Early Child Development: From Measurement to Optimal Functioning and Evidence-based Policy

• Other Authors: Schiariti, Verónica (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Humanities; Social interaction; child development; motor skills; vision disorders; evaluation; physical therapy; optometry; congenital Zika syndrome; user participation; mobility; intervention; child vocabulary; maternal mental health; Peru; routines; intervention planning; collaborative consultation; international; implementation; developmental delay; child health; birth weight; growth measurement; responsive caregiving; parent-child interaction; observational measurement; thin slice methodology; low- and middle-income countries; Brazil; functioning; outcomes; education; measurement; child development assessment; academic achievement; educational attainment; wealth/socioeconomic status; COVID-19; participation; Routines-Based Model; family-centered; child; pandemic; teleintervention; abilities; rights; children with cerebral palsy; agreement; stability; communication function classification system; early child development; ICF; health; inequality; potential; disability; absent learners; biological mothers; first 1000 days; Foundation phase; Early Development Instrument; developmental health; social determinants of health; autism spectrum disorder; measure; assessment; complex communication needs; severe physical disabilities; eye-gaze controlled computer; communicative interaction; n/a; indicators; global health; validation; cross-cultural; cross-linguistic
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In the early years of life, the environments that interact with a child-including families, schools, and communities-play a key role in the child's brain development. Early child development and overall children's developmental trajectories have long-term implications for health, happiness...