Gabriel Scheidecker

Beyond deficit models in early childhood development science We appreciate the efforts of the Lancet Series, Early Childhood Development and the Next 1000 Days, to draw attention to the needs of young children in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs).1...

An important short correspondence by @gabrielscheidecker.bsky.social et al. pointing out that the Lancet’s ‘Next 1000 Days’ series risks repeating “a deficit model, which can cause harm by promoting negative stereotypes about people living in poverty.”

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“We urge early childhood development researchers to systematically address well documented biases when assessing needs and to shift towards approaches that fully recognise and build on existing, context-adapted practices, expertise, and aspirations of caregivers and their children around the world.”

Thanks for the great collaboration, Tatek Abebe, @seyeabimbola.bsky.social, Nandita Chaudhary, Willem E. Frankenhuis, Heidi Keller, @yukomunakata.bsky.social, Bolajoko O. Olusanya, Dandara de Oliveira Ramos, @muneera-arasheed.bsky.social

Beyond deficit models in early childhood development science We appreciate the efforts of the Lancet Series, Early Childhood Development and the Next 1000 Days, to draw attention to the needs of young children in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs).1...

Finally out! For the first time, The Lancet has published a critical paper on the science of Early Childhood Development (#ECD).

As an interdisciplinary team of authors, we call on the ECD field move beyond the widespread use of deficit-based models.

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Thank you @mzuch24.bsky.social Looking forward to See your work on these issues.

It's part of the Special Issue "Contested Parenting" in Ethos. Thanks to the editors @heikedrotbohm.bsky.social and Konstanze N'Guessan for their great support and guidance.

Ethos | AAA Sociocultural Anthropology Journal | Wiley Online Library In this paper, we explore the unintended consequences of parenting support and child protection services for families who have migrated from Vietnam to Berlin, Germany. We identify such negative cons....

In our new paper "Help can harm," Nga T.T. Mai and I examine the unintended consequences of parenting interventions among Vietnamese migrant families in Germany. We argue that such harmful effects deserve much closer attention.

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The problem with parenting interventions in the Global South | Aeon Essays Early childhood development interventions in the Global South is a huge industry built on highly questionable assumptions

Excellent essay by Francesca Mezzenzana and @gabrielscheidecker.bsky.social questioning the assumptions behind Western-style parenting interventions

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It's great to see our #realistsynthesis on "Unfair knowledge practices in global health" is the most read & shared HPP article in 2024 blogs.lshtm.ac.uk/hppdebated/2...

Please read it to see the many ways epistemic injustice manifests in how we do (global) health equity work doi.org/10.1093/heap...

The problem with parenting interventions in the Global South | Aeon Essays Early childhood development interventions in the Global South is a huge industry built on highly questionable assumptions

Fab essay from member @gabrielscheidecker.bsky.social: "early childhood science implicitly promotes Western, urban middle-class skills and behaviours... a child has reached their full potential when they behave and think like a Western, urban middle-class child."
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Aufarbeitung der deutschen Kolonialgeschichte im Koalitionsvertrag verankern! Die Auseinandersetzung mit dem Kolonialismus und seinen Wirkungen bis in die Gegenwart stößt in Deutschland auf zunehmendes Interesse. Auf zivilgesellschaftlicher Ebene erforschen lokale Initiativen k...

Am Sonntag wurde gewählt, bald könnten die Koalitionsverhandlungen für eine neue Regierung beginnen.
Wir fordern, dass die Aufarbeitung der deutschen Kolonialgeschichte im Koalitionsvertrag verankert wird. Diese Forderung kann hier unterstützt werden:

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Is there something wrong with parenting in the Global South? | Aeon Essays Early childhood development interventions in the Global South is a huge industry built on highly questionable assumptions

Early childhood development interventions in the Global South is a huge industry built on highly questionable assumptions

‘Save the parasites’ may not be a popular rallying cry – but it could be a vital one | Aeon Videos One in three parasitic species is in danger. Here’s why humans may need to power through the ‘ick’ to save them

Parasites can be hard to love. However, as researchers in this video argue, with up to one in three species at risk of extinction, we might want to start to seriously consider which parasites may be worth saving. @sciam.bsky.social

The problem with parenting interventions in the Global South | Aeon Essays Early childhood development interventions in the Global South is a huge industry built on highly questionable assumptions

Our latest attempt to you reach beyond anthropology: aeon.co/essays/the-p...