Why Love Matters Why Love Matters Sue Gerhardt

Why Love Matters

How Infant Care Builds the Developing Brain

by Sue Gerhardt

★ 4.5 24 min read

About This Book

Published in 2004, this work examines how our earliest experiences determine adult outcomes. The book moves beyond traditional debates about innate versus environmental influences to present compelling scientific findings: humans emerge through an interaction between genetic inheritance and social encounters during infancy. Adult psychological and social difficulties often originate in these early developmental periods.

Who Should Read This?

  • Mental health clinicians and therapists
  • Parents caring for infants and young children
  • Prospective parents planning to start families

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