On a commission for children's affairs

[Augustine Togonu-Bickersteth]

Dear President  Bola Tinubu

This is not my original idea  its been suggested elsewhere  the need for a children's commision.

A one stop shop for everything children.

President Bola Tinubu development is about man a nd the child  is the father  of thr man and as the Greek philosopher  Protagoras  put it man is the measure of all things.this takes us back to the child because the child is the father  of the man.!

My president  the first  1000 days of a child's life would be the major focus if the commisiin.

We are going to devote resorces  to the following

 domains 

1 learning

2 understanding 

3 reasoning 

4   problem solving

5 memory

6 language

7 attention 

8 decision making 

President Bola tinubu you would agree that 1 to 8 are crucial to national develoment

.early childhood represents  a window of opportunity to use the words of the paediatrics  researcher Andea k bowe.

President Bola tinubu. Tommorow  may be too late

20 milion  children out of school children  operation . This information  is for our volunteers

.please spread the word  to the r for doors of government  and relevant others.  We need to make children  the frtre of development this paper 

Paediatric  neuroscience and national development   extractsFrom a paper by Andre k  Bowie on  of  paediatric  research  and hig deta and machine leerningEarly life is the most crucial period for shaping the developing brain and represents a window of both vulnerability and opportunity.9 A failure to achieve early foundational cognitive skills may result in a permanent loss of opportunity to achieve full cognitive potential. Conversely, with appropriate intervention, it is a period during which there is an opportunity to disrupt the intergenerational transmission of inequity, particularly with regard to the developing brain.9Cognitive function and the importance of social determinantsCognitive function is a broad construct consisting of multiple domains, which can differ across literature and disciplines. Most definitions consistently refer to domains of learning, understanding, reasoning, problem solving, memory, language, attention, and decision making.10,11,12 There has been considerable debate in the literature regarding the measurement of cognitive functioning, but also regarding its representativeness of overall human functioning.13 While a thorough discussion of this debate is beyond the scope of this article, it is important to clearly acknowledge that childhood cognitive function is only one domain of overall child development. Other domains, including motor development, the development of positive social skills and emotional intelligence, and the establishment of appropriate behaviours are both intimately intertwined and of commensurate importance.14For many children, particularly those exposed to adverse environmental conditions in early life, the true potential of their cognitive ability will never be reached. This gap between potential and actual ability brings with it significant implications for outcomes across multiple domains throughout the life course, including educational attainment,15 social mobility,16 financial well-being,17 and survival.18 Birth and pregnancy cohort studies have to date provided an evidence-base illustrating