Did You Know ? # 4
During pregnancy, environmental toxins can cause significant brain damage to a developing fetus if ingested by mother. Abstaining from smoking and alcohol is a priceless gift to give your unborn baby.
During pregnancy, environmental toxins can cause significant brain damage to a developing fetus if ingested by mother. Abstaining from smoking and alcohol is a priceless gift to give your unborn baby.
The Changing Brain Our brains constantly change over our lifetime as we develop and age. As a consequence, the way various brain functions work also changes, sometimes for better and sometimes for worse. The brain of a newborn is far from developed; it needs time to fully grow and establish connections on both large and small scales. Our brain’s functions improve drastically throughout childhood and adolescence, following a generally predictably progression. It is only […]
One of the biggest threats to a developing fetus is maternal malnutrition, whether caused by famine, poverty or dieting. A particularly critical time is the 3rd trimester, when brain size is increasing rapidly.
A newborn’s brain uses 70% of the calories consumed for brain development and function. An adult’s brain uses only 18% of the calories to function. A breast fed infant attaches to the breast faster if it bears natural odour than if it has been washed.
The traditional school environment works well for children when their natural love for learning is sound and for children whose brains are hardwired to be able to sit, behave and stay focused in a classroom. The traditional environment however does not work well for those children who are not so blessed. Welcome to the world of the Child & Youth Worker whose job it is to figure out how to make life better […]
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