Data for action on early childhood development

Early childhood development-global action is overdue.

In 2007, The Lancet declared that early childhood development was a global challenge of the greatest urgency. 4 years later, we have made progress, but still have far to go in making early childhood development the global priority it must be. The importance of early childhood development remains profound. As the accompanying papers in The Lancet show so clearly, the prenatal and postnatal perio...

An Approach towards Promoting Iranian Caregivers’ Knowledge on Early Childhood Development

Background: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), parents need to be informed about Early Childhood Development (ECD). Different methods of parents’ education include group-based, face-to-face, book, booklet, web-based, technology-based, and mobile learning using laptops, tablets, and cell phones. Paying attention to caregivers' attitudes is the first step to their education. The ob...

Chapter 5: Early childhood development

Years before they set foot in school, children in poor families differ dramatically from children in richer families in their cognitive and noncognitive abilities. The differences have powerful and enduring consequences for individuals’ health, well-being, education, and longevity, as well as for the societies in which children grow into adulthood. What is the source of these consequential diff...

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Review of Structural Social Determinants of Health in Early Childhood Development

Development is a dynamic and continuous phenomenon  that is under the influence of various factors forming a complicated multidimensional system together. Any impairment in these factors can lead to impaired development in children, which is one of the most common problems in children. Therefore, this study provides a brief overview of these factors and the way they affect early childhood ...