8 December 2022
Virtual

Early Childhood Matters 2022 – Online launch event

Can behavioural science transform caregiving? Early Childhood Matters explores how evidence-based, empathetic approaches can help parents, professionals, and policymakers overcome real-world challenges—from bedtime reading to health visits—and why governments are starting to take note. Read the full edition online.

Can behavioural science revolutionise how we raise the next generation? Every day, caregivers, professionals, politicians and policymakers all take actions that profoundly impact children’s lives. We assume these decisions are made rationally. But life can get in the way of best intentions. Everyone, especially parents, get tired, busy and stressed. Behavioural science takes our realities and imperfections in account, offering evidence-based, empathetic solutions to many caregiving challenges. In this edition of Early Childhood Matters, we explore why behavioural science can and should be rooted in all areas of caregiving, from reading at home to the doctor’s waiting room and how governments are starting to take note.

Read online

Featured participants

Photo of contributor Ariel Kalil
Daniel Levin Professor Harris School of Public Policy University of Chicago, USA
Photo of contributor Deena Al-Zoubi
Advocacy and Business Development Manager at the Royal Health Awareness Society
Photo of contributor Iván Budassi
University Professor, Consultant, Former Director Behavioral Sciences and Public Policy Unit, Argentine Presidency
Academia & Civil society
Argentina
Photo of contributor Joshua Jeong
Research Associate Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Boston MA, USA
Photo of contributor Irene Caselli
Early childhood journalist and guest editor

Other upcoming events

Meet with the Early Childhood Matters community through our virtual conversation circles and intimate in-person gatherings.

Early Childhood Matters 2026 Launch Series

Join in February for big ideas and practical takeaways that help people in their transition to parenthood. This event series will capture the urgent themes from our 2026 journal with diverse and intriguing perspectives on parent and child wellbeing.

12, 19 & 26 February 2026
2pm CET
Virtual
Early Childhood Matters
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