my own journey into understanding the
importance of early childhood
actually started with adults and not
with children it was about prevention
i wanted to understand what more we
could do to help prevent some of today's
toughest social challenges
and what more we could do to help with
the rising rates of poor mental health
i've spoken to psychiatrists to
neuroscientists to practitioners and
academics and parents alike
and what has become clear is that the
best investment for our future health
and happiness
is in the first five years of life and
that is why today
i am launching the royal foundation
center for early childhood
working closely with others the center
hopes to raise awareness of why the
first five years of life
are just so important for our future
life outcomes
and what we can do as a society to
embrace this golden opportunity
to create a happier more mentally
healthy more nurturing society
by working together my hope is that we
can change the way we think about early
childhood
and transform lives for generations to
come
because i truly believe big change
starts small
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