Parenting affects kids' brains differently at different ages
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Early exposure to harsh parenting during preschool years can have widespread effects on the organization of the entire brain's communication. Later exposures affect specific brain areas.
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Original Title: Parenting affects kids’ brains differently at different ages. Research found harsh parenting in late childhood more specifically affected the corticolimbic circuit—a specific part of the brain that includes the amygdala and frontal cortex and is involved in processing and regulating emotion.