Ángeles Destafano No one can deny that all children need care from the moment of birth. Good nutrition, access to health care, early stimulation, and the demonstration of our love are key elements in a child’s complete development. … [Read more...] about Finalist Blogger Contest: Reassessing the Social Role of Mothers
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Obama and the kids: a proposal for universal preschool in the US
Obama is shifting his position in relation to early childhood education. He wants to “make high-quality preschool available to every single child in America”. His position has gathered supporters across many States that have been arguing that inequity in education originates at a very young age. The president’s new emphasis might be due to the urgent need to close the existing … [Read more...] about Obama and the kids: a proposal for universal preschool in the US
The IDB Selects Venezuelan Berna Iskandar as Winner of the 2013 Blogger Contest on Child Development
Her analysis of the physical punishment of children and the controversies generated by this issue at both the political and social level has allowed Venezuelan Berna Iskandar to be selected as the winner from among more than 125 participants in the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) 2013 Blogger Contest, which addresses the topic of child development. … [Read more...] about The IDB Selects Venezuelan Berna Iskandar as Winner of the 2013 Blogger Contest on Child Development
The Nurse-in and the Gorillas
A few days ago, I read in the news that a mother nursing her child in a Costa Rican mall had been reprimanded by security personnel for breastfeeding in a public place. This prompted a series of expressions of discontent and protest among different groups and even led to comments by the country’s (female) president. The story culminated with a “nurse-in,” an initiative in which … [Read more...] about The Nurse-in and the Gorillas
A Father’s Love
By Clara Alemann Today is the day of love, so let´s talk about one of the most important forms of love for a child, a father´s love. In the last 30 years, enormous progress has been made in research on the importance of fathers’ involvement in childrearing, and there’s a critical mass of literature that establishes important trends with respect to how men relate to … [Read more...] about A Father’s Love