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... social environment in childhood affects achieved adult height, life chances, and ultimately mortality rates in adult life. (...) ... social circumstances acting in…

— Michael Marmot

“Young children by age three begin to inhibit some of their naturally altruistic behavior. They become more discriminating about whom they help. They share…

— Michael S. Gazzaniga

“As Nicholas Kristof put it in The New York Times: “Cues of a hostile or indifferent environment flood an infant, or even a fetus,…

— Arianna Huffington

“The damage that most people suffer, through the process we refer to as childhood, is from a lack of self-esteem. It’s by far the…

— Erik Valeur

Children are victims of a social problem that wounds the family.

— Pope Francis

People develop their health habits when they're kids, and that carries through their whole life.

— Maria Rodale

Many low-income children face chronic stress from nutritional deprivation or persistent violence at home or in the community. By addressing their medical, emotional and…

— Irwin Redlener

The thing we want for all our kids is that they be connected with a learning community and that they have strong social and…

— Maia Szalavitz

“Adolescent Warning Signs Lack of peer relationships outside the family Anxiety in social situations Difficulty with social skills such as keeping a conversation going…

— Jonathan Berent

The reason most of the children are having problems in any inner-city neighborhood is because they don't see enough positive role models in their…

— Marla Gibbs

“The effects of untreated mental health issues ripple throughout families for generations.”

— Lori Wilde

Children, then, acquire social skills not so much from adults as from their interactions with one another. They are likely to discover through trial…

— Zick Rubin