The sobering fact of family law is that to be in the business of orchestrating

10.
Toxic exposure:
Neurotoxin exposure (e.g., lead poisoning;
Chiodo et al., 2007) is associated with impaired attention and
lower IQ, increased impulsivity, personality changes, debilitat-
ing physical illnesses (Singer, 2008) and death.
11.
Attachment security:
Secure mother–child attachment at 2
years of age is associated with higher IQ scores in kindergarten
(van IJzendoorn & Van Vliet-Visser, 1988; see also O’Connor &
McCartney, 2007).
12.
Daycare/preschool enrollment:
The
compensatory hypothesis
(Spieker, Nelson, Petras, Jolley, & Barnard, 2003) suggests that
the negative impact of insecure attachment experiences can be
mitigated by exposure to healthy, appropriate, and consistent
care, as can be provided by enrollment in daycare (Broberg,
Wessels, Lamb, & Hwang, 1997; Caughy, DiPietro, & Strob-
ino, 1994).