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How Adversity Affects Young Children [Video]

The devastating impact of life in Romanian orphanages—described in the April issue of Scientific American—parallels other research on the importance of caregiving for the youngest children















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The impact of both the bad (and the good) during the first two years of life—and the importance for a child of having steadfast support during this sensitive period—have received intensive scrutiny from psychologists, some of whom discuss their views in this video: “The Impact of Early Adversity on Children’s Development.”

Source: Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University



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