Evolutionary structure of care, socio-cognitive development and daily practices

Abstract

Child development within the framework of the life cycle can be limited if variables are chosen, in addition to age, which are only limited to unavoidable conditions for survival. This article includes an attempt to achieve a broad definition, beyond the life cycle and within the framework of an evolutionary structure of care. For this purpose, in addition to a previous conceptual discussion on an evolutionary structure of care and socio-cognitive development, some results of the Even Start of Life Program are presented. The data of 1177 participants on activities of reading, play and others considered constitutive and essential in the adopted definition of child development and care are analyzed. A first descriptive analysis of these results indicates an adverse situation for more than 80% of the participating children and generates two hypotheses to discuss and indicates a need to more urgently address the role of care and development agents at various levels of care.