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Child and Brain Development


Interaction and the Architecture of the Brain 
Dorian Friedman 
National Scientific Council on the Developing Child

Children's Emotional Development is Built into the Architecture of the Brain
Working Paper 2004. 
National Scientific Council on the Developing Child
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The Effects of the Physical Environment on Children’s Development. Insights for parents, teachers, and educators featuring research by Dr. Gary Evans
Kimberly Kopko
Departments of Human Development and Design and Environmental Analysis, Cornell University.
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How the timing and quality of early experiences influence the development of brain architecture.
Sharon E Fox, Pat Levitt, Charles A Nelson (2010)
Child Development 81 (1) p. 28-40
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Programming Experiences in EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT. 
New York, (November, 2006). 
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A new field of developmental neuroscience changes our understanding of the early years of human life
Science Codex
October 8, 2012

Childhood Healthy Environments


Early Exposure to Toxic Substances Damages Brain Architecture
National Scientific Council on the Developing Child.
Working Paper #4, 2006
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Research Sheds Light on How Babies Learn and Develop Language
Insights for parents, teachers, and educators from research by Dr. Marianella Casasola, Department of Human Development, Cornell University.
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Kopko, K. Research Sheds Light on How Babies Learn and Develop Language. Human Development.

Early Child Development: A Powerful Equalizer
Final Report for the World Health Organization’s Commission on Social Determinants of Health
Prepared by Lori G. Irwin, Ph.D., RN Arjumand Siddiqi, Sc.D., MPH Dr. Clyde Hertzman, MD, M.Sc., FRCPC. June 2007
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Watching Your Child Grow
Developmental Milestones
(Brochure): U.S. Committee For Refugees and Immigrants
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Excessive stress disrupts the architecture of the Developing Brain.
National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University. (2005)
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Perspectives: Stress and the Architecture of the Brain.
Dorian Friedman. National Scientific Council on the Developing Child (2006).
stress_architecture_brain.pdf
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Stress, Neural Systems, and Genetic Code; An Interview with Neuroscientist Judy Cameron
National Scientific Council on the Developing Child (2006)
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Scientific Vision: The Next Decade (13-7940).
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, DHHS. (2012).
This 32-page scientific Vision is a comprehensive statement of priorities to guide NICHD research over the next 10 years. It compiles input from researchers, clinicians, policy experts, and others representing a range of disciplines and reflects many months of discussions with researchers, members of the public, and others interested in the NICHD mission.
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Mental Health Problems in Early Childhood Can Impair Learning and Behavior for Life: National Scientific Council on the Developing Child (2008). Working Paper #6. 
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Early Experiences Can Alter Gene Expression and Affect Long-Term Development. 
Working Paper May 2010
National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University

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How adequate nutrition boosts mother, baby development 
The Guardian: 11 JULY 2013
A team of medical experts comprising of obstetricians and gynaecologists, paediatricians, nutritionists, clinical chemists, nurses and midwives, dieticians at a nutrition seminar and launch of Frisomum Gold, the first maternal milk in Nigeria, by FrieslandCampina Wamco in Lagos on Tuesday said adequate maternal diet will help meet Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4 and 5 of significantly reducing maternal and under-five mortality rate. 

The nutrition seminar is tagged “Optimising Baby’s Development through Nutrition, Before, During and After Pregnancy.”  

Key Data and Indicators 


global_childrens_initiative_-fact_sheet.pdf
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The Child Development Index: Holding governments to account for children’s wellbeing
The Save the Children Fund 2008. 
Save the Children UK is a member of the International Save the Children Alliance, transforming children’s lives in more than 100 countries.
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Developing an International Network to Support Early Childhood Development (ECD): Results from Experience in Africa. 
CICE Hiroshima University, Journal of International Cooperation in Education, Vol.13 No.2 (2010) pp.119 ~ 137
Marito Garcia: The World Bank
Alan Pence: University of Victoria, Canada
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Child development in developing countries 3 
Strategies to avoid the loss of developmental potential in
more than 200 million children in the developing world

Patrice L Engle, Maureen M Black, Jere R Behrman, Meena Cabral de Mello, Paul J Gertler, Lydia Kapiriri, Reynaldo Martorell, Mary Eming Young, and the International Child Development Steering Group 2007
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Concept Note: EARLY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX
Pia Rebello Brittoa, C. Brandon Ogbunugaforb, Adrian Cerezoc, Jan van Ravensd, Walter Gilliamd, Patrice Englee, Harold Aldermanf, and Linda Richterg
Yale University ~ Edward Zigler Center for Child Development and Social Policy August, 2010
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The State of Brazil’s Children 2006
The Child Development Index
The aim of the CDI is to contribute toward formulation and monitoring of public policies for children in Brazil, in pursuit of the Millennium Development Goals
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The Department of State is required by law to submit each year to the U.S. Congress a report on foreign governments’ efforts to eliminate severe forms of trafficking in persons. This is the ninth annual TIP Report; it seeks to increase global awareness of the human trafficking phenomenon by shedding new light on various facets of the problem and highlighting shared and individual efforts of the international community, and to encourage foreign governments to take effective action against all forms of trafficking in persons.
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Rights of Children


economics_of_child_labor.pdf
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A Future Without Child Labour
Report of the Director-General
Global Report under the Follow-up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work
International Labour Conference: 90th Session 2002
Report I (B) 2002. International Labour Office, Geneva
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UNHCR Handbook for the Protection of Women and Girls. 
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Working Together: Meeting the needs of sexually exploited youth
The Bridge for Youth and YouthLinkPrepared by Marilyn Colby Rivkin, MPH and Lisa Turnham, MPH
World Childhood Foundation Grant (June 2009)
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Effects of Malnutrition


  • Black, Robert E, Lindsay H Allen, Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Laura E Caulfield, Mercedes de Onis, Majid Ezzati, Colin Mathers, Juan Rivera, for the Maternal and Child Undernutrition Study Group Maternal and child undernutrition: global and regional exposures and health consequences. (Article access may require registration) The Lancet  Vol. 371, Issue 9608, 19 January 2008, 243-260.
  • Jennifer Bryce, Cynthia Boschi-Pinto, Kenji Shibuya, Robert E. Black, and the WHO Child Health Epidemiology Reference Group. 2005. "WHO estimates of the causes of death in children." Lancet ; 365: 1147–52.
  • Cafiero, Carlo and Pietro Gennari. 2011. The FAO indicator of the prevalence of undernourishment FAO
  • Caulfield LE, de Onis M, Blössner M, Black RE. Undernutrition as an underlying cause of child deaths associated with diarrhea, pneumonia, malaria, and measles. American Journal of  Clinical Nutrition 2004; 80: 193–98.

Parenting Support


improving_quality_of_mother-infant_relationship.pdf
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Everything You Wanted To Know About Pregnancy
Frequently Asked Questions

The Cradle: Delivering Joy. An Apollo Hospitals Initiative
pregnancy-mother_guide.pdf
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Young Children Develop in an Environment of Relationships
Working Paper No. 1. (2004)
National Scientific Council on the Developing Child
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Love and Attachment: The Psychobiology of Social Bonding 
Dan J. Stein, MD, PhD, and Bavanisha Vythilingum, M Med 
Pearls in Clinical Neuroscience. May 2009