The beginning stages of life are the most vital in relation
to development. The Zero to Three organization is a non-profit organization put
together to bring knowledge and resources to families, educators,
professionals, and policy makers to help them further their knowledge in the
development of children from birth to three years of age. This organization
also emphasizes the importance of the role of the adults in a child’s life in
these stages.
All of the areas that this website covers are vital to the development;
however the one area that caught my eye is that they cover the subject of
maltreatment. This is more common in infants and young children and the Zero to
Three organization explains how this affects their growth and development. This
brought to mind a documentary that I had watched about feral children. This
story that I have posted below shows how a child who was severely abused and
neglected had missed important milestones in language development and it
permanently affected her.
There are a lot of tools on this website for various areas
of development. The main goal of this organization is to bring awareness to the
importance of the first three years. These vital developmental years can have
direct effect on the future of the child, even into adulthood.
Thank you for sharing this video link. It is important for both parents and educators to understand the implications of neglect and abuse. Including understand that severe neglect or abuse can cause a lack of development and missing milestones. I am exploring Zero to Three as well. This site offer so many different tools and information. I look forward to seeing what other information you find through the semester.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed viewing this video, that for sharing the link. I can wait to read your posts in the upcoming weeks.
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