Early Childhood Development Conference a Rousing Success

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Internationally renowned experts, working professionals, students and alumni came together at the University of La Verne this month to discuss early childhood development and the key role it plays in molding successful children and adults.

“It was wonderful,” said Barbara J. Nicoll, Ph.D., professor of education and director of child development graduate programs at La Verne. “The overriding message presented by speakers was that starting at birth, babies brains are growing so rapidly that the amount and kind of stimulation they receive sets a platform for how well they do later in life.”

A primary presenter on the topic of infant brain development was Alison Gopnik, professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, and author of the new book, “The Philosophical Baby.”

“Alison Gopnik presented considerable new research about babies’ brains and how brain development sets children up for more positive development as they grow and age,” Nicoll said.

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