Nurturing a Healthy Mind

Advances in technology and science have taught us a great deal, and Nurturing a Healthy Mind supports the growing consensus that research on brain development is relevant to parenting. At the beginning of the twenty-first century, parents and teachers are seeing the benefits of this research, with child-rearing and education being shaped by new understandings of the human brain.

It is becoming widely known that the interactions between our genetic makeup, early experiences, and environmental influences shape the architecture of the developing brain. As such, our understanding of the importance of the early years of life has, thankfully, received much greater attention and scrutiny.

We are witnessing a tsunami of research, in conjunction with well-informed individuals, looking to ensure that all children receive the attention they need in their earliest days of life. Nurturing a Healthy Mind, with its easy-to-understand format, gives parents and early caregivers a great opportunity to tap into this research and provide the best environment possible for healthy child development.