Since the thinking brain, or neocortex, develops sometime after age three (when children start asking “Why?” a lot), logic isn’t available before then.9 We can think of it like this: For a baby, feelings are facts. If baby is afraid or hungry and a sensitive adult responds to her cues, all is well. If no one is there, all is not well. Separation from a familiar caregiver means danger.
Future babes
