Reach Out and Read New Directions at the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University
May 11, 2023
Dr. Lindsey Burghardt, Chief Science Officer at the Center on the Developing Child and a pediatrician, discusses groundbreaking concepts in early childhood development. She introduces 'ECD 2.0', emphasizing the importance of the environment in shaping child health. Dr. Burghardt highlights how factors like neighborhoods and structural disparities influence development, advocating for action based on science. She also shares insights on new research aimed at fostering equity and environmental health for children, pushing the conversation forward in impactful ways.
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Toolkits For Busy Clinicians
- The Center created a pediatrics-specific toolkit to help busy clinicians find relevant early childhood science quickly.
- Dr. Lindsey Burghardt highlighted this as a way to make the Center's work more actionable for providers.
Early Relationships Build Lasting Foundations
- Brains are built over time like a house with a strong foundation created by consistent, nurturing caregiver-child interactions.
- Those early circuits support future learning, language, and social-emotional development and weather later adversity better.
Simple Interactions Yield Big Gains
- Reach Out and Read exemplifies how simple back-and-forth activities like reading build early circuits.
- Early, low-cost relationship-based practices create strong foundations for later complex skills.
