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Can a child's IQ be improved during the first years of life? Researchers say YES! Ten Things Every Child Needs explains how our earliest interactions influence a child's brain development. Ten Things Every Child Needs is an invaluable guide that parents and caregivers can follow to give a child his or her best start in life. Features Dr. T. Berry Brazelton, Dr. Bruce Perry and other leading child development experts.

Rating : - Adults have these same needs
I used this DVD with college students learning about human development. Using experts in the field, such as Brazelton and trained teachers working directly with children in an inner city day care center, this DVD gives specific examples of what helps and what hinders healthy development. My only reservation about the content was the implication of dire consequences if a child did not receive these opportunities at a given age. Adults have similar needs and it is never too late to heal and learn the value of self esteem, music, play, care, touch, etc. That said, care givers of young children will benefit from the ideas presented in this well-scripted and interesting DVD.