The greatest gift parents can give young children is a healthy, loving, consistent and nurturing relationship, regardless of what other challenges they may face in their environment, says child development expert Nan Brien.
Brien’s talk follows three brain investigators associated with the Waisman Center and University of Wisconsin-Madison who spoke on the impact of such issues as autism, fetal alcohol exposure, maternal depression and preterm birth. She said her role in the series is to offer some of the practical advice and strategies that will help parents and caregivers apply what they have learned about early brain development from the scientists.