Newsletter Archive

• New Resource: 5 Facts About Motivation That Are Often Misunderstood
• New Research: PEDIATRICS: Leveraging the Biology of Adversity and Resilience to Transform Pediatric Practice
• Media Coverage: AAP News—The Biology of Adversity in Childhood: Why You Should Care

View February 2021 newsletter

• New Podcast Episode: Connecting Health & Learning Part II: The Implications
• New InBrief: Understanding the Science of Motivation
• Media Coverage: PBS NewsHour Q&A: Childhood Trauma and COVID-19

View January 2021 newsletter

• New Podcast Episode: Connecting Health & Learning Part I: The Science
• Shared Wisdom: Building Responsive Relationships Remotely
• Presentation: 2020 Pediatric Brain Health Summit

View December 2020 newsletter

• New Infographic: How Racism Can Affect Child Development
• Science-Based Innovation: New Project Teams Join the Mexican Innovation Cluster
• Virtual Learning Tool: The Brain Architecture Game: Remote Team Edition

View November 2020 newsletter

• Policymaker Guide: Health and Learning Are Deeply Interconnected in the Body
• New Translations: Center resources in Slovak and Spanish
• Presentation: How Poverty and Trauma Affect Brain Development

View October 2020 newsletter

• Presentation: Leveraging Advances in Science to Strengthen the Early Foundations of Both Learning and Health
• Blog Post: Rethinking Business as Usual. Are We Even Starting in the Right Place?
• Media Coverage:What you need to know about infant mental health— and how COVID-19 factors in

View September 2020 newsletter

• New Infographic:  What Is Inflammation? And Why Does it Matter for Child Development? 
• Science-Based Innovation: New Project Teams Join the Brazilian Innovation Cluster
• New Translations: Center resources in French and Japanese

View August 2020 newsletter

• New Fellows:  Introducing the 2020-2021 Science and Innovation Fellows
• New Translations: Portuguese translations of What Is Epigenetics? And How Does It Relate to Child Development and more!

View July 2020 newsletter

• New Working Paper:  Connecting the Brain to the Rest of the Body: Early Childhood Development and Lifelong Health Are Deeply Intertwined
• New Brief: How to Help Families and Staff Build Resilience During the COVID-19 Outbreak

View June 2020 newsletter

• New Guide:  A Guide to COVID-19 and Early Childhood Development
• New Brief: How to Support Children (and Yourself) During the COVID-19 Outbreak
• New Spanish Translation: Enhancing and Practicing Executive Function Skills with Children from Infancy to Adolescence

View April 2020 newsletter

• New Podcast Episode: The Brain Architects: Serve and Return: Supporting the Foundation
• Applying the Science: Science x Design Training and Support
• Leveraging Science for Innovation: Interviews with 2019-2020 Djokovic Fellows

View March 2020 newsletter

• New Podcast Episode: The Brain Architects: Toxic Stress: Protecting the Foundation
• Training Opportunity: IDEAS Impact Framework One-Day Training
• New Translation: Estrés Tóxico y Resiliencia

View February 2020 newsletter

• New Podcast: The Brain Architects
• Applying the Science: Science X Design Workshops
• New Documentary: “Baby Brain”

View January 2020 newsletter

• Year in Review: Infographics
• Science into Action: Stress and Resilience: How Toxic Stress Affects Us, and What We Can Do About It
• Spreading the Word: #ServeAndReturn Campaign

View December 2019 newsletter

• New Video: Stress & Resilience: How Toxic Stress Affects Us, and What We Can Do About It
• Get Involved: Help Us Find the Next Djokovic Science & Innovation Fellows
• Media Coverage: Which is better for reading to your toddler: Print or ebooks? 

