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Social and Emotional Development in Early Childhood: What Every Policymaker Should Know

National Center for Children and Poverty.
Available online.
"The early years of life present a unique opportunity to lay the foundation for healthy development. It is a time of great growth and of vulnerability. Research on early childhood has underscored the impact of the first five years of a child's life on his/her emotional and social development. Negative early experiences can impair children's mental health and effect their cognitive, behavioral, social and emotional development."
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Posted by Dick Grefe on August 24, 2009 8:33 AM |

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