Whole life span depends on early years in children: Pakistani expert 2009-07-03 14:59:09 GMT2009-07-03 22:59:09 (Beijing Time) xinhuanet ISLAMABAD, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Research shows that almost 80 percent of human development takes place before the age of 11 and proper development at young age can make children successful, while the lack of love, care and commitment may create insecurity, emotional problems and low self-esteem in children, Pakistan's leading parenting expert said Friday. Shahzad Qamar, at a parent's awareness workshop organized by Ataleeq Institute of Human Development, highlighted the importance of proper development of children in order to make them high achievers in life and to increase intelligence and creativity. He said good parenting is like good farming. Good farmers get better crop. Likewise, good parenting practices can help parents raise better kids. Nowadays parenting is an art that parents, especially mothers, need to learn. Qamar also said that parenting not only limits to food and clothing of children but parents should understand the importance of all six core areas of child development including physical fitness, cognitive development, food and nutrition, academics standards, psychological well-being, and home environment and decor. "All parents need to have the basic knowledge and skills around these areas of child development," he added. The participants, mostly mothers, showed their interest in the workshop and found it very useful, practical and eye-opening related to their everyday issues of handling and upbringing children. Mothers also shared their problems related to their children and get tips and advice from the expert.