ERIC Number: ED503143
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 5
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Early Relationships for Healthy Brains. An interview with Developmental Psychologist Ross Thompson. Perspectives
National Scientific Council on the Developing Child
Healthy brain development relies on the quality of early relationships. Supportive relationships and parent-child conversations buffer stress; they contribute to the cognitive and emotional stimulation that developing brains need; and the quality of parent-child conversation is important even before young children are good conversational partners. Young children in secure relationships attain greater insight into people's feelings than do children whose relationships are insecure. What's important is not just what is said, but also how it is said, and by whom. [The interviewer for this report was Richard Louv.]
Descriptors: Child Health, Brain, Child Development, Interpersonal Relationship, Parent Child Relationship, Preschool Children, Infants, Developmental Psychology, Human Capital
National Scientific Council on the Developing Child. Available from: Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University. 50 Church Street 4th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02138. Tel: 617-496-0578; Fax: 617-496-1229; e-mail: developingchild@harvard.edu; Web site: http://www.developingchild.harvard.edu
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: National Scientific Council on the Developing Child
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