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Video Clips

The Science of Neglect
This 6-minute video 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. By The Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University

What is Resilience?
Watch this video to learn about the fundamentals of resilience, which is built through interactions between children and their environments. By The Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University (1/3)

The Science of Resilience
Watch this video to visualize the science of resilience, and see how genes and experience interact to produce positive outcomes for children.. By The Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University (2/3)

How Resilience is Built
Watch this video to learn how responsive exchanges with adults help children build the skills they need to manage stress and cope with adversity.  By The Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University (3/3)

Audio Clips

Early Experiences Count: How Emotional Development Unfolds Starting at Birth
A podcast interview with Ross Thompson, Ph.D., professor of psychology at the University of California Davis, who talks about the emotional life of young children.

Creating Healthy Connections: Nurturing Brain Development From Birth to Three
A podcast interview with Dr. Alison Gopnik, professor of Psychology at UC Berkeley. Dr. Gopnik talks about early brain development and how young children learn.