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This chapter explores how circumstances affect early childhood development, suggesting paths for improvement.
In this chapter, we focus on different dimensions of individual human development in order to better understand how young children’s circumstances influence their growth and development, the consequences this has for their lifelong health and development, and how the trajectories of young children growing up in difficult circumstances can be improved.
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