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in the fetus as those in the parent. Though the developing child is "unaware" of the details
(i.e., the stories) evoking the mother's emotional response, they are aware of the emotion's
physiological consequences and sensations.
While developing in the safety and confinement of the uterus, the child is provided a preview
of the environment as it is defined by the parent's perception and behavior. Parental behaviors
are generally cyclic, and when repeated, they serve to habituate the developing behavioral
chemistry in the fetus. Consequently, parental perceptions and responses to environmental
stress are imparted to the offspring and serve in programming its behavioral expression.
Behavioral "memories" are in part related to the appearance of specialized cell and tissue
protein receptors which serve as "filters" in remembering past signals. Behavioral "filters"
acquired during pre-and perinatal "programming" are Nature's way of preparing the neonate