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When in doubt, hug more, lecture less. #loveandlogic

Kids sleeping car seats can seem so peaceful! But, just because it looks sweet doesn’t mean it’s safe. Here’s why the American Academy of Pediatrics says it's NOT okay to let them nap in their car seats: https://www.aap.org//Car-Seats-Lower-Oxygen-Levels-of-Newb . #ZEROTOTHREE

Check out these stories from 12 dads about the one thing they wish they knew before becoming fathers: http://bit.ly/2AmERHV Romper. ZERO TO THREE asked dads that are raising the current generation of children what they think and how they feel. See what they told us: http://bit.ly/2j0HTNx.

Research shows that 1 million neural connections per second develop before age 5, with the most significant development from birth to age 3! Literacy begins at ...birth: http://tnne.ws/2iqwHWN Tennessean. Children make connections with writing and reading in many ways, and there are many pathways into literacy. Read ZERO TO THREE's beginnings of literacy resource: http://bit.ly/2sFGi1W. See more

Some children have to grow up faster than others. When children have to act like parents, it affects them for life. The Atlantic dives deeper: http://theatln.tc.../2iKWLj7. Even in the earliest months of life, babies can feel stress. Check out ZERO TO THREE's babies and stress resource to understand why: http://bit.ly/2udSZDt. See more