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Why Do Some People Find Thinking Skills

Hard?

3. A lack of strong, positive early attachments:

Loving and responsive caregiving is at

the very heart of building strong neural

connections.

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.

Below: Positive attachments create a strong base Below: Poor early attachments can have a
on which later connections are built. serious impact on brain circuitry:

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 picture on right).

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