Understanding Brain Development In Children

By Tanisha Berg


Science remains concerned with the manner in which our mental and physical growth take place and how these components remain interlinked and influence one another at varying stages. Brain development in children assists in determining the role of genetics and the environment on growth and the manner in which individuals are predisposed to particular events and traits. Research reveals the stages through which young ones develop and the manner in which experience and physical growth impact on one another.

The newly born baby will include billions of neurons that require support and slow rate rate of growth when responding to different types of environmental stimuli. Parents are equipped to produce solid forms of stimulation and structured educational plans in a safe and age appropriate manner that allows for the maximum formation of visual, auditory, and physical function. Reliance on such methods prove most beneficial in supporting maximum operation of the nervous system.

To stimulate optimum growth for infant brains, it is important to introduce specific learning processes at an age appropriate level. This will involve the strengthening and the lengthening of connections between the neurons that assist in aid in better grasping of information. It further assists in the support of autonomic function for breathing, sleeping, and cardiovascular activity.

Children will develop the synaptic joins and neurons in an efficient manner between the ages of 0 to 3. These connections can aid in retaining new information and adapting to environments in a more fluid manner by means of structured and engaging stimulation that will encourage learning activity. For those who grow into adolescence, the different synapse connections will be produced.

The brain needs to be stimulated in order to facilitate maximum growth that will include adjustments in a lifetime of learning new information and experiencing different environments. The formation of neurons will occur in childhood and lays the foundation for future responses and processes in an educational setting whereas the high processes of thinking will develop with age. This occurs when the white layer called the myelin sheath forms around the brain and is responsible for memory development, thinking, and controlling emotions.

When children turn 3 years of age, the brain will have grown into its overall adult size. For this reason, it is important to encourage learning processes through the introduction of sensory aids for the formation of stronger and longer connections. Developmental measures will rely on the level of stimulation that is provided for young children in a structured manner.

The environment also has a great deal of impact on the growth process. Plasticity is the phenomenon that describes the ability for brains to adjust in response to an external stimulation. Introductions to new circumstances will aid in improving the responses of young ones to change. Different aspects of memory will form with an increase in age.

Time should be taken to consider the manner in which education and stimulation play a role in facilitating regular function. Learning methods introduced at a young age including sound and visual stimulation can encourage regular operation. It is necessary to invest in such measures for the balance and the well-being of all young ones.




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