Childhood Brain Development

The childhood stage is the most important stage for every human; it is full of love, kindness, and tenderness. It has a huge effect on children’s chances for achievement, success, and happiness. Early years of child’s life are important to build positive early experiences. Experiences have such great effect on the brain; especially children are vulnerable to persistent negative influences during this. Functions nervous are varying from child to another, but they are consistent with the basics of mental activity related to the reality outside the initiator of each complex mental process after childhood. Many external factors affect early brain development, such as socioeconomic and parent’s attachment.

Poverty affects brain structure in children;

If the children do not receive the nutrient’s need to grow up, they are more likely to experience physical mental and academic problems. The child body attempts to adopt lack of food by decreasing physical and intellectual growth. A child's formative period needs a balance of nutrients for normal brain development. This is subject in the Nutrition and Early Brain Development article “Shortages of nutrients such as iron and iodine can impair cognitive and motor development, and these effects are often irreversible”.(The urban child institute). So, Long term under nutrition can slow behavioral and cognitive development, affecting school achievement, and heath undermines future

Children emotional social development growth is increased when the parents have a good attachment with them. Child needs adults who are consistent with their expectations. The research shows children need to build a good attachment with the parents or caregiver, so kids will begin to feel valued and respected. “. Typically, the weak or anxious attachments formed by infants in poverty become the basis for full-blown insecurity during the early childhood years”. (Ubelacker S). Respecting children opinions led to build trust between them also, answering their questions. The child is expected to get the answers to all his questions, the adults’ world for a child is the knowledge of good and example of which is absorbed by the source of life experiences. Also, the key to build self-esteem is raising the child morale and giving him responsibility for their behavior in a positive way. Showing love for the child and praise his work strengthens self-esteem, also talking with him about feeling and emotions. Meanwhile, helping the kids of all ages to control their behaviors and accept challenges. Playing and spending time with kids increase their growth and their expectations.

Finally, Supporting and encouraging parents and caregivers to join the child development and growth workshop to understand the child need,” helping children not just survive but thrive”. Childhood is a great