Foundational development occurs while our minds are in the alpha and theta brainwave cycles from ages zero to seven. These are the years where we are programmed. Every situation and instance become a part of our development. We internalize every situation and process everything that is happening to us like how we reflect on things in a meditative state as adults. The state that we strive to get to, children in this age range are in 100% of the time. I wonder if our parents knew this because they were very adamant about children not being in “grown folks’ conversations.” They instinctively knew that what they were discussing did not need to be in the minds of their children.