Global Children's Initiative

For the blog assignment this week I am taking a look at the Harvard University website on “Global Children’s Initiatives”. Early childhood around the world can look very different than it does in America. Recent years in America our focus has been on standards and school readiness. After reading about the “Global Children’s Initiatives” I am able to see that this is not always the focus in other countries. Children and crisis is one of these topics. For example in Haiti and Chile post-earthquake child status is something that is being looked at closer (Harvard University, 2014). Child mental health is being looked at more closely in China and child maltreatment is being looked at more closely in three of the Caribbean nations (Harvard University, 2014). As you can see each country has something that is a primary focus. As we talked about in past discussions it is important to take care of a child’s well-being in order to provide the best education for a child. From the information from the Harvard website one can see the various ways this can look in each individual country. When these needs are addressed or met a child will be more likely to thrive in their education.

References

Harvard University. (2014). Center on the Developing Child. Retrieved from Global Children's Initiatives: http://developingchild.harvard.edu/index.php/activities/global_initiative/