“We set the stage at a very early age”
Research tells us the first six years of a child’s life form the foundation for all later development. These early years are pivotal to children’s ability to learn and create, to love, to trust and to develop a strong sense of themselves. How we care and educate our children in their earliest years has a profound impact on how productive, resilient, compassionate and confident they will be as adults.
Brain development still occurs after the early years, but it builds on these first patterns. That’s why early experiences have a disproportionately large effect on children’s futures. And that is why it is so much better – in both human and economic terms – to invest now by improving how we educate and care for our youngest children. So remember, “what a child will be will depend on you and me.”- invest in kids