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It is widely accepted that the most critical time in a
person’s life are the first few years.
During the first year a child doubles in size both height and weight,
but most importantly, the child grows immensely in brain power. It is that power that will decide their entire
future.
Infants
are constantly seeking for interaction, constantly looking for areas in which
they can develop, not necessarily willingly, but they are driven to see new
things, to hear new things and they begin to make connections that cause their brain to grow and develop. The more interaction in a safe environment,
the more the child grows and learns.
These very critical years are the starting point for many new thoughts, creativity and awareness.
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Help Me Grow’s seeks to assist parents and extended
families to recognize the need to continually stimulate their children- reading
to them, playing with them, pretending with them, and just plain running around
with them develops their capabilities.
Encouraging children to learn
should be the most important task of all grown-ups in the world, and we should be
earnestly engaged in bringing up the best children. The more they learn in the first three years
will make a big difference in their life fifteen, twenty, and even ninety years into the future.
Our world is changing every
day; any new exposure to stimulus helps children make thousands, perhaps
millions of brain connections; exposure to another language used to be
considered to cause confusion to a child, but now we know that exposure to a second
language in early childhood will actually physically structure a child’s
brain, enabling the child to make connections they would not otherwise have
made.
Harvard University’s Center on the Developing Child, has a
three video series that demonstrates and illustrates how the young brains are
affected by interaction, what they refer to “Serve and Return” Interaction. This series is very informative;
check it out here!
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Simple activities like:
- playing the telephone game, where you pretend to call your child and you have a conversation,
- pointing out the difference in size between a watermelon and a grape,
- pointing out patterns of size, color or shape
Here at Help Me Grow we endeavor to provide you not only
with the “clinical“ assistance you need to take care of your child, but also
with a support system that can give the little extra oomph to help you help
your child reach the next level.
In the end, it is up to you and your family to provide much
of the stimulation required for your child’s brain development, language
development and a sense of security. We want to be your partner in developing
your child to be the best possible, equipped with the creativity and resources
to face and overcome life’s challenges for the rest of your little one's life.
What activities are you doing to enhance your child's brain development?
This is a great read about child brain development. Thanks for sharing informative post.
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