From Neurons to Neighborhoods The Science of Early Childhood Development (2000) / Chapter Skim
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We know far more about trends in the conditions, such as poverty and use of child care (see Part III) , that affect young children than we do about the children themselves.
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What early experiences foster these developments, which undermine them, and how might this differ for different children? There are libraries full of books on child development.
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Not only has the research on early brain development generated tremendous public excitement, but it also complements what we have learned from behavioral research and points to some areas of special concern. Considered together, these two streams of behavioral and neuroscience research offer a fuller portrait of early childhood than does either one considered alone.
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5 Acquiring Self-Regulation Nan infants start life as remarkably helpless indi:~;~duals who elicit powerful protective responses from their caregivers. On their own, they would die.
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