Fewer babies and very young children are dying today compared to 20 years. Over that period, the number of infant deaths has dropped sharply -- from about 12 million to six million worldwide. Infant child mortality has been cut thanks to billions of dollars in aid and the work of many countries. However, a group of experts say that is not enough. For children to grow and develop fully, they need more than a nutritious diet and access to medicine. That is the opinion of a team of social scientists and public health experts. They found that about 200 million children are failing to meet their developmental potential each year. What is lacking, say the experts, is social interaction with the children and involvement by their caretakers. The U.S. National Academy of Medicine set up the group of 32 academic experts. They provide strong evidence that just as a poor diet can harm children, violence and lack of care can damage a child’s brain. And that, they say, leads to physical and social stunting, even when aid programs are available.
Title: A Child’s Growing Brain Needs Love as Much as Food
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1166/baby_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='A Childs Growing Brain Needs Love as Much as Food' data-article-id='1662'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='6729'>Fewer babies and very young children are dying today compared to 20 years.</span> <span data-start-time='6729' data-end-time='17417'>Over that period, the number of infant deaths has dropped sharply -- from about 12 million to six million worldwide.</span> <span data-start-time='17417' data-end-time='26604'>Infant child mortality has been cut thanks to billions of dollars in aid and the work of many countries.</span> <span data-start-time='26604' data-end-time='31875'>However, a group of experts say that is not enough.</span> <span data-start-time='31875' data-end-time='40042'>For children to grow and develop fully, they need more than a nutritious diet and access to medicine.</span> <span data-start-time='40042' data-end-time='46521'>That is the opinion of a team of social scientists and public health experts.</span> <span data-start-time='46521' data-end-time='55563'>They found that about 200 million children are failing to meet their developmental potential each year.</span> <span data-start-time='55563' data-end-time='64646'>What is lacking, say the experts, is social interaction with the children and involvement by their caretakers.</span> <span data-start-time='64646' data-end-time='72729'>The U.S. National Academy of Medicine set up the group of 32 academic experts.</span> <span data-start-time='72729' data-end-time='85063'>They provide strong evidence that just as a poor diet can harm children, violence and lack of care can damage a child’s brain.</span> <span data-start-time='85063' data-end-time='93292'>And that, they say, leads to physical and social stunting, even when aid programs are available.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1166/love_img.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div 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system</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=6563 data-hint-location='31875' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1166/what_is_not_necessary_for_children_to_grow_fully.m4a'>What is NOT necessary for children to grow fully?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='sports'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1166/sports.m4a'><span>sports</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1166/access_to_medicine.m4a'><span>access to medicine</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1166/love.m4a'><span>love</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1166/nutritious_diet.m4a'><span>nutritious 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