Early Social Interactions Build Connections in the Brain
Back-and-forth social interactions build babies' language skills and strengthen language regions in their brains.
These resources offer guidance on how Head Start programs can support parents and families in developing healthy relationships with their child from birth. These positive relationships help nurture a child’s health, development, and learning. In the Parent, Family, and Community Engagement Framework, Positive Parent-Child Relationships is one of the seven family outcomes that affect child outcomes.
Back-and-forth social interactions build babies' language skills and strengthen language regions in their brains.