National Week of the Young Child April 11 - 16, 2016

In lieu of our smaller monthly meeting we will have our discussion as part of the National Week of the Young Child. 

April 12, 2016 

Details about the event are below.

As we approach the National Week of the Young Child event we want to extend an invitation to you to celebrate our youngest learners.

Share with others. 

To RSVP visit the link

 http://early-years-institutional-racism.eventbrite.com

Brain development is community development

When you are pregnant you need to begin nurturing the babies brains by  making sure that your are healthy . The brain is the engine that fuels everything and if  you do not take care of it then your baby will not be able to become a positive contributor to her community .Eating healthy ,reading to the baby,playing age appropriate music and exposing the baby to different  spaces are critical for the brain development . You will need to have a variety of books for baby and a variety of age appropriate toys . You should also engage with your baby.


When your baby gets to kindergarten and have the skills that are needed she will be ready to move to the next level of development .

With all that science is telling us we should respond

The research shows that the first three years are critical for brain development because the brain grows the most during those years at birth your brain is 25% developed and by age 3 it is 85% the size of the adult brain .It is critical that you give your baby those social,emotional and cognitive skills that are needed for kindergarten and life . Research has shown that what happens in the womb and the first 2000 days of like  sets the foundation for what is to come . Many of the problems that adults have later in life can be traced back to missed opportunities to learned some skills during the first 2000 days.Many times when adults need to solve complex problems they resort to those early  skills that they were during those early years. Have you wondered why as a nation we are not using science to create policies that will give us better outcomes for all children? Other countries understand that their babies are their future.

http://www.coag.gov.au/sites/default/files/national_ECD_strategy.pdf