These videos are from the SDG Academy course The Best Start in Life: Early Childhood Development for Sustainable Development, first launched in 2016 and led by New York University Professor Hirokazu Yoshikawa.
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1,267 playsAn introduction to the course The Best Start in Life: Early Childhood Development for Sustainable Development. This course is about children in the context of the… -
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550 playsEnroll in The Best Start in Life: Early Childhood Development for Sustainable Development. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA license. -
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776 playsEarly care and education is an important sector for young children because it is where children spend the most time aside from their family worldwide, and it corresponds… -
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357 playsThis chapter is about socio-emotional development, about when the children develop the important skills for cooperation and contribution in terms of pro-social and moral… -
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223 playsThis live Q&A session took place on June 4, 2020, and answered questions related to early childhood development, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic… -
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440 playsThis chapter contains a brief introduction to the concept of development. Development is not just a function of nature or nurture, but the interaction between biology… -
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194 playsThis chapter discusses the revolution in neurobiology that are giving us a deeper understanding of how early experience affects the developing brain. Early experiences… -
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84 playsRecording of a live Q&A with Dr. Aisha K. Yousafzai from the SDG Academy course The Best Start in Life: Early Childhood Development for Sustainable Development. … -
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119 playsThe Millennium Development Goals (2000-2015) made no mention of Early Childhood Development except for infant mortality and maternal mortality, which the world has made… -
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135 playsResilience is the capacity and the reality of overcoming adversity and producing positive outcomes in spite of risk factors that increase the probability of a poor… -
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120 playsThis chapter discusses the development of cognitive and executive function skills across the ages of three to eight, focusing on themes including pretend or symbolic… -
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51 playsThis live Q&A session took place on Feb 17, 2021, and answered questions related to early childhood development, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic… -
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68 playsThere are three main language skills that researchers follow in young children: phonological development, or the ability to perceive and produce the sounds of… -
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129 playsAdversity has disruptive effects on the development of the brain and body, especially when children are living in environments burdened by deep poverty, exposure to… -
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59 playsLanguage skills continue to develop rapidly between the age of three to eight, most noticeably in vocabulary, pragmatics, which is how children use language in… -
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51 playsThis chapter discusses multi-sector platforms to promote ECD, including health, nutrition, education, social protection, and child protection. Children can experience…