Thanks to scientists, we know how important the first five years are for your health, development, and brain.

After the first year, the babies brain is almost double in volume. By age seven, it's nearly 90 percent the volume of an adult brain. Young brains can creat...

Adults can make a huge difference by connecting, talking and playing with children early and often. Every time you talk to children, play with them, make them laugh, you teach and build their relationship skills and mental health.

• Copycat games build imagination and em...