Dr. Kandace Thomas and NEXT Memphis Partner Discuss the Importance of Nurturing Relations on New Memphis Podcast “Meanwhile in Memphis”

"The first eight years really determine so much about our life in the future. Most of our brain growth and development happens in the first five years of life. Then at eight, there's a lot of research that shows that, good or bad, we have a general sense of how someone's life will be like as adults."

On April 2nd, our Executive Director Dr. Kandace Thomas and NEXT Memphis Partner, Kimberly Carter of Brilliant Minds Child Development Center shared how infant mental health impacts children and those caring for them. Dr. Thomas and Mrs. Carter discuss our recent landscape assessment regarding how those in our community care for our babies! ,

You can listen to the full episode here: wyxr.org/meanwhile-in-memphis/ or wherever you stream Podcasts - just search “Meanwhile in Memphis!”