Building Babies’ Brains Through Play: Mini Parenting Master Class

By engaging in playful serve and return with a child, you can literally help build stronger connections in the brain. Strong neural connections are the foundation for all of a child’s future learning, behavior, and health. In this Mini Parenting Master Class, Center on the Developing Child Director Jack P. Shonkoff, M.D., explains the importance of serve and return interactions like play—and how easy they are to do, especially through practice!

 Handouts, videos, and research are all at https://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/building-babies-brains-through-play-mini-parenting-master-class/