This is a Book for everyone.
Illustrations demonstrating the effects of toxic stress on the brain and sections relating specifically to love, adversity, and resilience have been added because of the impact they have on why we become who we are..
It is the attempt of this Book to contribute to this greater understanding.
Knowing that 90% of the brain develops in the months of pregnancy and the first two years of life and that most chronic medical, behavioral, and addiction disorders occur in adults who had dysfunction in this critical period, makes it imperative that every effort be made to educate us all on the importance of good, responsive parenting.
Using a poem for structure, accompanied by colorful illustrations that convey the message in each stanza, we can better understand the significance of a Good start in life.
In using the metaphor comparing the raising of the seed of wheat with that of a baby, the importance of a nurturing environment is presented.
This is a Book for everyone
