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Child Development and Learning
"CareNotes"
Additional "CareNotes" are frequently posted |
1. THE BRAIN IS THE ONLY ORGAN IN THE HUMAN SYSTEM THAT LEARNS.
2. LEARNING IS A MAJOR HEALTH ISSUE.
3. SENSATIONS BEGIN DEVELOPMENT IN UTERO.
4. INCREASED KNOWLEDGE OF BRAIN DEVELOPMENT DRAMATICALLY INFLUENCES FAMILY LIFE, EDUCATION AND PUBLIC POLICY.
5. DEVELOPMENT INVOLVES INFLUENCES OF BOTH NATURE AND NURTURE.
6. THE BRAIN GROWS AT AN AMAZING RATE DURING EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT.
7. “EXERCISING” THE BRAIN DAILY MAKES NEW CONNECTIONS AND INCREASES INTELLIGENCE.
8. LEARNING AND RELEARNING CAN TAKE PLACE AT ANY AGE.
9. EARLY AGE DEVELOPMENT, A TIME OF SURPLUS OF BRAIN CONNECTIONS, DRAMATICALLY INFLUENCES THE REST OF OUR LIVES.
10. LEARNING NECESSITATES THE WORKING RELATIONSHIP OF MULTIPLE BRAIN AREAS.
11. LEARNING INVOLVES FUNCTIONS OF ATTENTION, SPEECH, LANGUAGE, MEMORY, EXECUTIVE FUNCTION, SENSORY, MOTOR AND MOOD.
12. REGARDLESS OF CULTURE, RELATING TO ONE’S ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPING LANGUAGE EMERGE IN BASICALLY THE SAME FASHION.
13. EARLY INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION REFLECTS WISDOM.
14. FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN LEARNING AND BRAIN DEVELOPMENT.
15. TEACHING MUST EMBRACE BOTH MIND AND HEART.
16. IT IS IMPORTANT TO TEACH EMPATHY, CARING AND RESPECT OF OTHERS, AS WELL AS READING, WRITING AND ARITHMETIC.
17. MIND AND HEART, LEARNING AND LOVING, TOGETHER – A CHILD’S SPIRIT GROWS. SENSATIONS BEGIN DEVELOPMENT IN UTERO.
18. STRESS AFFECTS BRAIN DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING.
19. OPTIMAL LEARNING REQUIRES RELAXED ALERTNESS.
20. POSITIVE SELF-ESTEEM INCREASES DEVELOPMENT OF SELF.
21. RELATE TO YOUR CHILD IN A MULTISENSORY FASHION. EVERY SOUND, TOUCH, SIGHT, TASTE, SMELL MAKES A BRAIN BEHAVIOR CONNECTION.
22. POSITIVE MULTISENSORY INFLUENCES INCREASE INTELLIGENCE.
23. THE BRAIN HAS HAD HUNDRED MILLIONS OF YEARS TO FORM INTO WHAT IT IS TODAY.
24. WE CAN SEE THE BRAIN DEVELOP IN UTERO AT 3 WEEKS AFTER CONCEPTION WHEN THE EMBRYO IS ONLY APPROXIMATELY 3 MM LONG.
25. THE AVERAGE BRAIN WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 3 POUNDS.
26. THE BRAIN CONSISTS OF MILLION OF CELLS EACH CONNECTING WITH TENS OF THOUSANDS OF OTHERS THROUGH ELECTRICAL- CHEMICAL IMPULSES RESULTING IN TRILLIONS OF CONNECTIONS.
27. BRAIN CONNECTIONS ALLOW US TO LEARN, ADAPT TO THE ENVIRONMENT, AND CONTROL THE WORKINGS OF OUR BODIES.
28. BRAIN CONNECTIONS DECREASE AFTER THE FIRST FEW YEARS OF LIFE, ALTHOUGH THE BRAIN CONTINUES TO RESPOND TO EXPERIENCE AND DEVELOPS CONNECTIONS THROUGHOUT LIFE.
29. CHERISH WHAT YOU’VE LEARNED; EMBRACE WHAT YOU ARE LEARNING; CREATE OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN MORE.
30. ACQUIRED ILLNESS, TRAUMA, NEGLECT, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, ENVIRONMENTAL TOXINS, POVERTY… CAN ALL IMPEDE BRAIN DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING.
31. AS CHILDREN WE LEARN BY REPETITION AND RECOLLECTION. AS WE GROW, WE LEARN BY REFLECTION-ACTIVE THINKING.
32. EXTERNAL SPEECH BECOMES INTERNAL SPEECH, WHICH GUIDES OUR BEHAVIORS AND LEARNING.
33. LEARNING OF MIND AND HEART DEVELOPS HEALTHY PEOPLE.
34. THERE ARE MULTIPLE KINDS OF MINDS AND MULTIPLE LEARNING STYLES.
35. HEALTHY NUTRITION IS NECESSARY FOR HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT. FOOD SENSITIVITIES CAN AFFECT LEARNING.
36. WE ARE ALL BORN TO WIN.
37. MOVEMENT IS OUR FIRST LANGUAGE.
38. IN EARLY CHILDHOOD SENSORY SYSTEMS INTEGRATE SO AS TO INFLUENCE FURTHER LEARNING.
39. EMOTIONAL WELL BEING AFFECTS GLOBAL WELL BEING AND HEALTH.
40. CHILDREN ARE NOT LAZY: IF A CHILD HAS DIFFICULTY WITH A TASK, ASK IF THE CHILD HAS THE NECESSARY ABILITY TO DO THE TASK .
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