- Translation Library
Many Center resources have been translated into a variety of languages. Below, find all our translated materials, or filter by the language for which you’d like to find translated materials. - Dr. Jack P. Shonkoff, Migrant Family Separation Congressional Testimony
Published: Feb 2019 | Length: 6:36 mins
Center Director Jack P. Shonkoff, M.D., presented testimony at a hearing of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. As Dr. Shonkoff writes, “From a scientific perspective, the forcible separation of children from their parents is like setting a house on fire. Prolonging that separation is like preventing the first responders from doing their job.” - Child Development Core Story (Videos)
This educational video series on the importance of the early years was created by the Project for Babies, a former initiative of the University of Minnesota Center for Early Education and Development. The series features Regents Professor Megan Gunnar, Director of the Institute for Child Development at the University of Minnesota, and a member of the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child. The series consists of five videos, each approximately three to seven minutes in length: Brain Architecture; Serve and Return; Stress; Pay Now or Pay Later; Resilience.
- Additional Videos from the Center on the Developing Child
- The Spectrum of Neglect: Four Types of Unresponsive Care
Published: Oct 31, 2013 | 6 minutes
Using science as a guide, this interactive chart delineates four types of diminished responsiveness and their consequences in order to provide a useful framework for developing more effective strategies to protect vulnerable children from this complex challenge. The four short video clips below, each under a minute in length, are excerpts from the 6-minute video InBrief: The Science of Neglect. The chart is based on a graphic from The Science of Neglect: The Persistent Absence of Responsive Care Disrupts the Developing Brain, a Working Paper from the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child. - Early Childhood Mental Health Video
Published: Jun 19, 2015 | 5 minutes
Science tells us that the foundations of sound mental health are built early in life. Early experiences—including children’s relationships with parents, caregivers, relatives, teachers, and peers—interact with genes to shape the architecture of the developing brain. Disruptions in this developmental process can impair a child’s capacities for learning and relating to others, with lifelong implications. - Building Adult Capabilities to Improve Child Outcomes: A Theory of Change
Published: May 14, 2013 | 5:18 minutes
This 5-minute video depicts a theory of change that describes the need to focus on building the capabilities of caregivers and strengthening the communities that together form the environment of relationships essential to children’s lifelong learning, health, and behavior.
- The Spectrum of Neglect: Four Types of Unresponsive Care