Care for children by caring for parents, says neuroscience - by Child and Family blog

We love this blog! It has a great collection of articles describing research on how family influences child development, both social/emotional and cognitive. Important reading for every parent!

Early emotional experiences leave children with much more than memories. Neuroscience suggests how these experiences can literally shape the ways in which children – and the adults they become – think. These early experiences contribute to the development of the biological mechanisms that process and interpret past and future experiences. They can influence brain circuitry that makes meaning from what has happened and predictions for what happens next, sometimes throughout children’s lives. READ FULL BLOG