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Pathways to a more peaceful and sustainable world: The transformative power of children in families

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 September 2020

Pia R. Britto ,
Suna Hanöz-Penney ,
Liliana Angelica Ponguta ,
Diane Sunar ,
Ghassan Issa ,
Sascha D. Hein ,
Maria Conceição do Rosário ,
Maha A. Almuneef ,
Irem Korucu  and
Yaya Togo
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Pia R. Britto
Affiliation:
Early Childhood Development Program, UNICEF, New York, NY, USA
Suna Hanöz-Penney
Affiliation:
Mother Child Education Foundation (AÇEV), Istanbul, Turkey John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
Liliana Angelica Ponguta
Affiliation:
Child Study Center, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
Diane Sunar
Affiliation:
Istanbul Bilgi University, Istanbul, Turkey
Ghassan Issa
Affiliation:
Arab Resource Collective, Beirut, Lebanon
Sascha D. Hein
Affiliation:
Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
Maria Conceição do Rosário
Affiliation:
Child Study Center, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Maha A. Almuneef
Affiliation:
King Saud ben Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Irem Korucu
Affiliation:
Child Study Center, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
Yaya Togo
Affiliation:
University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies, Bamako, Mali National Institute of Public Health of Mali
Jamshed Kurbonov
Affiliation:
UNICEF Tajikistan, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Nurlan Choibekov
Affiliation:
International University of Central Asia, Tokmok, Kyrgyz Republic
Hien Thi Thu Phan
Affiliation:
Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
N. Shemrah Fallon
Affiliation:
Child Study Center, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
Bekir B. Artukoğlu
Affiliation:
Child Study Center, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
Franz J. Hartl
Affiliation:
Webmaster, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
Rima Salah
Affiliation:
Child Study Center, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
Siobhán Fitzpatrick
Affiliation:
The Early Years—the Organization for Young Children Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Paul Connolly
Affiliation:
Department of Educational Research, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
Laura Dunne
Affiliation:
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work, Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Sarah Miller
Affiliation:
School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work, Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Kyle Pruett
Affiliation:
Child Study Center, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
James F. Leckman*
Affiliation:
Child Study Center, School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
*
Author for Correspondence: James F. Leckman, Yale Child Study Center, New Haven, CT 06517, USA. E-mail: james.leckman@yale.edu.
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Abstract

This article provides an overview of selected ongoing international efforts that have been inspired by Edward Zigler's vision to improve programs and policies for young children and families in the United States. The efforts presented are in close alignment with three strategies articulated by Edward Zigler: (a) conduct research that will inform policy advocacy; (b) design, implement, and revise quality early childhood development (ECD) programs; and (c) invest in building the next generation of scholars and advocates in child development. The intergenerational legacy left by Edward Zigler has had an impact on young children not only in the United States, but also across the globe. More needs to be done. We need to work together with a full commitment to ensure the optimal development of each child.

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advocacy and social policyearly childhood developmentparenting programspeacebuilding2030 Sustainable Development Goals
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Development and Psychopathology , Volume 33 , Special Issue 2: Honoring the Legacy of Ed Zigler's Lifetime Contributions to Science, Society, and Child Wellbeing , May 2021 , pp. 409 - 420
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