The Parents Aren’t All Right
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Nurture Shapes Nature
Adverse childhood experiences, particularly trauma or severe stress, can have lasting negative effects on children. Positive interactions, such as responding to a baby's smiles, play a crucial role in building and strengthening the emotional pathways in an infant's brain. Early education and enriching environments significantly influence brain development, impacting vocabulary and reading comprehension later in life. The idea that parental inputs can mold a child's brain has led to practices like playing classical music to unborn babies, based on studies indicating these stimuli can shape development. However, the belief that parental influence solely determines a child's future can be taken to an extreme, oversimplifying the complexity of child development.
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