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Irene Caselli

First 1,000 Days correspondent

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I report on the crucial period in which our brains are built and how it shapes our future.

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We have virtually no memory of our first 1,000 days. What are the implications for us as adults and for society as a whole?

Irene Caselli
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Let’s remember the day play went from being a privilege to a right
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3 min 46
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How the things we don’t remember shape us just as much as those we do
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7 min 15
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Children are a quarter of the world’s population. Imagine urban planning from their point of view
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5 min 51
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Photo of two kids and a grown man on the beach with waves in the sea on the background. Due to double exposure the opacity of everything is not 100%.
Why can’t we remember our earliest years?
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7 min 58
Irene Caselli
Illustration of a white cube over a peach-coloured background. Around it, little human-like figures are busy transporting objects of different shapes and sizes.
Callout: Share your earliest memories with me
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2 min 144
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Gloved hands holding upright still bloody newborn baby, umbilical cord still attached; against black background.
Eat, play, love: Just how much are you shaped by your first 1,000 days of life?
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6 min 106
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Meet our First 1,000 Days correspondent, Irene Caselli
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1 min 9
Irene Caselli
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Why I’m joining as the First 1,000 Days correspondent
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Irene Caselli