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The Brain Architects
On The Brain Architects from the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University, we explore emerging science in early childhood development and strategies and policy solutions for supporting young children and their caregivers. We examine how the conditions where children live, grow, play, and...
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Protecting Young Children From the Impacts of Wildfires
In this episode of the Brain Architects, Lindsey Burghardt, MD, MPH, FAAP, moderates a conversation with Joseph G. Allen, DSc, MPH, associate professo...
How Air Quality Affects Early Childhood Development and Health
In this episode of The Brain Architects, Lindsey Burghardt, MD, MPH, FAAP, moderates a conversation with Alison Lee, MD, MS, and Joseph Allen, DSc, MP...
Addressing the Impact of Extreme Heat on Young Children
In this episode of the Brain Architects, Lindsey Burghardt, MD, MPH, FAAP, moderates a conversation with Michelle Kang, CEO of the National Associatio...
Why Sleep Matters in Early Childhood Development
In this episode of the Brain Architects, Lindsey Burghardt, MD, MPH, FAAP, talks with Rebecca Spencer, PhD, a researcher on the science of sleep, abou...
Solutions Spotlight: How Communities Are Leading Efforts to Ensure Clean Water Access
Access to clean water is too often determined by where we live and the political and economic influence we have to demand it. Yet water is a critical...
Laying the Foundation
Why are the early years of a child’s life so important for brain development? How are connections built in the brain, and how can early brain developm...
Toxic Stress: Protecting the Foundation
What is toxic stress? What effects can it have on a child’s body and development, and how can those effects be prevented? What does it mean to build r...
Serve and Return: Supporting the Foundation
What is “serve and return”? What does it mean to have a “responsive relationship” with a child? How do responsive relationships support healthy brain...
The Brain Architects Podcast: COVID-19 Special Edition: A Different World
While the coronavirus pandemic has changed many things around the world, it has not stopped child development. In this series of special episodes of T...
The Brain Architects Podcast: COVID-19 Special Edition: Self-Care Isn't Selfish
In the midst of a global pandemic, pediatricians are serving a unique role. While the coronavirus is generally showing milder effects on babies and ch...
The Brain Architects Podcast: COVID-19 Special Edition: Creating Communities of Opportunity
While the current coronavirus pandemic is affecting all of us, it isn’t affecting all of us equally. Some communities—especially communities of color—...
COVID-19 Special Edition: Domestic Violence and Shelter-In-Place
Shelter-in-place orders are meant to help protect our communities from the current coronavirus pandemic. But for some people, home isn’t always a safe...
COVID-19 Special Edition: Mental Health in a Locked-Down World
While some countries and U.S. states are beginning to reopen businesses and other gathering places, the pandemic is still very much with us. Physical...
Connecting Health and Learning Part I: The Science
How do our biological systems work together to respond to chronic stress? What do these responses mean for early learning and lifelong health? And whe...
Connecting Health and Learning Part II: The Implications
How do we use the science of early childhood development to implement practical strategies and overcome longstanding barriers in the early childhood f...
COVID-19 Special Edition: How Do We Rebuild and Re-Envision Early Childhood Services?
The devastating toll of the pandemic has underscored the critical importance of connecting what science is telling us to the lived experiences of peop...
COVID-19 Special Edition: Superheroes of Pediatric Care: Moving Beyond the Challenges of COVID-19
The devastating toll of the pandemic has underscored the critical importance of connecting what science is telling us to the lived experiences of peop...
COVID-19 Special Edition: Building from Strengths: Post-Pandemic Partnerships in Health Care
The devastating toll of the pandemic has underscored the critical importance of connecting what science is telling us to the lived experiences of peop...
COVID-19 Special Edition: Mental Health Vital Signs
The devastating toll of the pandemic has underscored the critical importance of connecting what science is telling us to the lived experiences of peop...
Building Resilience Through Play
These days, resilience is needed more than ever, and one simple, under-recognized way of supporting healthy and resilient child development is as old...
IDEAS Framework Toolkit
In April, we hosted a webinar about the recently released IDEAS Impact Framework Toolkit—a free online resource designed to help innovators in the fie...
Place Matters
In June, we hosted a webinar about our latest Working Paper, Place Matters: The Environment We Create Shapes the Foundations of Healthy Development, w...
A New Lens on Poverty: Working Towards Fairness of Place in the United States
In the fall of 2023, we kicked off our three-part Place Matters webinar series with our first installment: “A New Lens on Poverty: Working Towards Fai...
Understanding Racism's Impact on Child Development: Working Towards Fairness of Place in the United States
In December 2023, we continued our Place Matters webinar series with our second installment: “Understanding Racism’s Impact on Child Development: Work...
A Place to Play: Moving Towards Fairness of Place for All Children
In March 2024, we continued our Place Matters webinar series with our third installment: “A Place to Play: Moving Towards Fairness of Place for All Ch...
A Cascade of Impacts: A Discussion on the Ways Water Affects Early Childhood Health & Well-being
In October 2024, we hosted a webinar where we explored the science from our latest working paper, A Cascade of Impacts: The Many Ways Water Affects Ch...
Extreme Heat & Early Childhood Development: A Discussion on Rising Temperatures and Strategies for Supporting Development and Lifelong Health
In April 2024, we hosted a webinar where we explored the science from our latest working paper, Extreme Heat Affects Early Childhood Development and H...