Reposted by Gabriel Scheidecker
An important short correspondence by @gabrielscheidecker.bsky.social et al. pointing out that the Lancet’s ‘Next 1000 Days’ series risks repeating “a deficit model, which can cause harm by promoting negative stereotypes about people living in poverty.”
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Beyond deficit models in early childhood development science
We appreciate the efforts of the Lancet Series, Early Childhood Development and the
Next 1000 Days, to draw attention to the needs of young children in low-income and
middle-income countries (LMICs).1...