Now let's go to the next set of facts, which include the importance of those first, fabled 1,000 days. Let's talk about the importance of what actually happens in those thousand days. When a baby is born—ignoring those previous nine months—its brain is essentially smooth, it is undeveloped, and it is small. It is in those first two years of life that children's brains become incredibly more complicated. If that child is not provided with stimulation and with security, above all, that child is not going to develop to its full potential. 