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Raising
Healthy Children What do children need? And what should be avoided? |
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Lifecourse Model intro page |
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Raising
Healthy Children What do children need? And what should be avoided? |
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Lifecourse Model intro page |
Researchers have developed many complex models to describe the factors that affect children's development. However, what it boils down to is simply the general model shown below: children have needs, those needs can be met with varied resources, and the extent to which those needs are met affect the outcomes children attain. This is illustrated in the General Model of Child Development.
The lifecourse model, Raising
Healthy Children, describes in greater detail the kinds of resources (care,
experiences, and material goods) that support children's development. In addition,
negative inputs that undermine children's development are also described in
this model. Resources can be provided by the family, neighborhood, community,
employers, formal programs and government supports. As shown in the lifecourse
model, appropriate inputs vary by age of the child.
