Dear readers, As you may have noticed, our posts in the First Steps Blog are less frequent. It is because we’ve moved to a different website. From now on, we’ll be publishing our content in English and Spanish on the same site, right here https://blogs.iadb.org/desarrollo-infantil/ … [Read more...] about We have Moved
Mexico’s Best Goal: Making a Commitment to Child Development
© Blog First Steps, IDB's Social Protection and Health Division by Filipa de Castro and Betania Allen A recent report on child development in Mexico (link in Spanish) concluded that although the issue is a current topic of discussion that is being addressed by national programs, there is no general policy or comprehensive vision for child development. Mexico's best goal … [Read more...] about Mexico’s Best Goal: Making a Commitment to Child Development
How do you deal with trauma when you are a one-year-old kid?
© Blog First Steps, IDB´s Social Protection and Health Division by Jane Leer In Costa Rica 32% of girls are sexually abused as young children, in Chile up to 25% of children experience severe physical abuse at a young age, and in Colombia, 42% of mothers report hitting and beating their children to discipline them. In a sub-sample of urban households in Nicaragua, 16% of … [Read more...] about How do you deal with trauma when you are a one-year-old kid?
Early Quality. Otherwise, It’ll be Too Late
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpUe_Cp9LUI The quality of care and interaction during the first five years of life has a major impact on childhood development and is a critical determinant of a child’s future health, behavior, and intellectual abilities. In Latin America and the Caribbean, access to early childhood programs has increased over the past two decades, … [Read more...] about Early Quality. Otherwise, It’ll be Too Late
New influential publication from the New York Academy of Sciences launched at UNICEF yesterday
Dear readers, We highly recommend you check out a new publication launched yesterday at UNICEF headquarters Every Child’s Potential: Integrating Nutrition and Early Childhood Development Interventions (see video of the launching event here) … [Read more...] about New influential publication from the New York Academy of Sciences launched at UNICEF yesterday