Parents affect brain development


	Parents affect brain development

nycscharf

7-25-2008 4:11 PM

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parenting, brain

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Love and affection are critical not only for emotional development - but also cognitive. Importantly, language stimulation (talking, reading, etc.) directly impacts language development, and consequentially, cognitive development.

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