Three-year-old Susan lives in a home in which she receives a variety of stimulation from many sources and has lots of age-appropriate toys. Three-year-old Sarah lives in a home in which she receives less stimulation and must play with toys that she has "outgrown." From these observations, we might predict that

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Susan's environment, rich in stimulation and age-appropriate toys, is likely to foster cognitive development and learning skills, which can translate into better performance on achievement tests in grade school. Secure attachment, however, is more directly related to the quality of the caregiver-child relationship than to the level of stimulation or the appropriateness of toys.

Three-Year-Old Susan Lives in a Home in Which She Receives