Let follow these tips to maximize
potentialities of 2-5-year-old children’s brain
Since born, children have had over 100
billion of brain cells. These cells need to link together. According to Theory
of Evolution of Darwin, links that are used the most will develop, and the ones
that are less used will be destroyed. The gold stage for kids to learn and
understand is the first years of their life; they will create foundation for
whole life later. The first three years is the most important time; children’s
brain operates twice as positively as adults’ brain. The second significant
stage is next three years. Therefore, the most important thing is encouraging
kids to join activities that support development of brain in these stages.
Research has found role of environment and
care for development of brain. You should follow these tips to maximize
potentialities of 2-5-year-old kids’ brain.
For
kids, playing is also a way for learning.
1. For the brain part of emotion and social communication
Create a safe and full of love environment
for your babies. Caress is a basic way to make kids feel safe. When touching
the skin, signal will be transmitted to brain to form and create links.
Children feel your love through caress as well as the way that you reply their
eating needs when they are hungry, or pat when they feel uncomfortable.
Do you know lack of care and attention will
cause bad affection on the development of baby’s brain? When kids feel stress,
hormone cortisol will decrease links in brain and make part of emotional and
linking monitor in brain smaller than usual. Therefore, let help the world
around babies safe and execute fixed schedule (such as time for eating and
sleeping).
2. For the brain part of hearing and sight
Kids learn by using and experiment 5 senses
feel, taste, smell, sight, speaking and hearing. Making conditions for children
contact with new things in order to support the brain consolidate old links and
create new links.
§ Observe
kids playing: when babies put toys into their mouth; it is also a way to feel
toys. At that time, they sense object through their five senses. Therefore,
experience not only by hands will help to develop different parts in their
brain. Let allow kids to play (when they are still safe) in order to touch,
feel, smell, look, and hear distinct materials.
§ Make
chances for kids to solve some simple problems such as taking toys under table,
choosing clothes for an occasion, or selecting their favorite toys. You only
need to lead them and make questions instead of answering.
§ When
reading books or playing, permit kids to read a book many times, play a toy
repeatedly. That is good for brain to establish experience and link
simultaneously.
§ Let
children play many kinds of music instruments, listen many kinds of music from
different cultures. There are many scientific evidences shown that experiencing
music from young age can help kids learn math better. Besides, music give them
melody, rhythm and tempo to grow ability of space. From 1 year old to 4 years old
is the time to develop logical ability and math’s concepts, so learning music
at that time is appropriate.
3. For the brain part of language skill
Talk and talk to babies in order to develop
the language’s ability in their brain. They need to hear you for a long time
before they can speak. Research found that kids who have heard their mothers
talk since early age have source of language and communication skills better
than others. Not be afraid to repeat one word for kids, sing many times a song,
read books for them, and name activities. When they grow, tell a story with
them, make open questions, read books, and write together.
Talk
and talk to babies in order to develop the language’s ability in their brain.
4. For the brain part of motor skills
For children, playing is also a way to
learn. Through games, kids know how to control as well as combine reaction to
play more skillfully. Especially, via dancing, children will learn many skills
at same time: they are set up foundation with dance, steps, and body movements.
Simultaneously, they study flexibility in musical random, combination between
music and body’s movements, and develop imagination through dances.
Via art, children not only practice visual
skill, but also learn to draw many different lines, paint, and express their
positive emotion. Besides, coordinate movement of hands, fingers, and hand-eyes
in drawing activities.
5. For the perceptive development of brain in general
Kids need love, care, and assistance from
you who help them maximize their abilities, including intelligence. Good
nutrition is very essential for babies from born, and especially in the first
years of their life. Science has demonstrated that kids need a 12-nutrient
system including DHA, AA, Omega 3 & 6, Taurine, Choline, Iron, Zinc, Acid
Folic, Lutein strengthen sight, and Phospholipid pushing brain’s development.
These nutrients are consisted in variety of food groups such as dark green leave
vegetables, salmon (rich in omega 3), nuts, vegetable oil, meats, fresh fruits,
and dairy products. Particularly, this nutrient system has been enough from
some formula dairy products in the market nowadays.
Good
nutrition is very essential for babies from born, and especially in the first
years of their life
