After the UNC System Left, What Happened to the Spangler Complex? A UNC Research Institute Moved In
The Frank Porter Graham Institute for Child Development recently moved its operations to the Spangler Complex after the UNC System left.
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Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute
Mindfulness and Teens: Practicing Self-Compassion Amid the Pandemic
The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic has halted ordinary life around the world. Caught in the...
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FPG Institute Launches Project to Narrow Down Best Practices for Children with Autism
UNC’s Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute is launching a project called The National...
Read MoreUNC Study: Early Childhood Education Can Mitigate Effects Of Poverty
Researchers say an early childhood education program called Educare can have a strong positive impact.
Read MoreNew UNC/Duke Report Urges Schools To Teach “Self-Regulation”
Teaching “self-regulation” skills can help students much later in life.
Read MoreFormer NC Gov. Jim Hunt Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Former North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt received the first ever lifetime achievement award from Chapel Hill’s Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute. The award recognizes Hunt’s public service on behalf of children and...
Read MoreSam Odom: Hometown Hero
Sam Odom is Friday’s Hometown Hero. https://chapelboroaudio.s3.amazonaws.com/2016/April/22/HOMETOWN%20HERO_APRIL%2022nd%20SAMUEL%20ODOM%20(hometown%20hero).mp3 Sam is the director of the Frank Porter Graham Child...
Read MoreStorytelling Linked to Early Reading in African-American Children
New research from the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute suggests oral storytelling skills might be particularly important for early reading in African-American children. Researchers know that a preschooler’s...
Read MoreChild Care Instability Affects Social Development: UNC
Kids may be affected if they regularly move from one child care situation to another.
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