The First 1000 Days | Johan Morreau, M.D. | TEDxTauranga (Video)

The quality of the first 1000 days of a child’s life will determine the quality of the next 32,000 days.  That first thousand days are a window of opportunity for a child, for a family, and for a country.  What are the consequences of neglecting the first 1000 days?  A New Zealand perspective.  Are Finland and Holland doing a better job?  “Money invested in an infant will generate a happier, healthier and longer life.  A dollar spent in early childhood saves around $17 of later government spend.  We have to invest in parenting… whatever it takes to purify a pregnancy, generate attachment, bonding and brain growth, and create a happy, healthy child with aspirations.  Let’s spend our money on parenting, not on prisons.”  Watch the video here.