Ineffective or weak brain connections are pruned in much the same way a gardener would prune a tree or bush, giving the plant a desired shape.

Adults tend to think they have much free will. Kids younger than six are less sure. They may be more realistic!

One of the most distinctive evolutionary features of human beings is our unusually long, protected childhood.

I'm afraid the parenting advice to come out of developmental psychology is very boring: pay attention to your kids and love them.

Ineffective or weak brain connections are pruned in much the same way a gardener would prune a tree or bush, giving the plant a desired shape.

Babies and young children are like the research and development division of the human species, and we grown-ups are production and marketing.

Being a grandmother is a wonderful thing, so my advice is skip the children. Go straight to the grandchildren.