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Something quite popular among society in general is that the youngest children are true sponges that absorb everything that is around them, this being fundamental for their adult personality. Here are some experts who specifically point out that the first 1,000 days of life are They are practically everythingsince a temporary window opens that can largely determine the intelligence, health and social skills of the future. But… is it like that? There are questions. Scientific evidence calls for pressing the brakes, since, although the overwhelming importance of these first stages of life is not denied, researchers are beginning to warn against absolute determinism. And all this because, although the first 1,000 days are a critical window, the next 1,000 days They are just as crucial. The first days. What happens up to two years in the brain, the truth is that it is fascinating, because here some research they point specifically because early feeding influences physical development and long-term metabolic health. But in addition, the attachment bond with an adult figure traces the physical, neural, cognitive and socio-emotional trajectories, meaning that, if this attachment does not exist, many problems can arise. But also, listening to caregivers, such as parents, speaking, singing and interacting, lays the foundations for the neural networks linked to language and the communication skills that we will have in the future. The effect on memory. We often think that memory is the adult ability to remember knowledge that we have ‘put’ in our brain ‘drawer’, but in childhood memory It is a basic neural learning mechanism and identity construction. In these cases, babies record constant sensory and emotional information, such as smells, voices, affective responses, and the receiving context. And precisely, experts point out that if at this stage the child is correctly stimulated and takes in the memories well, the brain “trains” its synaptic circuits, making learning new skills much easier in the future. It is literally as if a base is being generated (which we will not remember) to generate new skills in the future by generating very strong neural networks for future memory. We don’t have to be absolutists. Saying that only those 1,000 days determine cognitive and social development is a mistake, since the literature tells us that we are not facing a “closed window”, since human brain plasticity is amazing and does not have a switch that automatically turns off when two years have passed. From here, what surrounds the little ones in the house, the education they receive and also the social interactions continue to have a profound impact beyond 24 months. That is why simplifying the concept to the extreme can lead to a biological determinism that diverts attention from other equally important stages of childhood. Everything that happens. This is where the most recent evidence comes in so we have to focus on what they can be. the “next 1,000 days” which is the period that goes from 2 to 5 years. This preschool stage is not a maintenance period, but rather it is a new golden window of opportunity, since during these years complex motor skills are triggered when starting to walk, for example. But beyond this, language also goes from isolated words to a complex grammar and the ability to narrate and reason. And even social-emotional skills such as empathy or impulse control are also experiencing rapid growth. This is why promoting an environment of safe care and healthy habits in this period is capable of significantly altering and improving development, compensating for the deficits that may have occurred in the first years of life. Images | javi_indy on Magnific In Xataka | One baby, three (biological) parents: a promising fertilization technique that, for now, we will not see in Spain