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“For children to know and regulate their emotions, and be socially connected, they need to experience this kind of interaction many hundreds of times in the critical period and then to have it reinforced later in life.” quote by Norman Doidge
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““For children to know and regulate their emotions, and be socially connected, they need to experience this kind of interaction many hundreds of times in the critical period and then to have it reinforced later in life.””

Norman Doidge

About This Quote

Source Interview: The Brain’s Plasticity, 2015

Children develop emotional regulation and social bonds through repeated interactive experiences during critical developmental windows, reinforced later.

In simple terms: Kids learn feelings and connections by practicing many times early on.

Key Takeaway

Provide frequent, supportive social interactions.

Themes

development emotion social connection neuroplasticity

Mood

hopeful concerned

Type

educational psychological

When to use this quote

  • parenting
  • education
  • therapy
  • early childhood programs

Key Concepts

critical period reinforcement learning

Questions to Reflect On

  • What daily interactions foster emotional growth?
  • How can reinforcement be sustained into adulthood?
A Different Perspective

Later life may lack reinforcement, weakening skills.

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