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6 Truths about Your Child’s Brain Development. Truth #4 is the Best

Pia Britto, the Senior Adviser on Early Childhood Development in UNICEF’s headquarters wrote about “Brain Development in Children” on UNICEF Connect. I picked out 6 truths about infants brain development. You will find them below. I love the number 4 most.

 

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image credit: the social work exam

  1. 80% of your child’s brain is developed in the first 5 years of life.
  2. This pace and complexity of this development is never ever repeated again.
  3. In the 1st years of life the brain grows at the pace of 700 new neural connections per second, a pace which is never achieved again.
  4. By 3 years of age, a child brain is twice as active as an adult brain.
  5. It is early life experiences that determine the capacity of the brain.
  6. Early stimulation, caregiving, attachment, bonding and creating safe contexts for children all have a positive influence on their brains and can help children grow, learn and thrive.

 

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