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Science of Early Childhood Development
October 2, 2012
Richness of experience, not tidy perfection, is the point of the whole thing.
-Katherine Whitehorn
If you need a short, credible, to the point case for the importance of early childhood education to share with parents, funders, or other stakeholders, check out "The Science of Early Child Development," a policy brief from the Center for the Developing Child at Harvard University.  This brief shares five concepts that illustrate the importance of our work:

  1. Brains are built over time, from the bottom up.

  2. The interactive influences of genes and experience shape the developing brain.

  3. The brain's capacity for change decreases with age.

  4. Cognitive, emotional, and social capacities are inextricably intertwined throughout the life course.

  5. Toxic stress damages developing brain architecture, which can lead to life-long problems in learning, behavior, and physical mental health.





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Wendy Ellyatt · October 03, 2012
Save Childhood Movement
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom


The Save Childhood Movement supports the thinking behind both of these items and we are running a conference in London next year called 'Flourish - Early Childhood and the Science of Wellbeing
http://www.flourishsummitlondon.co.uk

Cynthia LifeWays North America · October 02, 2012
United States


Does anyone else find it interesting that we know that toxic stress has a negative effect on brain development and general well-being of our children and yet we continue to pump them full of mostly unnecessary immunizations starting almost from birth?

Francis Wardle · October 02, 2012
CSBC
Denver, United States


We keep reading the same thing: how critically important the early years are, and therefore how important our jobs are. But what about the obvious next step: paying people who work with these children a decent wage and decent benefits? Let's see as many articles about how we are going to pay these teachers and caregivers what they are worth!

ruqaya · October 02, 2012
Oman


Dear children
You are in my heart all the time. I believe that your rights should be considered the first concern to be worked on.

ruqaya · October 02, 2012
Muscat, Oman


children are the soul of our life. thier needs and rights should be our first concern.
I love children and i am very curious to do things align with thier best interests.



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