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Brain Development<\/span><\/h3>\n

Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Early brain development<\/a><\/p>\n

1.1 Brain architecture<\/a><\/p>\n

1.2 Experience-based brain development<\/a><\/p>\n

Research<\/strong><\/p>\n

2. Early brain development research<\/a><\/p>\n

2.1A Genes and environments<\/a><\/p>\n

2.1B Prenatal brain development <\/a><\/p>\n

2.2 Nurturing<\/a><\/p>\n

2.3 Stress<\/a><\/p>\n

2.4 Memory<\/a><\/p>\n

2.5 The social brain<\/a><\/p>\n

Links to practice<\/strong><\/p>\n

3. Practices for healthy brain development<\/a><\/p>\n

3.1 Advancing maternal and prenatal health<\/a><\/p>\n

3.2 Observing children’s development<\/a><\/p>\n

3.3 Caring through everyday experience<\/a><\/p>\n

Coping and Competence<\/span><\/h3>\n

Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Coping and competence<\/a><\/p>\n

1.1 Self-regulation<\/a><\/p>\n

1.2 Individual differences <\/a><\/p>\n

Research<\/strong><\/p>\n

2. Coping and competence research<\/a><\/p>\n

2.1 Early regulatory systems<\/a><\/p>\n

2.2 Family relationships\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

2.3 Emotional learning <\/a><\/p>\n

2.4 Executive function<\/a><\/p>\n

2.5 Adversity and resilience<\/a><\/p>\n

2.6 Play, coping and competence<\/a><\/p>\n

Links to practice<\/strong><\/p>\n

3. Supports for coping and competence<\/a><\/p>\n

3.1 Understanding feelings and behaviour<\/a><\/p>\n

3.2 Getting along with others<\/a><\/p>\n

3.3 Valuing play<\/a><\/p>\n

Communicating and Learning<\/span><\/h3>\n

Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Communicating and learning in early childhood<\/a><\/p>\n

1.1\u00a0Acquiring language<\/a><\/p>\n

1.2\u00a0Thinking and learning<\/a><\/p>\n

Research<\/strong><\/p>\n

2. Communicating and learning research<\/a><\/p>\n

2.1 Early language development<\/a><\/p>\n

2.2\u00a0Bilingualism and multilingualism<\/a><\/p>\n

2.3 Literacy<\/a><\/p>\n

2.4 Early mathematics<\/a><\/p>\n

2.5 How children learn <\/a><\/p>\n

Links to practice<\/strong><\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Opportunities for communicating and learning<\/a><\/p>\n

3.1\u00a0Guiding and teaching<\/a><\/p>\n

3.2\u00a0Planning environments for learning<\/a><\/p>\n

3.3\u00a0Creating curriculum<\/a><\/p>\n

The Ecology of Childhood<\/span><\/h3>\n

Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Ecology of childhood <\/a><\/p>\n

1.1\u00a0Contexts<\/a><\/p>\n

1.2\u00a0Children\u2019s rights <\/a><\/p>\n

Research<\/strong><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Ecology of childhood research<\/a><\/p>\n

2.1 Families<\/a><\/p>\n

2.2\u00a0Early child development programs (ECE and Early intervention)<\/a><\/p>\n

2.3\u00a0Integrating environments for children and families<\/a><\/p>\n

2.4\u00a0Neighbourhoods and communities<\/a><\/p>\n

2.5 Cultural context<\/a><\/p>\n

Links to practice<\/strong><\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Strengthening environments for children <\/a><\/p>\n

3.1 Sustaining home life<\/a><\/p>\n

3.2\u00a0Strengthening early child development programs <\/a><\/p>\n

3.3 Creating child and family friendly communities <\/a><\/p>\n

Developmental Health<\/span><\/h3>\n

Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0The developmental health perspective<\/a><\/p>\n

1.1\u00a0Shaping life course trajectories<\/a><\/p>\n

1.2\u00a0Growing up in poverty<\/a><\/p>\n

Research<\/strong><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Developmental health research<\/a><\/p>\n

2.1\u00a0The social determinants of health, learning and behaviour<\/a><\/p>\n

2.2 The socio-economic impact of early childhood education and care <\/a><\/p>\n

2.3\u00a0Monitoring early child development<\/a><\/p>\n

2.4 Scaling early child development programs <\/a><\/p>\n

Links to practice<\/strong><\/p>\n

3. Supporting developmental health <\/a><\/p>\n

3.1\u00a0Advocating for early child development <\/a><\/p>\n

3.2\u00a0Shaping public policies<\/a><\/p>\n

3.3\u00a0A global agenda <\/a><\/p>\n

Additional SECD information<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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