Download or read book The State of the World's Children, 2001 written by Carol Bellamy and published by . This book was released on 2004-02-01 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens during the very earliest years of a child's life, from birth to age 3, influences how childhood and adolescence unfolds. This report details the daily lives of parents and other caregivers who are striving -- in the face of war, poverty and the HIV/AIDS epidemic -- to protect the rights and meet the needs of young children. Chapters: early brain develop.; families, child rights and participatory research in Nepal; healthy pregnancies; improving the lives of children, one father at a time; paternity leave, baths and evil spirits; respecting the rights of the Indian child; child survival and the agency of women; country profiles of Jamaica, Malawi, Macedonia, Turkey, Peru, the Philippines, Maldives, and Jordan.