How Every Child Can Thrive by Five @TED #shorts #MollyWright

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What if I was to tell you
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that a game of peekaboo  could change the world?
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Thanks to scientists,
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we now know just how important
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the first five years are for our health and development,
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especially our brains.
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Our healthy development  depends on these top five things,
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One, connecting;
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two, talking;
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three, playing;
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four, a healthy home,
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five; community.
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All of this helps our brains and us reach our full potential.
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So what’s something you can do
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that can really make a difference?
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Scientists call it serve and return.
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That’s just a grown-up way of saying
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each time you talk to us,
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play with us,
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make us laugh,
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it not only builds and strengthens our relationships
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and mental health,
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it actually teaches us some of the most important life skills.
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Imagine the difference we could make
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if everyone everywhere did this.
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