Qu’est-ce Que L’Épigénétique? Et en Quoi Est-Elle Liée Au Développement De L’Enfant?
New scientific research shows that environmental influences can actually affect whether and how genes are expressed. In fact, scientists have discovered that early experiences can determine how genes are turned on and off and even whether some are expressed at all. Thus, the old ideas that genes are “set in stone” or that they alone […]
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O calor extremo afeta o desenvolvimento e a saúde na primeira infância
This translation was provided by Fundação Maria Cecilia Souto Vidigal.
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O Lugar Importa: O Ambiente Molda as Bases do Desenvolvimento Saudável
This translation was generously provided by Fundação Maria Cecilia Souto Vidigal.
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Guide d’action pour les décideurs politiques
We know that adult-child relationships, other early experiences, and environmental exposures influence child well-being. An increasing number of policies and programs around the world now reflect that understanding by supporting children’s early learning and nutrition to improve their readiness to succeed in school. As scientific knowledge continues to grow, we also know more clearly than […]
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How Early Childhood Experiences Affect Lifelong Health and Learning (Español)
How is ongoing, severe stress and adversity in early childhood connected to chronic disease in adults? And, what can we do about it? In this animated video, narrated by Center on the Developing Child Director Jack P. Shonkoff, M.D., learn what the latest science tells us about how early experiences affect not only early learning […]
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Building Adult Capabilities to Improve Child Outcomes: A Theory of Change (Slovak subtitles)
This 5-minute video, subtitled in Slovak, depicts a theory of change from the Frontiers of Innovation community for achieving breakthrough outcomes for vulnerable children and families. It describes the need to focus on building the capabilities of caregivers and strengthening the communities that together form the environment of relationships essential to children’s lifelong learning, health, […]
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InBrief: The Foundations of Lifelong Health (Czech subtitles)
This edition of the InBrief series, here in Czech, explains why a vital and productive society with a prosperous and sustainable future is built on a foundation of healthy child development. The video summarizes findings from The Foundations of Lifelong Health Are Built in Early Childhood, a report co-authored by the National Scientific Council on […]
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¿Qué Es la Inflamación? ¿Y Por Qué Es Importante Para el Desarrollo Infantil?
La inflamación es una parte crítica de la respuesta del sistema inmunitario a los invasores y las amenazas; permite que nuestro organismo ataque las infecciones y cure el daño que causan. La inflamación también puede ser provocada por otras experiencias, como presenciar acontecimientos traumáticos o atravesar circunstancias estresantes, y esta respuesta ayuda a nuestro organismo […]
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InBrief: Foundations of Lifelong Health (Japanese)
This edition of the InBrief series, here in Japanese, explains why a vital and productive society with a prosperous and sustainable future is built on a foundation of healthy child development. The video summarizes findings from The Foundations of Lifelong Health Are Built in Early Childhood, a report co-authored by the National Scientific Council on […]
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En Breve: Los Cimientos de la Salud a lo Largo de la Vida
This video and brief from the InBrief series, presented in Spanish, explain why a vital and productive society with a prosperous and sustainable future is built on a foundation of healthy child development.
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Pensar las disparidades raciales y el COVID-19 desde la ciencia y la primera infancia
Translation provided by BID. por Jack P. Shonkoff, M.D., y David R. Williams, Ph.D. 27 de abril de 2020 El coronavirus es despiadadamente contagioso y, a la vez, altamente selectivo. Su capacidad de contagio es universal, pero las consecuencias del contagio no lo son. Si bien hay excepciones, los niños tienen menos probabilidades de presentar […]
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Pensando nas disparidades raciais nos impactos da COVID-19 através de uma perspectiva embasada pela ciência e na primeira infância
por Jack P. Shonkoff, M.D. e David R. Williams, Ph.D. 27 de abril de 2020 O coronavírus é implacavelmente contagioso e, ao mesmo tempo, altamente seletivo. Sua capacidade de infectar é universal, mas as consequências de se infectar não são. Embora existam exceções, crianças têm menos probabilidade de apresentar sintomas. Adultos mais velhos e pessoas […]
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Estresse, resiliência e o papel da ciência: resposta à pandemia do coronavírus
por Jack P. Shonkoff, M.D. A pandemia da COVID-19 tem a capacidade de afetar todas as pessoas no mundo – e a resposta de cada indivíduo pode afetar drasticamente os demais. Além dos esforços dos corajosos profissionais da saúde, socorristas e uma ampla gama de trabalhadores que prestam outros serviços essenciais, um número incontável de […]
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O que é a COVID-19? E qual a relação dela com o desenvolvimento infantil?
Os médicos descobriram a doença causada pelo coronavírus no final de 2019, por isso a nomenclatura COVID-19. É uma doença que ataca os pulmões. É causada por um vírus que pode se espalhar rapidamente de pessoa para pessoa e que pode ser encontrado em superfícies. Em algumas pessoas pode ser grave, ocasionando pneumonia ou até […]
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¿Qué es la COVID-19? Y ¿Cómo se relaciona con el desarrollo de niños?
This infographic explains the basics of what COVID-19 is, and what it can mean for stress levels in both children and the adults who care for them. It also offers some easy and concrete solutions to help caregivers ensure that both they and the children they care for don’t experience long-term effects of stress.
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InBrief: The Science of Neglect (Norwegian subtitles)
This edition of the InBrief series, here subtitled in Norwegian, explains why significant deprivation is so harmful in the earliest years of life and why effective interventions are likely to pay significant dividends. The Norwegian subtitles for this video have been generously provided by RVTS Sør.
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En Breve: Los Cimientos de la Salud a lo Largo de la Vida
Una sociedad vital y productiva con un futuro próspero y sustentable se construye sobre los cimientos de un desarrollo infantil saludable. Las experiencias tempranas positivas proporcionan los cimientos para una arquitectura cerebral sólida y para una amplia gama de destrezas y capacidades de aprendizaje. La salud en los primeros años — comenzando con el bienestar […]