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
An important day in Brazil (and not because of soccer!)
On October 17 and 18 child development experts from Brazil, Cuba, the Netherlands, Chile and the United States will meet in Brasilia. The invitation comes from the Technical Department of Child Health and Breastfeeding of the Minsitry of Health. The goal of this meeting is to help the Brazilian Ministry of Health develop a national program to promote the comprehensive … [Read more...] about An important day in Brazil (and not because of soccer!)
Helping children succeed in life softly
By Daniela Philipp. I recently came across a New York Times article on the book “How children succeed” by Paul Tough. In this book Mr. Tough looks for answers to troublesome questions like: Why do certain children succeed while others fail? Why is it that poor children are less likely to succeed than middle-class children? What can we do to steer more children … [Read more...] about Helping children succeed in life softly
TED Talk: The first 1000 days, crucial in a child’s future
More than 70 million people live in the countries conforming the Mesoamerican region (Central America and Mexico). Nearly 40 million of them live in a situation of poverty and have a high risk of poor nutrition. What´s their future like? … [Read more...] about TED Talk: The first 1000 days, crucial in a child’s future