"Neuroscience has now confirmed what psychology has long suggested: What children observe and experience in their earliest years profoundly shapes not only their emotional lives but also the very architecture of their brains. This means that how we think, feel, act-even how we vote as adults-is directly influenced by childhood experiences. But psychology and neuroscience have tended to focus only on the individual family."
"If violence in families is normalized, it becomes the template for violence in society-whether in crime, terrorism, or warfare. What is new, and urgently needed now, is a recognition that peace is not just a matter of diplomacy or policy. It begins with the stories and patterns that children absorb at home. We can consciously change these patterns. Neuroscience shows that even though early experiences shape us, our brains retain the capacity to rewire."
Neuroscience confirms that early childhood observations and experiences shape emotional lives and the physical architecture of the brain, influencing thoughts, feelings, actions, and adult voting behavior. Families are embedded in larger cultural systems, so normalized familial violence becomes a template for societal violence including crime, terrorism, and warfare. Peace originates from changing the stories and caregiving patterns that children absorb at home. Conscious identification and alteration of childhood programming can reduce normalization of violence. The brain retains neuroplasticity, allowing rewiring across the lifespan. Reorienting toward partnership yields measurable social benefits.
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