View November 2019 newsletter

• Resource Compilation: Separation and Detention of Migrant Children and Families
• Issue Brief: Toxic Stress: Issue Brief on Family Separation and Child Detention
• New Translations: Haitian Kreyol: Experiences Build Brain Architecture

View October 2019 newsletter

• New Guide: Serve & Return: How Your Interaction with Children Can Build Brains
• Training Opportunity: Science-Based Innovation Training: Reimagining Program Development and Evaluation
• Summer Recap: What We Can Do About Toxic Stress; Play in Early Childhood: The Role of Play in Any Setting

View September 2019 newsletter

• New Video: How Play Can Help Children and Families Thrive
• Translations: Japanese, Bulgarian, and more!
• Center Staff Spotlight: Susan Crowley

View August 2019 newsletter

• New Infographic: What We Can Do About Toxic Stress
• Event: Science-Based Innovation & Adaptation Training
• Media Coverage: How the Stress of Separation and Detention Changes the Lives of Children

View July 2019 newsletter

• Social Media Campaign: Let’s Tell the World about #ServeAndReturn!
• Video: How to: 5 Steps for Brain-Building Serve and Return
• Guide: 5 Steps for Brain-Building Serve and Return

View June 2019 newsletter

• New Video: How to: 5 Steps for Brain-Building Serve and Return
• New Fellows: Introducing the 2019-2020 Djokovic Science and Innovation Fellows
• Quick Read: InBrief: Applying the Science of Child Development in Welfare Systems

View May 2019 newsletter

• New Infographic: What is executive function? And how does it relate to child development
• Award & Recognition: Center Director, Dr. Jack P. Shonkoff receives 2019 LEGO Prize
• Training Opportunity: Science-Based Innovation Training: Reimagining Program Development and Evaluation

View April 2019 newsletter

• New Guide: What is Early Childhood Development? A Guide to the Science
• Training Opportunity: Science-Based Innovation Training: Reimagining Program Development & Evaluation
• Further Reading: The Science of Self-Regulation

View March 2019 newsletter

• New Infographic: What is epigenetics? And how does it relate to child development?
• Congressional Testimony: How will the U.S. family separation policy affect children’s development?
• New Translations: Bulgarian, Serbian, and more!

View February 2019 newsletter

• Fact Sheet: Five Facts About Motivation That Are Often Misunderstood
• Applying the Science of Motivation: Implications for Caregivers, Parents, Policymakers, and Public Systems
• Exploring the Science: Interactive Brain Graphic

View January 2019 newsletter

• New Paper: Understanding Motivation: Building the Brain Architecture That Supports Learning, Health, and Community Participation
• Innovation in Action: Alberta Family Wellness Initiative
• Get Involved: Djokovic Science & Innovation Fellowship

View December 2018 newsletter

• New Resource: Executive Function Guide
• IDEAS Impact Framework: Fast-Cycle Iteration in Action
• Get Involved: Register Now for the Next Science-Based Innovation Training

View November 2018 newsletter

• New Resource: Toxic Stress Guide
• IDEAS Impact Framework: Co-Creation in Action
• Get Involved: Register Now for the Next Science-Based Innovation Training

View October 2018 newsletter

• New Content & Infographic: ACEs and Toxic Stress: Frequently Asked Questions
• Free Online Course: The Best Start in Life: Early Childhood Development for Sustainable Development
• Get Involved: Register Now for the Next Science-Based Innovation Training

View September 2018 newsletter

• New Cohort of Change Agents: 2018-19 Djokovic Fellows
• New Presentation: Center Director Jack Shonkoff on “Protecting Brains, Stimulating Minds: The Early Roots of Success in School”
• Media Coverage: The Urban Design Project Sneaking Puzzles and Hopscotch into Abandoned Lots- Quartz

View May 2018 newsletter

• FOI Project Spotlight: Urban Thinkscape
• New Practitioner Guide: Building the Core Skills Youth Need for Life: A Guide for Education and Social Service Practitioners
• Media Coverage: For Refugee Children, War Zone Trauma Proves Lasting and Toxic- Financial Times

