The Importance of The First 1000 Days
Being a Psychology major, I am very passionate about proper child development and people leading healthy lives, both mentally and physically. So when I heard 'The Digital Factory' was hosting an event with Nestle on the importance of the 1000 first days of a child's life, I jumped at the opportunity to be a part of it. So I went to the event, held at PC Lahore, on October 17th, 2015 and learned what my course books have failed to teach me. And I realized, I was not alone, a lot of people don't know the crucial importance of the first thousand days in a child's life. Being a bloggers event, a lot of people with a big social media presence were in attendance. We we're only asked to do one thing; to share the information we received with everyone else and that is exactly what I intend to do with this post. I learned a lot of valuable lessons that people in Pakistan are unaware of. Dr Huma Fahim, Medical Adviser at Nestle, delivered a very informative