6The intellectual development that a child can attain is intimately related with the number and quality of neural connections that can be achieved in the first months of life. How and when can those connections be made? Is there anything that parents can do to make their little one's neurons connect? Yes They can stimulate their child constantly and in different ways so that those neural connections can be formed, remain throughout their life, and guarantee a happier and fuller life. Estimulaci n temprana is an easy-access, practical manual that allows parents to learn exercises appropriate for each stage of the child's development, and it suggests activities that guarantee an optimal intellectual development.