Care is a universal need. All of us have received and will receive care at some point in life: in early childhood and later in life due to aging,…
We grow as part of a biological process, but growing is not the same as developing. Growth refers to physical changes, such as height or weight,…
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)—such as neglect, physical or emotional maltreatment, abuse, abandonment, or witnessing domestic violence—are…
During the summer of 2012, on a visit to the Guna Yala indigenous region in northeastern Panama, we met Iranelda, a 16-year-old girl in labor whose…
We tend to remember very little about what happens to us in the early years of life. And yet, it is during those years that the foundations of…
The Convention on the Rights of the Child, a global commitment to protect and promote children’s healthy development and fulfillment of their…
