The findings build on evidence that cash support can improve outcomes for older children, said study co-author Katherine Magnuson.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Safe storage should be required of every gun owner
Mandating that firearms be stored unloaded and locked will help save kids’ lives.
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Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Volunteer shortage leaves kids waiting for mentors in Bath and Brunswick
Two dozen local children are waiting to be matched with adult mentors, partly because of a pandemic-driven shortage of volunteers, according to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Brunswick/Bath.
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Maine welcomes its first babies born in 2022
New parents are grateful, excited and, for some, ready to chart their child’s life.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
The stars have aligned this holiday season with the publication of 3 books for children about the sky
Any of the trio would make a nice holiday gift for a child.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Safe sleep initiative keeps babies alive and thriving
A doctor and a nurse with over 50 years combined experience providing care to hundreds of Maine babies urge parents to take steps to protect infants.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
In ‘Hide and Don’t Seek,’ the stories are short, but the creepiness lingers
A Deer Isle native’s new book for children could prove ‘a gateway drug to Stephen King.’
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
Book review: In an unusually told biography, writer Rachel Field lives again
Biographer Robin Clifford Wood has an unusual advantage in telling her subject’s life story – she lives in Field’s former house on an island in Maine. That house, Wood argues, had an outsize impact on Field.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Doing our part to protect children from COVID-19
Getting vaccinated, wearing a mask in large groups will help slow the spread of virus in our communities.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Helping children with disabilities is part of David Flanagan’s lesser-known legacy
As he faces his toughest battle yet, he’s still dedicating his energy to bettering lives via the Augusta-based Children’s Center.