The next time your child spills juice all over the floor or throws a tantrum, breath in and respond lovingly as your reaction could help boost their brainpower, says latest research.
A new study has found school children with a larger hippocampus, a part of the brain important for memory, learning and stress response, had nurturing and supportive mums during their early childhood.
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in the US, observed how mums behaved towards their kids when put in a stressful situation as part of this childhood depression study of 92 children.
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