It took nine long months, but you finally have your sweetheart tucked safely in your arms. She is perfect and you will now spend your life trying to give this child the world.
Research suggests that when parents positively engage their newborn babies, they increase that child’s chances for a rich and productive life. Yes, even from this very tender age.
According to “For Our Babies: Ending the Invisible Neglect of America’s Infants,” author J. Ronald Lally notes that babies can read facial and vocal expressions by 6 months of age, therefore, the “loving support and stimulating experiences provided by caregivers lead children to function better” now and later in life.