Most people believe that raising a child is a labor of lovel and that they are accountable for the health, care, upbringing, moral fibre, religious belief and education of their offspring to afford them the very best opportunity to prosper, thrive and be successful. With happiness the obvious exception, what most parents fail to realize is that of all the choices they make following their decision to procreate the most.important choices, those have a lasting impact on their child's ability to prosper, thrive, be happy and live life well are made before birth.
And if that isn't reason for a rethink of parenting styles and reconsidering conventions about education, privilege, heratidge and providence, then the evidence that show conclusive proof of interventions that can afford significant developmental advantage may be beyond belief but none the less real.
