Early Child Development Research

A child can be born with a genetic disorder but its the mothers love and care that impacts a child 's development. Nurturing a child early on in life may aid the child with the development of a larger hippocampus, the region of the brain responsible for learning, memory and, stress. Research has shown that early maternal support has had a successful effect on young children. A connection was found between early social experiences and the volume of the amygdala, which is responsible for the regulation and processing the memory of emotional reactions. Studies have also shown that children raised in a nurturing environment typically do better in school and are more emotionally developed, unlike the relationship between Kevin Khatchadourian and …show more content…
Maternity can have a significant impact on marriage and home life. Studies have shown that couple are their happiest in the years soon after they wed and they anticipate the arrival of children. Although, when romantic date nights and breaks on the weekends are suddenly replaced by long sleepiness nights and runningg low on cash, the reality may seem less appealing. Daniel Gilbert, a professor at Hravard University, said: “People are extremely happy before they have children and then their happiness goes down. It takes another big hit when kids reach adolescence.” Gilbert also added that many couples who are married, conceived believing that having children would bring happiness to their lives. For example, in discussing why they should have a child, Franklin and Eva both agree that having a chipd will give them “something to talk about.” Evidently there are some issues between husband and wife that prevents them from having open and honest communication, …show more content…
nurture debate in terms of how the mind works and how much we are impacted by our surroundings. Although Kevin may or may not have been borne with psychopathy, it is clear that Kevin is the way he is due to the lack of affection received from his mother, the negative environment surrounding him and his parents marriage. This all comes down to an Erma Bombeck quote: “the duty of motherhood is simply that- to take responsibility for your creature, regardless of how it is, or what he or she becomes. Therefore, motherhood is represented as a duty of sacrifice, altruism, and selfless loyalty to the child no matter if the child deserves it or not.” “A child needs your love most when he deserves it the least.” These quotes essentially epitomizes any feelings, behaviours or thoughts of Eva Khatchadourian. They represent the fact that even though Kevin murdered fellow classmates and loved ones, his mother regardless of how much she hates her son, visited him in jail and stood by him the whole time. Was Eva starting to warm up to her son and feel is empathy? Or was Kevin’s brain finally maturing, as he begins to reminisce of his wrong