Just seen this rather special TED talk which puts over a highly relevant message about interacting with your young child... given by a 7yr old..
How every child can thrive by five - TED<https://www.ted.com/talks/molly_wright_how_every_child_can_thrive_by_fiv...
"What if I was to tell you that a game of peek-a-boo could change the world?" asks seven-year-old Molly Wright, one of the youngest-ever TED speakers. Breaking down the research-backed ways parents and caregivers can support children's healthy brain development, Wright highlights the benefits of play on lifelong learning, behavior and well-being, sharing effective strategies to help all kids ...
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Love to hear people's reactions and please disseminate widely!
Tony Waterston
CHIFA profile: Tony Waterston is a retired consultant paediatrician who worked mainly in the community in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. He spent 6 years working in Zambia and Zimbabwe and directed the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Diploma in Palestinian Child Health teaching programme in the occupied Palestinian territories. He was an Editor of the Journal of Tropical Pediatrics and is on the Executive Committee of the International Society for Social Pediatrics. His academic interests are child poverty, advocacy for child health and children's rights. He was the lead moderator of CHIFA (HIFA's sister forum on child health and rights) until 2024 www.chifa.org<http://www.chifa.org> He is also a member of the HIFA Steering Group. www.hifa.org/people/steering-group<http://www.hifa.org/people/steering-group>www.hifa.org/support/members/t... Tony.Waterston AT newcastle.ac.uk