So we do it, and we do it well. Even if recent surveys have undermined the role of the mother, scientific evidence affirms it. In our rush to approve everything from attachment parenting to boarding schools, we can t forget the basics. Caring, close families and nurturing mothers really do matter. Parents occupy a huge role in helping their children develop and thrive intellectually, physically, and socially throughout their lives.
Young children are so impressionable.
In fact, the brain is not fully developed until after puberty. New brain research proves that the kind of care you provide in the early years has a significant impact on the actual development of your child s brain. How it works According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, a baby's brain bubbles with twice the activity of that of an adult. A newborn s brain has 100 billion neurons, which grow and connect with other neurons in systems that will allow us to see, move, hear, and feel. Networks of brain cells allow us to think and learn.