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The Long Reach of Early Childhood Poverty

The Long Reach of Early Childhood Poverty

stanford.edu –

Emerging research in neuroscience and developmental psychology suggests that poverty early in a child’s life may be particularly harmful because the astonishingly rapid development of young children’s brains leaves them sensitive (and vulnerable) to environmental conditions.After a brief review of possible mechanisms and the highest quality evidence linking poverty to negative childhood outcomes, this paper highlights emerging research linking poverty occurring as early as the prenatal year to more...

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Sonia Hossain on May 15, 2011

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