Spectrum Disorders
http://www.athealth.com/consumer/disorders/autismpdd.html
ASD is defined by a certain set of behaviors that can range from the very mild to the severe.

MEDSCAPE
Treatment of Comorbid Disorders in Autism: Which Regimens Are Effective and for Whom?

CNS SPECTRUMS
Social Cognition and Its Neural Correlates in Schizophrenia and Autism

Introduction

IMPACTS OF SEPARATION FROM PRIMARY CAREGIVER(S) DUE TO SOCIAL AND POLITICAL TURMOIL DURING EARLY CHILDHOOD
Universality vs. Cultural Relativism

Types of traumatic separation experienced by infants, young children, and their caregivers as refugee families due to systemic violence prior to their arrival in their host country

Upcoming TV Shows & New CDC Campaign

Learn the Signs! Act Early!

World Association for Infant Mental Health (WAIMH):
FELLOWSHIP Child Development Unit of Children’s Hospital Boston - Harvard Medical School

Psychologists for Social Responsibility (PSYSR)
New York University International Trauma Studies Program.
The 2005-06 Certificate Training Program In International Trauma Studies.

Introduction

IMPACTS OF SEPARATION FROM PRIMARY CAREGIVER (S) DUE TO SOCIAL AND POLITICAL TURMOIL DURING EARLY CHILDHOOD; UNIVERSALITY VS. CULTURAL RELATIVISM

2. Impacts of Exposure to Systemic Violence in Developmental Context in Early Childhood

Biological-Physiological Development
Psychological and Emotional Development
Discrimination and Racism
Mother-Child Relational Development
References:

The World Medical Association (WMA) announced the publication of the online version of its Medical Ethics Manual.

ZERO TO THREE – 20th National Training Institute (NTI)

Infant Development Association of California (IDA)
Building the Future: Growing Thriving Early Childhood Communities

The Infancy & Early Childhood Training Course
Assessment, Diagnosis, & Intervention Planning

NEW!

Questions from a reader.

Introduction

IMPACTS OF SEPARATION FROM PRIMARY CAREGIVER(S) DUE TO SOCIAL AND POLITICAL TURMOIL DURING EARLY CHILDHOOD
Cultural Relativism vs. Universality of Impact of Trauma on Young Children:

Impacts of Exposure to Systemic Violence in Developmental Context in Early Childhood

PART 2. In this issue, developmental domains will be reviewed from cultural and ecological perspectives as impacted by trauma and violence caused by separation from the primary caregiver(s) for war and geopolitical turmoil. The premise of this article is that in development of human children culture matters and cultures are fluid, dynamic, living, thriving and evolving phenomena.

Ecology and Development
Cultural Relativism vs. Universality of Impact of Trauma on Young Children
Summary
References

Lancet Series (Neonatal Survival)

Beyond Talk: Tools for Advocacy and Social Action 2005 Psychologists for Social Responsibility - Counselors for Social Justice Conference

Second Global Conference
Creative Engagements: Thinking with Children Description

28th BIENNIAL CONFERENCE MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION FOR INFANT MENTAL HEALTH

Information on the "apathic child syndrome" submitted by a reader, Anna Sooth ( Care for People, Sweden)

Introduction

IMPACTS OF SEPARATION FROM PRIMARY CAREGIVER(S) DUE TO SOCIAL AND POLITICAL TURMOIL DURING EARLY CHILDHOOD
Cultural Relativism vs. Universality of Impact of Trauma on Young Children:

Impacts of migration and resettlement on caregiver-child relationships, beliefs and values in child-rearing practices:

Inter-cultural similarities and differences to promote positive relationship and secure attachment between caregivers and their children ages of 0 and 5 years.

References

Infant Death Rates Puzzle Researchers. SIDS rates have fallen, but overall infant death rates are unchanged, they report.
— Summary of an article from the Center for Healthy Births, the official newsletter from the "Los Angeles Best Babies Collaborative.

M.I.N.D. INSTITUTE POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING
Interdisciplinary Training for Autism Researchers
A new Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

The National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children (TLC)

TLC Summer Institute Schedule

Letter from a reader.

