Connecting the Brain to the Rest of the Body: Early Childhood Development and Lifelong Health Are Deeply Intertwined. Working Paper 15

Institution	National Scientific Council on the Developing Child
Titel	Connecting the Brain to the Rest of the Body: Early Childhood Development and Lifelong Health Are Deeply Intertwined. Working Paper 15
Quelle	(2020), (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Early Childhood Education; Child Development; Lifelong Learning; Biology; Human Body; Health; Chronic Illness; Adults; Environmental Influences; Risk; Brain; Physiology; Adjustment (to Environment); Stress Variables; Disadvantaged Youth; Early Intervention; Social Influences; Physical Health; Mental Health; Metabolism; Depression (Psychology); Diabetes; Heart Disorders; Pregnancy; Life Style; Health Promotion; Access to Health Care; Stress Management + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Kindesentwicklung; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Biologie; Menschlicher Körper; Gesundheit; Chronic disease; Chronische Krankheit; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Risiko; Gehirn; Physiologie; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Sozialer Einfluss; Gesundheitszustand; Psychohygiene; Stoffwechsel; Herzkrankheit; Schwangerschaft; Lebensstil; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Stressmanagement; Stressbewältigung
Abstract	We know that responsive relationships and language-rich experiences for young children help build a strong foundation for later success in school. The rapidly advancing frontiers of 21st-century biological sciences now provide compelling evidence that the foundations of lifelong health are also built early, with increasing evidence of the importance of the prenatal period and first few years after birth. This Working Paper examines how developing biological systems in the body interact with each other and adapt to the contexts in which a child is developing--for better or for worse--with lifelong consequences for physical and mental health. It explains in clear language how these systems are affected by adversity early in life, and shows how those adaptations can result in costly, common chronic illnesses. The paper encourages us to think beyond early learning in policy and practice. It explores how policymakers, leaders of human services systems, intervention developers, and practitioners can also reduce disparities in preventable diseases and premature deaths and lower the high costs of health care for chronic illnesses that have their origins in early childhood adversity. Sections include: (1) What 21st-Century Science Is Teaching Us; (2) How Early Adversity Affects Developing Biological Systems; (3) Common Illnesses in Adults Have Roots in Early Childhood Adversity; (4) Facts About Health That Are Often Misunderstood; (5) Future Directions for Policy and Practice: Implementing Practical Strategies; Overcoming Longstanding Barriers; and (6) Final Reflections in a COVID-19 World. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	National Scientific Council on the Developing Child. Available from: Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University. 50 Church Street 4th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02138. Tel: 617-496-0578; Fax: 617-496-1229; e-mail: developingchild@harvard.edu; Web site: https://developingchild.harvard.edu/science/national-scientific-council-on-the-developing-child/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01