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Como todas as crianças podem florescer aos cinco anos

9,908,973 views | Molly Wright • TED and Minderoo Foundation

"E se eu vos dissesse que um jogo de imitação pode mudar o mundo?" pergunta Molly Wright, de sete anos, uma das oradoras TED mais hovas de sempre. Decompondo as formas baseadas na investigação de como os pais e educadores de infância podem apoiar um desenvolvimento cerebral saudável das crianças, Molly esclarece os benefícios da brincadeira na aprendizagem, comportamento e bem-estar ao longo da vida, referindo estratégias eficazes de ajudar todos os miúdos a florescer quando atingem os cinco anos. No palco, junta-se-lhe Ari, com um ano, e o seu pai, Amarjot, que ajuda a ilustrar as suas ideias sobre a ciência cerebral. (Esta TED Talk foi produzida e colaboração com a Fundação Minderoo enquanto instrumento educativo para pais e educadores de infância do mundo inteiro e é apoiada pela UNICEF.)

"E se eu vos dissesse que um jogo de imitação pode mudar o mundo?" pergunta Molly Wright, de sete anos, uma das oradoras TED mais hovas de sempre. Decompondo as formas baseadas na investigação de como os pais e educadores de infância podem apoiar um desenvolvimento cerebral saudável das crianças, Molly esclarece os benefícios da brincadeira na aprendizagem, comportamento e bem-estar ao longo da vida, referindo estratégias eficazes de ajudar todos os miúdos a florescer quando atingem os cinco anos. No palco, junta-se-lhe Ari, com um ano, e o seu pai, Amarjot, que ajuda a ilustrar as suas ideias sobre a ciência cerebral. (Esta TED Talk foi produzida e colaboração com a Fundação Minderoo enquanto instrumento educativo para pais e educadores de infância do mundo inteiro e é apoiada pela UNICEF.)

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Molly Wright, a student from Queensland, Australia, is a passionate advocate for early childhood development. At just seven years old, she's one of the youngest people ever to give a TED Talk.

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