From the Field
Field dispatches, reflections, and deep dives from the RTRU community. Developmental science meets lived experience — unfiltered and unpolished.
Developmental Science
What the First 1000 Days Really Determine
It is not just brain development. The first 1000 days set the template for how a human being will relate to stress, safety, love, and themselves for the rest of their life.
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Organisational
Why Engagement Surveys Miss the Point
Most engagement surveys measure satisfaction with conditions. They do not measure something far more consequential: the gap between how people learned to show up and how they want to show up.
Parenting
The Question Behind Every Behaviour
When a child acts out, they are not misbehaving. They are communicating something they do not yet have words for: a need for safety, for connection, for someone to hold the overwhelm.