Supporting Infant Brain Development

Infant brains develop at a very rapid pace – more than 700 neural connections are formed every second during a child’s first 1,000 days. Many parents underestimate the extent to which young babies are affected by what’s going on around them. US News reports on research sponsored by Zero to Three and the Bezos Family Foundation showing that the majority of parents of young children want to know more about how they can support their children's early development. One family-friendly resource is Brain Building Basics on Vroom.