There is a revision of childhood already but perhaps a specific alchemical revision for early childhood, the first 2000 days of life (from conception to age 5.)
This is not likely to be covered by alchemical revision of childhood since i think it requires a different, multifaceted approach
this concept is being pushed by the australian government nationwide, emphasising its profound importance.
the following paragraphs expand on this concept. i took it from this government pdf www.health.nsw.gov.au
A healthy lifestyle helps to protect us from the onset of disease and improves our quality of life. But, we now know exposure to particular stressors before birth, and exposure to adverse experiences in early childhood, increases the probability that an individual will have poor health and wellbeing later in life. The higher the number and significance of stressors before birth and the higher the number of adverse experiences in the earlier years, the greater the risk to long term health and wellbeing
We know that people who have been exposed to these risk factors have poorer social, emotional and cognitive development. A child’s development at just 22 months of age is a powerful predictor of their educational outcomes at 26 years of age. Australian data shows that children who are behind on their development when they start school rarely catch up to other children, and their development at school entry is an excellent predictor of their educational achievement at the end of school.
We know that someone who has experienced a multitude of stressors and adverse experiences will be more likely to have unhealthy behaviours as an adult. They can be more likely to smoke, more likely to misuse alcohol and other drugs, more likely to be above a healthy weight, and more likely to self-harm. These behaviours can be difficult to change because as evidence has shown, these behaviours were not the real problem. Rather, they were the protective solution that people had adopted to deal with problems from childhood that they had never before spoken about to anyone.*
The result is that not only are people who have adverse childhood experiences more likely to experience chronic disease - their disease is less likely to respond to treatment. The strong, graded relationship between the number of adverse childhood experiences and chronic disease is true not only for physical disease, but also for mental health.
thank you .
