"Maybe we didn’t go about it in the right way, as my commitment to staying home with my daughters brought us to a financial crisis. But my gut told me my daughter needed peaceful one-on-one contact with me, a lot of communication and both emotional and intellectual stimulation. It turns out my gut was telling me what science has shown to be true. Disregarding the financial costs, I gave to my daughters what they needed for their growing brains....
“Healthy early experiences are essential because, by age three, almost 80 percent of neural construction is complete, and much of the foundation for lifelong learning is set,” says Former Attorney General Steve Rowe, an advocate for high-quality care for Maine’s youngest children. For healthy brain development, Rowe says, “Children need nurturing, stimulating and stable relationships with supportive adult caregivers as well as a sense of safety and security.”
"What I wanted for my children, but couldn’t financially afford to give them, was exactly what they needed. So I did it anyway...."
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