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The science of neglect: The persistent absence of responsive care disrupts the developing brain: Working paper 12.
Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University~~National Scientific Council on the Developing Child
This Working Paper from the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child explains why significant deprivation is so harmful in the earliest years of life and why effective interventions are likely to pay significant dividends in better long-term outcomes in learning, health, and parenting of the next generation.