Children develop right from the point of birth, so also does their brain. How smart a child is depends on how developed their brain is.
But what if you are mistakenly not helping your child’s brain develop in the right way?
Do you think you are doing the right thing to help your little one develop properly in their brain?
Continue reading and find out from this article.
Research has shown that your kid’s brain develop to its 90 percent capacity by the age of five (5).
Many early childhood specialist will agree that a child who has the opportunity to an early brain development tends to be more successful academically.
During these early years of a kid’s life, the growing up experiences shapes the way their brain develops.
So you complain about your child being a slow learner or is slow to recall.
And you don’t think you also have a hand in this?
Okay, don’t get worried and go blaming yourself. Most parents don’t even know this, Yes!
There are lots of things that parents and caregivers take lightly and in the end deprive a child from proper brain development.
These are some of the pitfalls that can stop your little ones brain from growing properly.
What deprives the brain
- Negative experiences at an early age interferes with the brain’s growth
- Lack of the right supporting learning environment affects your child’s brain development
- The quality of food you give your child. diets that lack the necessary nutrients hamper a child’s brain formation
- Your child’s health. Prolonged sickness and deprivation of the required vaccines can cause a sickness that will affect your child’s brain development.
Pregnant mom’s are ad iced to take the prescribed pre-natal supplements without fail. Because they help your child’s brain grow as well.
Some parents will agree that they have made mistakes but can they be corrected? Totally yes.
We must help kids develop well, just as we help them learn to walk.
Your role as a parent, school, or community
It is the number one role of a parent to ensure that their child develops wholly, but also the school is responsible for a child’s growth as well.
Also the community, I mean, doesn’t every community want to be known for having smart brains? so what should we do?
What you should do
- As parents, prepare your child early from birth to kindergarten age by providing early learning opportunity for him or her. Starting kids out early will help build their foundation for number and literacy, social and verbal skill.
- Research proves that kids who attend preschool are more ready for kindergarten than those who did not attend preschool. so let your child start preschool early enough
- Ask your child questions even at a young age and talk to them regularly in a clear manner. Don’t think they are too young to understand. From age 18 months when my son started preschool, I always ask him what he was taught in school whenever he comes home and he always mumbles something unclear but now, at age 3 he tells me what activities he did in school
- Play with them, even roll on the floor and run around with them
- Read and sing rhymes to them daily, especially nighttime before bed. please don’t tell me you can’t find the time
- Get them involved in simple chores with you like cleaning. For example I make my 3 years old pick beans with me. sorting out the dirt from the real beans takes a lot of his brain energy. Its problem solving skill when he picks a dirt and I say no, don’t put it with the beans, that goes into a different bowl. He asks “why” and I explain to him
- Create routine for smart games and creativity. Use building blocks (Lego), puzzles, drawing and painting and outdoor activities like gardening and sport. explain everything you are doing to them. don’t worry, they understand even at age 1
- As a school, involve children in light competitive games and activities that build problem solving skill, Lego being one of them
- As a community member, helping to provide necessary kits that aid brain formation to schools and a safe community kids sport will help build a smart community we want.
In the end, your child’s growth is all that matters. Try out these steps and observe how smart your child will become.
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