Raising young kids is an emotional roller coaster. Birth is hard. The identity transformation is real. And society is not set up to help families balance work and helping tiny humans grow.
There’s a lot of info out there about early childhood. This newsletter is your place to get caught up on the big topics that are most important to you and your family. We do the heavy lifting for you to sort through the news and curate key reads and resources about issues affecting families with children ages 0–5. We share information about everything from how to navigate your first pregnancy and how state policies like transitional kindergarten affect early education, to what awesome children’s books to read next.
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Raising kids?
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Elly Yu, our investigations reporter, joins the education team. -
We take this question to the best experts in SoCal on this topic — parents — who give their tips for facing the unknown during pregnancy. -
With rising housing costs, pushback from landlords and homeowners associations, and a complex web of regulations, it’s a wonder home-based providers exist at all. -
Parenthood means big transitions — huge changes for your body, your perspective, and your identity. Your questions, answered. -
The Los Angeles Unified School District has expanded transitional kindergarten two years ahead of a state mandate to open the program to every 4-year-old. -
The exposure to lead is particularly dangerous to children under the age of 6, which makes the numbers particularly concerning.
