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Interventi precoci per lo sviluppo del bambino:
razionale, evidenze, buone pratiche
Early interventions for child development:
rationale, evidence and best practices
Giorgio Tamburlini
Centro per la Salute del Bambino - onlus, Trieste
Aprile 2014 - pagg. 232 -239
Abstract
The rationale for early interventions aimed at supporting child development is five-folded:
the particular plasticity of the developing brain, the early development of competences depending
on adult/child interactions, the long term effect of early experiences, the greater
effects on disadvantaged children and consequently the reduction of sociocultural gaps,
the high social and economic return of investment in the early years. Although optimal child
development should be the aim of whole-of-government policies and civil society commitment,
the health sector may play a crucial role in contributing to child development through
a series of evidence based approaches and best practices that can be implemented by services
as well as by individual health professionals. In spite of some excellent local experiences
and ongoing programmes, Italy as a whole is lagging behind most other European
countries with respect to ECD investments. Stronger commitments in this area should be
seen as crucial for the future of our children as well as for the social and economic development
of the country.
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