CHILDHOODS MATTER.Human beings have a prodigious capacity to learn.The language we absorb at our mother’s knee is vastly complex,supple,subtle and continually in flux-but vital for social skills.And also crucial,for that ever elusive target for which we all strive,PEACE-OF-MIND.Those of us born into confident peaceable families,unsurprisingly,face the adult world with confidence and delight.We use language to grow solid,reliable,TRUSTWORTHY social networks—which we accept without a second thought.We presume that this is normal,healthy,and the rightful desert of every human being ever born—which it is.