Welcome. We are Victor and Gabriele, and Functional Child Development (FCD) is our attempt to give parents what the research actually supports, limits included.
Every carousel we post on Instagram compresses a full essay, and every essay ships with a Dive Deeper companion that walks through each study we cite, including where the evidence is thin.
For an overview of what we’re all about read What Kids Actually Need to Thrive.
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The Framework
It Is Easier to Build Strong Children
Behavior Is a Signal
Robust and Vulnerable Simultaneously
Seed and Soil
Good Enough Is the Finding
Connection
Connection Is the Operating System
Regulation
The Five-Dial Check-In
Diet Before Prescription
Play & Exploration
We Took Away Play and Gave Them Therapy
The Grocery Store Is a Classroom
Pay Attention, Not Be Careful
Identity & Purpose
The Kid Who Never Gave You Trouble
How Would You Feel
Resources & Demands
You Are the Weather
Same Seed, Two Soils
The Caregiver Is the Keystone
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