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Read Your Baby’s Brain, Part 1: Nurture is as Important as Nature Read Your Baby’s Brain, Part 2: Environmental Influences Technology, such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRIs), Computerized Tomography Scans (CT Scans), and Positive Emission Tomography (PET Scans), now offer the hard data indicating that experience and environment can change brain development. Brain formation is dependent on brain

Of all the animals in the animal kingdom, humans are one of the only animals born with a highly underdeveloped brain, which develops after birth. Therefore, creating a warm and loving environment for your baby that is as safe and secure as the womb, will nurture your baby’s brain as it matures. For example, studies show that babies who are

Do you remember the exact moment you held your baby for the first time? I bet that you do. Most of us mothers can remember that moment as if it were yesterday. The power of that experience, whether you bonded with your child or not, set in motion a force of neural-connections, forevermore establishing the

If you have a new baby at home, you may be overwhelmed and amazed at the changes your baby goes through in his first year alone. The brain development that happens in your baby, including basic problem-solving, is phenomenal in the first year. Meanwhile, your baby also begins to develop social and emotional connections.It may

In my last blog post, I shared why imaginative play is so important in child development. Now here are some specific ideas that you can do to spur your child’s imagination based on his age. From birth to 3 years old Create a print-rich environment with objects to manipulate, touch, observe and interact with, that