Developing Your Baby's BrainWritten by I Bansal
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at age of three, a young child has twice as many nerve connections as many adults. Therefore, in your role as a parent, or primary care giver, it is of paramount importance that you recognize this and understand just how much development is taking place inside your young baby's brain from birth until age of three. At birth, children have most of neurons (brain cells) they need for a lifetime however, these brain cells are not yet linked (or "wired") together to form complex networks that are required for mature thought processes to take place. And what happens is that in early years, young children's brain cells form these connections, or synapses as they are commonly called, very very rapidly. One of crucial ingredients to aiding these connections to form, is experience, and repetition. In a word, more times you repeat something new, like showing a baby how to scrunch up a ball, quicker these connections are formed. Therefore, it naturally follows that more positive interaction you give an infant or toddler, more you are helping to stimulate young brains. This stimulation causes new connections to form neural pathways and strengthens existing ones. Playing with activity gyms, with all bells and whistles that they offer or reading to a child, anything which allows a child to have positive, interactive processes, will aid your child's brain development.So, as you lovingly sit and watch your young baby laughing and gurgling on play mat or under activity gym - do not underestimate power of changes taking place in brain, all enriching an inquisitive mind and arming it with a plethora of knowledge and understanding for years to come.
I Bansal is a mother of two and webmaster of 1st Toys Online: http://www.1st-toys-online.com
| | Build Character Now! Practical Tools for Busy ParentsWritten by Jean Tracy
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-Goal 4: Self-Reflection-Examining our own thoughts, feelings, and, behaviors. Question: Have you ever misbehaved in class? How did you feel about yourself? -Goal 5: Internalizing Good Advice-Taking to heart advice your child gives to others and following it when he or she needs it. Question: If you were giving good advice to Harold, what would you tell him? Congratulations! By asking above questions, you have just strengthened your child’s character because you have awakened your child’s thoughtful mind and caring heart. We’ve examined what goals to instill and what questions to ask. Let's find out where to build character by asking above questions in following situations: -Problems with characters on TV -Problems on school bus -Problems in classroom -Problems in neighborhood -Problems at home -Problems in discussion stories Now, it’s time to take action. If you’re like most busy parents just remember questions and ask them often. Get your children to think and to feel wisely. By using these tools now, you will be building a strong healthy character in your child, and a better society for us all.
Jean Tracy, MSS, former teacher and family counselor, now author and speaker, is an award winning Distinguished Toastmaster. Jean helps parents and teachers raise awesome kids with awesome characters. You will find her book, Character Building on BackTalk Street, her parenting products, FREE bonding activities, parenting tips, and parenting articles at, www.KidsDiscuss.com.
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