Future research could focus on understanding the associations among: (1) excessive, long - term fetal / infant glucocorticoid exposure during critical developmental periods, (2) Th2 specific cytokine levels in infant cord or peripheral blood, and (3) fetal programming, driven by prenatal distress (anxiety, depression and stress), and (4) poor maternal — infant relationship qualities, linked to postnatal distress. (aacijournal.biomedcentral.com)
«It's a really critical developmental period when young people have the first serious bite at social relationships and they learn about how to interact in groups and get on with their fellows.» (kidsmatter.edu.au)
«In summary,» said Schneider, «puberty is a very critical developmental period due to ongoing neurodevelopmental processes in the brain. (sciencedaily.com)