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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- 80% of your child’s brain is developed in the first 5 years of life.
- This pace and complexity of this development is never ever repeated again.
- 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.
- By 3 years of age, a child brain is twice as active as an adult brain.
- It is early life experiences that determine the capacity of the brain.
- 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.
