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0:00 This baby that was here, are you related to that baby? Are you dad? Well, look at your face when you say that. You got some oxytocin in your brain right now just at the mere thought of your baby. Mhm. So, your baby is growing 700 new neurological connections every second. Shut the front door. So, 700 a second. Like, by the time your baby goes to bed tonight, he has a whole new brain. And I assume he cries at times and then you offer connection and you offer care and you bounce and you shush and you do all the things that we do to babies and it's literally soaking through his skin and up into his brain and becoming part of how that brain is growing. You are regulating him multiple times a day. So when he's 37, he will be so capable of doing that for himself.
0:48 You gift him that opportunity to be fully dependent upon you. And when you do so, you allow him the chance to become a fully mature human being. It isn't about teaching independence. It's about gifting dependence. And it's beautiful. Also, do you see the baby getting passed around to the other people? Because it takes a village. You were never meant to do it alone.
Summary
- Babies develop 700 new neurological connections every second.
- Parental interactions, such as soothing and care, significantly influence brain growth.
- Providing care helps regulate a baby's emotions and contributes to their development.
- The process of dependency in infancy is essential for future independence.
- The idea of "it takes a village" underscores the importance of community support in child-rearing.
- Nurturing relationships in early life lay the foundation for mature emotional regulation later on.