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The purpose of this newsletter is to inform the community on news impacting the lives of kids 0-5 and their families. The intention of these stories is simply to share information, and do not necessarily reflect First 5 Placer's areas of support, opinions or efforts towards these issues.

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July: Water and UV Safety Month

Summer is the perfect time for outdoor adventures, family vacations, pool days, and trips to the lake or beach. While these activities create lasting memories, they also bring increased risks of sunburn, heat-related illness, and drowning—one of the leading causes of accidental injury for young children. Taking a few simple precautions can help keep your little ones safe while they enjoy everything summer has to offer.

Parents and Families

Raising Emotionally Healthy Kids in the Digital Age

Recent study findings reflect a concern brewing in the hearts and minds of parents and educators: Are we adequately preparing students for this increasingly digital age?

Who TF Is Responsible For Designing Playgrounds & Why Is It Never A Parent?

Have you ever taken your child to a playground only to wonder how the absolute death trap of a play structure in front of you got approved by the city? Random openings with 10-foot drops into the mulch below, metal slides in direct sun, and oh goodie, there’s no fence between it and the parking lot. It all makes it really hard to actually sit down and relax while the kids play. If it feels like the people who design playgrounds despise families, well, you’re not alone in that.

Early Childhood Education

Schools try to block kids from accessing dangerous content and games online. Little kids are outsmarting them

Parents, educators say if devices are here to stay, districts need to have more control, transparency.

Education across the formative years is key to later success, study finds

Consistent educational opportunities into adolescence are the best predictor of later achievement for disadvantaged American youth.

Children's Health

A child can drown in seconds. Doctors want more families to be prepared

Doctors and others are sounding an alarm: More U.S. children have been drowning in recent years.

“When drowning occurs, seconds matter,” said Dr. Rohit Shenoi, the lead author of a recent American Academy of Pediatrics warning. “Quick rescue and resuscitation can mean the difference between life, death and lifelong disability.”

Healthy and Ready to Learn: National and State Data on 3-, 4-, and 5-Year-Olds

For the first time, national data can offer a holistic view of the developmental well-being of children ages 3 to 5. The Healthy and Ready to Learn (HRTL) measure, developed for use in the National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH), captures young children’s development in five domains: early learning skills, social-emotional development, self-regulation skills, physical health, and motor skills. Together, these domains indicate whether young children are developmentally “on track” before entering kindergarten.

5 Children's Health Statistics Policymakers Need to Know

From coverage and funding to workforce and community support every decision by policymakers has downstream effects on children, families, and the systems that care for them.

Pregnancy and Childbirth

Nearly 20% of new moms have anxiety or depression, but a promising psychedelic treatment is on the horizon

About 1 in 5 women will experience depression and anxiety during pregnancy or in the year after giving birth. If untreated, a mother who has these conditions has a higher risk of birth complications, overall poorer health, impaired bonding and nurturing of her infant, and a higher risk of death by suicide.

4 in 10 Mothers Report Feeling Unheard During Maternity Care

National survey highlights maternity care shortcomings and mental health impacts.

Childcare

America's Child Care Crisis Leaves Many Families Without Access to Licensed Care

The child care system faces severe affordability and supply crises, leaving more than 50 percent of young children without adequate access in 42 percent of U.S. congressional districts.