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The First 1,000 Days explains the science and techniques that build healthy brain architecture during those early year. We get an insiders look at a few of the publicly supported childhood interventions, including In-Home Family Education and Head Start programs. We meet families who are changing their children's lives - despite a family's income - through participation in these services.
The First 1000 Days: Investing in WV Children When it Counts
This documentary explores how early childhood development is undermined by low income.
WATCH THE TRAILER - The First 1,000 Days
Every child's first 1,000 days shapes the rest of their life.
Extra - What's It Like To Be Poor?
What it's like to be poor - Rick Wilson, American Friends Service Committee
Extra - The ACE Test, Adverse Childhood Experiences
The ACE test is a way for older teens and adults to look at how they were raised.
Extra - Toxic Stress Changes Young Lives
High levels of stress, called toxic stress, can be harmful to childhood development
Extra - How Do We Re-Build A Community That We Can Trust?
How do we re-build a community that we trust to help raise and protect our children?
Extra - Parenting Through Poverty/Breaking The Cycle
Home visiting programs can help turn around the lives of parents & the next generation.
Extra - Every Family Has Strengths-Stephanie Barnett, MIHOW
Learning to become a patient parent, can change your life - Stephanie Barnett, MIHOW
Extra - Good Parenting With Low Income Means Prioritizing
Good parenting with low income means prioritizing - Melissa Dotson, parent.
Extra - Everyone Has Something To Give!
Everyone has something to give! - Michele Laneave, Concord University Student
Extra - From Weirton Steel to Walmart
From Weirton Steel to Walmart - Rick Wilson, American Friends Service Committee
TRAILER - The First 1,000 Days
West Virginia Public Broadcasting's original documentary, The First 1,000 Days
Extra - The People Who Take Care Of Your Children
Taking better care of the people who take care of our children is a good investment.
