Summary of What is the most important influence on child development | Tom Weisner | TEDxUCLA

00:00:00 - 00:05:00

Tom Weisner discusses the importance of social responsibility and collaborative learning in child development, highlighting the importance of context and the different ways children are raised around the world. He also discusses the importance of well-being, noting that it includes the ability of a child to participate in the activities that a society considers important and desirable.

• 00:00:00 Tom Weisner talks about the importance of context in child development and how it is often forgotten or ignored. He gives an example of how research is often conducted in weird societies, and how this can have a negative impact on the development of children. He also discusses how we, as humans, learn to bracket context and think of children as autonomous individuals. Finally, he provides a list of resources to help us understand context better.
• 00:05:00 Tom Weisner discusses the importance of social responsibility and collaborative learning in child development, highlighting the importance of context and the different ways children are raised around the world. He also discusses the importance of well-being, noting that it includes the ability of a child to participate in the activities that a society considers important and desirable.