Why healthy development in children is so important

The quality of the environment from the earliest age and the right experiences at the right time are crucial to brain development and are the foundation for later learning in life. That’s why our Mighty Minds concept element is so important for everyone at Little Green House.

In this animatic, Dr. Jack P. Shonkoff, director of the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University, explains how the brain develops and the impact of positive experiences or toxic stress.

Source: based on research of Dr. Jack P. Shonkoff, director of the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University, this animatic was developed by the First Five Years Fund.

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