Brain Development
Brain development in infancy is intense; and scientists have discovered facts about babies brains that are changing the way babies are being understood and cared for.
New understanding about the brain reveals that babies are emotionally sensitive long before birth. With a highly developed emotional or limbic brain, they are born ready and needing to be in relationships - and what they experience has an impact for life.
What's more, it's now known that emotional experiences shape brain development. Feeling safe and content, feeling loved and heard, and physically in touch with a loving adult (preferably mum), are keys for your baby's optimal brain development, and for health.
The early years matter
What your baby experiences from conception onwards influences the structure and the function of her brain as it develops in this critical early period. Your baby is nourished by nutrients that reach her via the placenta but this is only part of her nutrition. The emotional aspect of womb life is also important. Being exposed to high stress levels and fear in the womb is very different from an environment of safety and ease.
If you're interested in this fascinating topic, how a brain develops in response to environment through pregnancy and in the early years, and how to encourage good development, click the link below.
 Brain Development | The developing brain and why a baby's feelings are important for lifelong brain development and relationships. |