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Good reasons for extra hugs
By Daniela Philipp In my last post, I talked about the importance of soft skills, such as optimism, resilience or persistence, to a child’s ability to lead a successful life. These soft skills are not something we’re born with and are unable to change. Instead, these skills are formed by our early experiences throughout our childhood and adolescence. In this post I want to … [Read more...] about Good reasons for extra hugs
Mija, Would you Keep an Eye on my Boy?
By Carolina Freire Classes begin in Panama in a few of months, but Jaime’s mother isn’t sure if she’ll be enrolling him in preschool. What if he doesn’t like it or he gets sick a lot? Wouldn’t it be better for him to stay at the neighbor’s house? … [Read more...] about Mija, Would you Keep an Eye on my Boy?
In Search of Lost Data
By Luis Tejerina It’s difficult for a statistician to reconstruct information about the impact of a policy intervention during the early years of life on an individual who has already reached adulthood. Information is needed over the span of 20 years in order to see effects on dimensions such as income or education levels; therefore, long-term evidence of early childhood … [Read more...] about In Search of Lost Data
Winnie the Pooh Isn’t on the Guest List
By Emmanuelle Sánchez-Monin A few days ago, a community in Masaya, Nicaragua, opened the doors of its new Community Children’s Center or CICO. This building is the first of 40 centers expected to open before February 2013 in various poor neighborhoods around the country. These centers are the most tangible and eagerly-awaited product (but not the most important) of a new … [Read more...] about Winnie the Pooh Isn’t on the Guest List