42 min
Jack Shonkoff, director, Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University UNNATURAL CAUSES: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?
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- Personal Journals
In this original interview, Dr. Jack Shonkoff talks about new research on the importance of healthy, nurturing environments for the future of young children. He discusses the impact of toxic stress on brain development, how development is a product on genetics and experience, and how the U.S. fares poorly in comparison to other countries. He argues that the U.S. needs social policies that provide better choices for families with young children or we'll pay a much greater price later on.
In this original interview, Dr. Jack Shonkoff talks about new research on the importance of healthy, nurturing environments for the future of young children. He discusses the impact of toxic stress on brain development, how development is a product on genetics and experience, and how the U.S. fares poorly in comparison to other countries. He argues that the U.S. needs social policies that provide better choices for families with young children or we'll pay a much greater price later on.
42 min