Have you ever wondered how your baby’s exposure shapes them as a person?

DeeDee Yates’ TED Talk, “Do the first 1,000 days determine the rest of your life?” explores this concept by examining the scale of influences on an infant’s development. In this video, she emphasizes the importance of early interventions within babies’ first 1,000 days after birth, acknowledges the numerous stages they pass through and begin with, and the several factors that can affect and shape them during this period.

Click here to watch this video and learn more!

Chelsey Ko

UConn KIDS Research Assistant

---