Write an essay on better future of every child
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As parents, relatives and guardians, we all know how rewarding a young child’s smile is, as they learn to share and interact with others. Research now conclusively shows early childhood development, 0-3 years, is crucial for children to reach their full potential. Yet, in spite of advances in scientific knowledge a devastating number of young children continue to spend their most formative years in unsuitable environments.
Most countries in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia still rely too much on the policy and practice of placing children in institutions. Alarmingly, the economic growth did not lessen the number of children in state-run homes. Of the 1.4 million children in 26 countries (2011 data) without parental care, about half grow up in large scale institutions. As estimated 31,000 placed in institutions are under the age of three (2012 data) which risks undermining their health, development and future life chances. Support to families still trails behind measures that have their roots in an old myth: that the ‘State’ can (and even should) be a substitute for vulnerable families. We are all paying the price for this outdated practice.
Children in institutional care are more likely to suffer from attachment disorders, developmental delay and failure in brain development. For every three months spent within an institution the child’s development is delayed by one month.