Introduction

IMPACTS OF SEPARATION FROM PRIMARY CAREGIVER(S) DUE TO SOCIAL AND POLITICAL TURMOIL DURING EARLY CHILDHOOD

Cultural Relativism vs. Universality of Impact of Trauma on Young Children:

Cultural Competency & the Role of the Professionals

Confidentiality
Identification
Documentation
Supporting the Caregivers
Expert Testimony
On-going Professional Training
Research
Community Education
Children’s Human Rights
Reunification
References

House Panel Considers Protections for Foster Children in Clinical Trials

Los Angeles Children with Special Health Care Needs Report

National Training Institute
ZERO TO THREE's Annual Conference

National Association for the Education of Young Children; Promoting excellence in early childhood education

The 11th Biennial NCAST-AVENUW Institute with the Center on Infant Mental Health

Brief news from Zero to Three Fellows

Introduction

IMPACTS OF SEPARATION FROM PRIMARY CAREGIVER(S) DUE TO SOCIAL AND POLITICAL TURMOIL DURING EARLY CHILDHOOD
Cultural Relativism vs. Universality of Impact of Trauma on Young Children:

INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION OF TRAUMA
AN ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE:

MULTI-DIMENSIONAL ECOLOGICAL MODEL OF CHILD’S WORLD
Cultural Niches
Historical Trauma Response
Memories and Intergenerational Communication
Disruptive Attachment Disorder
Intergenerational Transmission of Trauma: Attachment and traumatic stress in child survivors and their offspring
References

Same Difference: Twins' gene regulation isn't identical
by Christen Brownlee

National Training Institute
ZERO TO THREE's Annual Conference

National Association for the Education of Young Children; Promoting excellence in early childhood education

10TH WORLD CONGRESS: WORLD ASSOCIATION FOR INFANT MENTAL HEALTH

The 11th Biennial NCAST-AVENUW Institute with the Center on Infant Mental Health

Brief news from Zero to Three Fellows

An open letter

Court team information and proposal.

IMPACTS OF SEPARATION FROM PRIMARY CAREGIVER(S) DUE TO SOCIAL AND POLITICAL TURMOIL DURING EARLY CHILDHOOD

Cultural Relativism vs. Universality of Impact of Trauma on Young Children: Evaluation Process

Evaluation Process
Assessment Protocols
Bio-physiological Assessment
Psychological Assessment
Assessment Factors and Modalities
Risk Assessment
Assessment of the Role of Trauma in Developmental Process
Child Characteristics and Mediating Factors
Parent Characteristics and Parenting Styles
Dyadic characteristics and history
Issues in the Assessment and Diagnosis of Culturally Diverse Individuals
Intervention Within the Context of Transcultural Paradigm
References

Very Premature Babies Are Still at Risk, Researchers Find
By Denise Grady

National Training Institute
ZERO TO THREE's Annual Conference

National Association for the Education of Young Children; Promoting excellence in early childhood education

10th World Congress: World Association For Infant Mental Health

Some Brief News From Zero To Three Family:
California (West-Coast) Zero To Three is hiring.

Introduction

IMPACTS OF SEPARATION FROM PRIMARY CAREGIVER(S) DUE TO SOCIAL AND POLITICAL TURMOIL DURING EARLY CHILDHOOD

Cultural Relativism vs. Universality of Impact of Trauma on Young Children:

INTRODUCTION TO INTERVENTION PROCESSES

Therapeutic Implications
Intervention Within the Cultural Context and Transcultural Paradigm
Symptoms of Trauma in Children
Contributing and Mediating Factors in Healing Trauma
Transdisciplinary Intervention Team Model
References

Talking with Children When the Talking Gets Tough

Training For Parents and Those Who Work with Parents
How Challenging Behaviors Interface With Developmental Delays
Presented by Connie Lillas PhD, MFT, RN

Biography: Constance Lillas, PhD, MFT, RN

Some Brief News From Zero To Three Family