Why love matters : how affection shapes a baby's brain /

Gerhardt, Sue, 1953-

Why love matters : how affection shapes a baby's brain / Sue Gerhardt. - London : Routledge, 2004. - ix, 246 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

'Why love matters' explains why love is essential to brain development in the early years of life, particularly to the development of our social & emotional brain systems. Early interactions between babies and their parents have lasting and serious consequences.

Specialized.

9781583918173 (pbk.) : £9.99 1583918175 (pbk.) : £9.99 9781583918166 (hbk.) : £40.00 1583918167 (hbk.) : £40.00


Infants--Development.
Infant psychology.
Brain chemistry.
Developmental neurobiology.
Brain--Growth.
Parent and child.

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