A 2014 study of 243 people born into poverty found that children who received “sensitive caregiving” in their first three years not only did better in academic tests in childhood, but had healthier relationships and greater academic attainment in their 30s.
Parents who are sensitive caregivers “respond to their child’s signals promptly and appropriately” and “provide a secure base” for children to explore the world.
“This suggests that investments in early parent-child relationships may result in long-term returns that accumulate across individuals’ lives,” coauthor and University of Minnesota psychologist Lee Raby said in an interview.

I read something similar in The Guardian about how therapy can repair damaged ‘attachments’ from childhood.
Those early years really do shape us.
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Shape and mis-shape?
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Exactly! Mis-shaped in my case. I’m still a little cracked & crooked.😂
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