Why can't we remember what we did at the age of three? What biochemical effects do humiliations have, and how can they be detrimental to children's brains? New and enlightening answers to these questions emerge from Siegel's synthesis of neurobiological, psychological, and cognitive science insights. This book overcomes the nature-nurture dichotomy that has previously constrained our thinking about human development and explores the influence of interpersonal relationships on the formation of crucial connections in the brain. Daniel J. Siegel presents a groundbreaking new perspective on the emergence of the human mind - the process through which we all become feeling, thinking, and remembering individuals.