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Isabelle, your "Small Talks" are brilliant. No 'small' effort to "highlight 6 areas of weekly joys and reflections in early childhood and the whole family." But I know it's not effort, it's love. The two "Landmark Annual Reports" are very meaningful, and weekend reading. Plus, this article "Is empathy born in mom’s first hugs?" is a favorite. Oh, and the quote from Michelle Obama! Thank you for sharing all this with us!

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Thanks, Alan, for your insightful comments, and for all the work you do at The Lourie Center for children and families. Yes, “is empathy born is mom’s first hugs” is such an interesting research summary of the evidence of maternal attachment and impact on young children brains.

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I appreciate so much all the info you're sharing, Isabelle. Especially great to see the article about the research on mom's hugs and empathy. It reminds me of Dr. Jack Shonkoff's call for measures other than those related to "school readiness." Instead, he calls for the early childhood emphasis to be on healthy development. If only policymakers would be guided by science.

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That domino video is crazzzzy! :) Thanks for alL!

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