The Minderoo Foundation: Thrive by five

Australian philanthropic association Minderoo Foundation created 'Thrive by Five' to educate parents about about early childhood development; the goal was to reach 300,000 parents nationally and 7 million globally.

Executive Summary

Can a game of peek-a-boo change the world?

This is the story of the World's Youngest Ever TED Talks - a complex neuroscience lesson in early childhood development, delivered by a 7 year old. Designed to educate parents on how to help children thrive in their first 5 years, it's a lesson that encouraged 9/10 prospective and new parents to connect, talk and play more with their children and became the 'No.1 Most Popular TED Talk in the World', reaching over 1.8 billion people, in 35 languages, in over 190 countries, positively impacting millions of children,...

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