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Citation

Richter LM, Lye SJ, Proulx K. New Dir. Child Adolesc. Dev. 2018; 2018(159): 13-26.

Affiliation

Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/cad.20232

PMID

29537179

Abstract

Forced displacement worldwide is at its highest in decades and millions of young children are living in conflict zones, in transitional or enduring refugee contexts, and in demographically diverse marginalized and informal settlements. There is a huge unmet need for delivering early childhood development interventions to ensure the safety and continued development of young children in these vulnerable contexts. In this paper, we discuss nurturing care as an important entry point for multisectoral collaborations to support families and reach young children. Nurturing care is a basic right of every child and encompasses health, nutrition, security and safety, responsive caregiving, and early learning. We review key elements of the biological and psychological development of children important to nurturing care and illustrate their application in case studies of war and displacement in Angola and Kenya. Building on long-term benefits of early interventions, scaled up support is essential to improve the health, development, and well-being of young children in contexts of conflict, violence, and insecurity. Not only do early childhood development interventions support the development of young children, but they also provide a potential pathway to violence reduction and a way to achieve more peaceful families, communities, and societies.

© 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.


Language: en

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