Kura · the evidence on raising a baby · reviewed September 2026

What actually helps a baby grow.

This is my attempt at a plain reading of the evidence on the newborn months and the first few years - what holds up, what has been oversold, what seems to carry forward into school and adolescence - with the source sitting next to every claim so that you can check the work (and me) rather than take either on faith.

For what it's worth, guessing before you read helps it stick, even when the guess is wrong.