More Kids, Better Brains?

As we age, connectivity typically decreases in the areas of the brain responsible for movement and sensation. Researchers studied the brain function of 37,000 adults aged 40–70 and discovered that these parents, whether male or female, seemed to have more youthful patterns of activity in those regions of the brain. This could be thanks to parental demands such as meeting children’s daily needs, running a household, and staying more socially and physically active.

As our society downplays parenthood, people are increasingly having fewer children. But this new study shows how God has designed humans to thrive in parenthood. Children are indeed a blessing, in more ways than one—and that’s a no-brainer.