![]() ![]() Neglectful or harmful parenting can wound or damage a child limit brain development create unhealthy beliefs about what love is create a sense of worthlessness and decrease exploring, reading, and other learning. ![]() 1Įqually true is the assertion that a poor parent-child relationship can represent lost opportunity to build genuine love and as such can be destructive through no fault of the infant or child. The parent-child relationship can provide lifelong gifts, such as healthy brain development a sense of resilience a sense of being loved and cared for empathy for others a desire for and joy about exploring, reading, and other learning and a sense of being important to others. 2, 3 This research tells us that the interactions between parents and their infants or children are very important for human development. 1 The past decade has seen a large increase in research and communication about brain development, particularly in early childhood. ![]() One has only to read the 2000 National Academy of Science report, From Neurons to Neighborhoods, to understand the importance of early childhood development, including early brain development. Our knowledge of children’s needs has grown tremendously in recent years. ![]()
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