People often like to say, ‘Wow, kittens are so fearless! They watch them darting across the room, leaping on siblings, swatting at a flicker of light on the wall, and they figure — this kitten’s ready for anything. But here’s the truth: what you see on the outside doesn’t tell the whole story. Underneath that playful energy, there’s a brain that’s still working hard to finish wiring itself. It’s busy building the roads, the bridges, the connections that will shape how the ki