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Promoting Developmental Potential in Early Childhood: A Global Framework for Health and Education

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  • Verónica Schiariti

    (Division of Medical Sciences, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC V8W 2Y2, Canada)

  • Rune J. Simeonsson

    (School Psychology Program, School of Education, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
    School of Education and Communication, Jönköping University, SE-551 11 Jönköping, Sweden)

  • Karen Hall

    (School Psychology Program, School of Education, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA)

Abstract

In the early years of life, children’s interactions with the physical and social environment- including families, schools and communities—play a defining role in developmental trajectories with long-term implications for their health, well-being and earning potential as they become adults. Importantly, failing to reach their developmental potential contributes to global cycles of poverty, inequality, and social exclusion. Guided by a rights-based approach, this narrative review synthesizes selected studies and global initiatives promoting early child development and proposes a universal intervention framework of child-environment interactions to optimize children’s developmental functioning and trajectories.

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  • Verónica Schiariti & Rune J. Simeonsson & Karen Hall, 2021. "Promoting Developmental Potential in Early Childhood: A Global Framework for Health and Education," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(4), pages 1-15, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:4:p:2007-:d:501891
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