Developing Your Baby's Brain

Written by I Bansal


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atrepparttar 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 untilrepparttar 110258 age of three. At birth, children have most ofrepparttar 110259 neurons (brain cells) they need for a lifetime however, these brain cells are not yet linked (or "wired") together to formrepparttar 110260 complex networks that are required for mature thought processes to take place. And what happens is that inrepparttar 110261 early years, young children's brain cells form these connections, or synapses as they are commonly called, very very rapidly. One ofrepparttar 110262 crucial ingredients to aiding these connections to form, is experience, and repetition. In a word,repparttar 110263 more times you repeat something new, like showing a baby how to scrunch up a ball,repparttar 110264 quicker these connections are formed. Therefore, it naturally follows thatrepparttar 110265 more positive interaction you give an infant or toddler,repparttar 110266 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 allrepparttar 110267 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 onrepparttar 110268 play mat or underrepparttar 110269 activity gym - do not underestimaterepparttar 110270 power ofrepparttar 110271 changes taking place inrepparttar 110272 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 Parents

Written 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 heartrepparttar 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 askingrepparttar 110257 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 askingrepparttar 110258 above questions inrepparttar 110259 following situations: -Problems with characters on TV -Problems onrepparttar 110260 school bus -Problems inrepparttar 110261 classroom -Problems inrepparttar 110262 neighborhood -Problems at home -Problems in discussion stories

Now, it’s time to take action. If you’re like most busy parents just rememberrepparttar 110263 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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