How Supportive Parenting Protects the Brain

June 26, 2014

Publication: The Atlantic

Featured Expert: Jack P. Shonkoff

Link: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/06/how-supportive-parenting-protects-the-brain/373496/

This article discusses the effects of toxic stress on lifelong health and explains how supportive, responsive caregiving can help improve outcomes for children living in poverty or other adverse circumstances. The article quotes Center Director Jack P. Shonkoff.