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Depressed Infants?
March 22, 2011
The beauty of the world has two edges, one of laughter, one of anguish, cutting the heart asunder.
-Virginia Woolf (1882-1941), English author
-Virginia Woolf (1882-1941), English author
This startling claim appeared in an article, "Small Child, Big Worries" in Time Magazine (March 21, 2011). The article cites research from Zero to Three (zerotothree.org), which tends to indicate that "10% of very young children have some kind of clinical emotional condition, about the same rate as in the adult population. And while some of these ills are indeed unique to babies, a growing body of research shows that many others — including post-traumatic stress disorder, social anxiety disorder, major depression, insomnia, even prolonged bereavement — also afflict young children."
The article continues... "Once a problem takes hold, it is hard to calculate the odds of recovery; the field of infant mental health is so new that most studies have tracked kids only into the later school years.... In one study... 41% of preschoolers with an anxiety condition were still impaired by it four years later. Children with preschool depression were six times likelier than other kids to have the condition later in life."
These Learning Moments discs (for use on a computer) present real-life video files that are the perfect compliment to workshops, lectures, and online courses on how young children learn through play. They make general principles of child development and early education come to life by revealing children's natural process of discovery, invention, and learning.
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Comments (4)
Displaying All 4 Commentsthe grand child care center
chicago, IL, United States
Something very interesting happened this last Friday which made me to comeback to this Child care issue ,' Depressed infant'.
Well, this child I'll call Jannie [not real name ] was a little sad- not playing in group- almost 4 years old, I approached her and started to talk to her and she complained about her stomach hurting, head hurting and the things happening at her home , all leading to my child care directorial knowledge of 22 years , that she was showing the signs of depression.. I seldom hear the word headache from little child's mouth.
Yes, today's child has much more to juggle than last generation. God bless our children.
Geeta Bhatt, Director,
G.C.C.C.,Chicago.
Garderie Centre Soleil
United States
This new undestanding of the child makes our work even more important and our observations and support crucial for the development of the child. We need to be better prepared to be able to offer the required help help.
Shishu Vikash Kendra
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Hello Child friend ,
I am a mirror infront of a child . The reflextion of me falls upon the child .
Bloomington, IN, United States
WOW!! This is really sad, scary and almost impossible to act on as a professional, not knowing the extent of this in a child. Oh dear---we have work to do!
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