Joseph Chilton Pearce (1926-2016) is my hero. He was the one who first exposed me to the importance of the childhood environment, just a few weeks before the birth of my first child, way back in 1978. His whole life was devoted to this message.
Joe, as he likes to be called, was ahead of his time. He was ringing the bells about the importance of childhood in brain growth and development long before the current flood of confirming brain research about it.
He has written and spoken prodigiously over the years. All of it is accessible at Touch the Future. Here are three to wet your whistle: