The sentences in infant development textbooks are clear: without understanding the environment, one cannot understand the human being, nor can one develop their potential. This is a self-evident fact proven by psychology and neuroscience. However, the reality of public education we face directly contradicts this truth. Rather than considering the context and environment an individual…

Redefining Environment: Everything That Surrounds Me It seems I have been thinking of the “environment” in far too grand a scale. I once believed that social factors—the education I received or the neighborhood where I grew up—were what primarily shaped me. But from the perspective of a fetus, the environment is much closer and more…

Infant Memories Are Very Short We remember very little from immediately after we are born.Yet developmental theory often says this: “Learning attitudes and values formed in infancy remain for life.” At first glance, this sounds contradictory.Do not attitudes and values continue to change throughout life?Do not our thoughts shift, our standards of judgment change, and…

Infants Are Commonly Described as Resilient Beings Infants are often described as resilient —able to adapt well even when environments change,and able to recover quickly from temporary anxiety or deprivation.Because of this, infancy is often spoken of as a time when “even if problems happen, it’s okay.” But a critical misunderstanding is hidden inside this…

Infancy Is Always Called a Special Period The period from birth to around one or two years of age is repeatedly emphasized in developmental psychology, psychiatry, and parenting discourse.It is often followed by statements like, “Everything is decided in this period.”But is that really true?Is infancy special because it is more important than any other…