View March 2018 newsletter

• New Video: Building Core Capabilities for Life
• New Web Content: Frontiers of Innovation Projects Graphic
• New Translations: French & Mandarin

View January 2018 newsletter

• New Policy & Practice Report: 3 Principles to Improve Outcomes for Children and Families
• New Translations: Spanish and Arabic Resources
• Future Leader Q&A: Djokovic Science and Innovation Fellow: Sonia Alves

View October 2017 newsletter

• New Practitioner Tool: Building the Skills Adults Need for Life
• New Translations: Spanish and Portuguese Resources
• Media Coverage: How Poverty Affects the Brain- Nature 

View September 2017 newsletter

• New Practitioner Tool: 5 Steps for Brain-Building “Serve and Return”
• Future Leader Q&A: Djokovic Science and Innovation Fellow: Joshua Jeong
• Media Coverage: A New Understanding of the Childhood Brain- The Atlantic 

View June 2017 newsletter

• New Fellows: Introducing Djokovic Science and Innovation Fellows
• New Content: Latin American Innovation Clusters
• Media Coverage: Interview with Jack P. Shonkoff, M.D. – ABC News (Australia) 

View May 2017 newsletter

• New Brief: 8 Things to Remember about Child Development
• Science: What Is the JPB Research Network on Toxic Stress?
• New Fellowship: Investing in a New Generation of ECD Researchers

View December 2016 newsletter

• New Report: Applying the Science of Child Development in Child Welfare Systems
• Innovation in Action: How the Center Approaches Innovation
• New Translations: The Brain Architecture Game: Now in Spanish and Portuguese

View October 2016 newsletter

• New Video: The Case for Science-Based Innovation in Early Childhood
• Innovation in Action: Building Families’ Skills to Move Out of Poverty
• New Research: From Best Practices to Breakthrough Impacts: Key Findings

View July 2016 newsletter

• New Report: From Best Practices to Breakthrough Impacts
• New Video: Intergenerational Mobility Project
• Media Coverage: “Bringing Brain Science to Early Childhood” – The Atlantic

View May 2016 newsletter

• New Report: Building Core Capabilities for Life
• New Tool: The Brain Architecture Game
• New Video: Ready4Routines
• Online Discussion: March 15

View March 2016 newsletter

• Meeting Mothers’ Basic Needs and Supporting Mental Health to Strengthen Parenting
• Early Childhood Health Training Module
• You Clicked; We Listened: Website Survey

View December 2015 newsletter

• New Center website
• Interactive game on resilience
• Projects innovating to change child outcomes

View September 2015 newsletter

• New Video: Early Childhood Mental Health
• Resources in Spanish

View June 2015 newsletter

• New Videos: Resilience Series
• New Brief: The Science of Resilience
• 2015-16 Julius B. Richmond Fellowships

April 2015

• New Working Paper: Supportive Relationships and Active Skill-Building Strengthen the Foundations of Resilience
• Retrospective: A Decade of Science Informing Policy

View March 2015 newsletter

• Activities Guide: Enhancing and Practicing Executive Function Skills
• Training Module: Building Brain Architecture

View September 2014 newsletter

• Innovation in Action: Using Science to Coach Caregivers
• Key Concepts in the Science of Child Development and Innovation
• 2014-15 Julius B. Richmond Fellowships
• Video en Español: Brain Hero Now Available in Spanish

View June 2014 newsletter

• Innovation in Action: Building the Capabilities of Home-Based Child Care Providers
• The Spectrum of Neglect: Four Types of Unresponsive Care
• Updated Working Paper: Excessive Stress Disrupts the Architecture of the Developing Brain
• Using Brain Science to Create New Pathways Out of Poverty

View March 2014 newsletter

• InBrief: The Science of Neglect
• Pushing Toward Breakthroughs: Using Innovative Practice to Address Toxic Stress
• Driving Science-Based Innovation in Policy and Practice: A Logic Model
• Building Adult Capabilities Video Now Available in Portuguese

View December 2013 newsletter