Fertile Minds

This article was full alot of information that was totally new and interesting to me. So amazing what the brain can do! How it is continually changing and forming throughout a person's life. Children who are not touched or who do not play develop brains that are 2o to 30% smaller then average children. I liked how the article said that, "Rich experiences produce rich brains." that tells me as a future mother, that I need to help me children experience as much about the world around them as possible. Though the first year is the most important and vital for a young childs brain development throughout the rest of their life. It is amazing how complex the brain is and how much it can adpat, grow, and compensate for other shortcomings. I also liked the studies that have been done on the effects of depressed mothers because I believe that needs to be adressed more in our society, How careful as a mother you have to be with depression affecting your baby. Overall I realized just how important it is, if possible, to be a stay at home mom! Because I would want to make sure that my children had the best that I could give them. It's interesting to read all of the research that continues to come out on the development and processes of the brain.