Child health - it’s rise and fall

In this episode I look at what makes for good health in children.

It’s clearly multifactorial and the latest reports show that the health of children has declined in recent years in the UK. I look at why this may be the case and what the root causes might be.

Links:

Children ‘betrayed’ in UK: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-68203749

WHO website on child health: https://www.who.int/health-topics/child-health#tab=tab_1

UNICEF: https://www.unicef.org/

UNICEF child satisfaction tables: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/09/child-well-being-health-happiness-unicef-report/

Child development: https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002002.htm

Attachment theory: https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-attachment-theory-2795337

What every child needs: https://www.childrenscolorado.org/conditions-and-advice/parenting/parenting-articles/what-children-need/

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