Highly recommended: Three Core Concepts in Early Development

"Three Core Concepts in Early Development" is a new three-part video series from the Center on the Developing Child and the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child. The series depicts how advances in neuroscience, molecular biology, and genomics now give us a much better understanding of how early experiences are built into our bodies and brains, for better or for worse.

"Three Core Concepts in Early Development"

1. Experiences Build Brain Architecture
2. Serve & Return Interaction Shapes Brain Circuitry
3. Toxic Stress Derails Healthy Development

http://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/multimedia/videos/three_core_concepts/