Page 12 - Unit 5: Brain Shaping

1. Strong, positive attachments

Loving and responsive caregiving is at the very
heart of building strong neural connections.

We know from research that a lack of positive,

responsive attention can have a serious impact on the

size of the brain and the strength and quantity of its

neural connections (see diagram on right).

When children are given loving and

responsive caregiving by all adults around

them, neural connections develop rapidly

and provide a strong base on which later

connections can build.