India : Can We Make Parenting Programs More Cost-Effective?

India : Can We Make Parenting Programs More Cost-Effective?

In the first years of life, all children need healthy food, a clean environment, and stimulation to thrive and reach their full developmental potential. However, poverty prevents millions of young children in low- and middle-income countries from r...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
DISTANCE LEARNING
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
PARENTING PROGRAM
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/580531627631953868/India-Can-We-Make-Parenting-Programs-More-Cost-Effective
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spelling okr-10986-360852021-08-10T05:10:40Z India : Can We Make Parenting Programs More Cost-Effective? World Bank EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION DISTANCE LEARNING COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT PARENTING PROGRAM In the first years of life, all children need healthy food, a clean environment, and stimulation to thrive and reach their full developmental potential. However, poverty prevents millions of young children in low- and middle-income countries from receiving adequate nutrition and stimulation. As a result, many disadvantaged children’s brain development lags behind that of their well-off peers, which can have lifelong consequences. Previous research from low-income settings has found that encouraging parents to play and interact more with their children can improve children’s brain development, with impacts that can last into adulthood. Delivering these parenting programs at scale and in a cost-effective manner, however, has been a challenge, in part because some of the most successful programs have been delivered through intensive and relatively costly home-based programs. 2021-08-09T14:51:31Z 2021-08-09T14:51:31Z 2021-07 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/580531627631953868/India-Can-We-Make-Parenting-Programs-More-Cost-Effective http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36085 English From Evidence to Policy; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief South Asia India
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EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
DISTANCE LEARNING
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
PARENTING PROGRAM
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EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
DISTANCE LEARNING
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
PARENTING PROGRAM
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description In the first years of life, all children need healthy food, a clean environment, and stimulation to thrive and reach their full developmental potential. However, poverty prevents millions of young children in low- and middle-income countries from receiving adequate nutrition and stimulation. As a result, many disadvantaged children’s brain development lags behind that of their well-off peers, which can have lifelong consequences. Previous research from low-income settings has found that encouraging parents to play and interact more with their children can improve children’s brain development, with impacts that can last into adulthood. Delivering these parenting programs at scale and in a cost-effective manner, however, has been a challenge, in part because some of the most successful programs have been delivered through intensive and relatively costly home-based programs.
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title India : Can We Make Parenting Programs More Cost-Effective?
title_short India : Can We Make Parenting Programs More Cost-Effective?
title_full India : Can We Make Parenting Programs More Cost-Effective?
title_fullStr India : Can We Make Parenting Programs More Cost-Effective?
title_full_unstemmed India : Can We Make Parenting Programs More Cost-Effective?
title_sort india : can we make parenting programs more cost-effective?
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