My earliest memory is at about 18 months. We dramatically underestimate the ability to think and reason for very young kids. Laying down memories included. I b

My earliest memory is at about 18 months. We dramatically underestimate the ability to think and reason for very young kids. Laying down memories included. I believe memories are more likely to set in when an experience is novel and new. Big events like you cite fall into that territory. I think a lot of those who can't remember things before age 5-6 is because they had extra-stable environments.