(CBS NEWS)
Even though the surge of federal immigration agents in Minneapolis is over, the memories remain. And some adults are especially worried about children in immigrant communities and what they saw.
That’s when a group led by a pediatrician stepped in.
“We hope that reading books with family members reduces stress for kids and their families,” said Kris Hoplin, Reach Out and Read’s executive director.
Reach Out and Read is a unique program where doctors directly hand books and prescribe reading to kids at their check-ups.
“Research shows that families, especially families with young children, really have a trusted relationship with their medical provider,” Hoplin said. “So when that medical provider comes in with a book and they start talking in a family-friendly way about early brain development, building your baby’s brain, the social-emotional sort of bonding that happens when you share books and create a routine around books, families really listen.”
It’s the program that helped get young Johannes well read. He got his first book from his doctor as a baby.
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