In my work, laying a foundation for young children is crucial. This should happen anywhere between the ages of infancy to 3 years old. You have up until age 5 to continue laying the foundation and then the window to laying the foundation closes. I'm an advocate for helping our parents lay a foundation for their children so we can build healthier and smarter children that will be ready for kindergarten.
In Promises Kept, Beard, Brewster, and Stephenson (2013) describes what laying a foundation entails:
Almost every child has the potential to grow, learn, and thrive. The nature
of the relationships he has with his closest caregivers and the experiences
he has when he's in their care strongly determine how much his potential
he actually achieves. In fact, science now tells us that a child's brain
develops not only because cells replicate and synapses spark on their
own, but also because the interactions he has with his caregivers and the
environments he's in helps to construct and shape it. (p.38)
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Hello, this is dear and close to my heart. I teach to every week to my teacher and my parents at my school. Children need to know that the promise made to them will be kept.
ReplyDeleteI can agree with you on the statement you made that, "Children brains develops not only because cells replicate and synapses spark on their own, but also because the interactions he has with his caregivers."