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Early Brain Development
ANNA HAS INSIGHTS… and questions! Anna says……… “I realize I am only a few months old…..but there are several things I would really like to share from my perspective. Also due to the fact that I am new here, there are numerous things I would like to try to understand. I am hoping you can help clarify the things I need to understand, and hopefully I can create some insights that will be beneficial. ” 
More important than ever, parental love can be harder to give to adolescents. By Carl E. Pickhardt, Ph.D.... 
According to Scott Miller, America simply can't afford to let poverty remain a social norm. Via Bruce Lesley 
Exercise, the latest neuroscience suggests, does more to bolster thinking than thinking does. 
A study suggests anxiety in adults can result from specific parts of the amygdala remaining like those of a child.
Articles about ANXIETY: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?tag=anxiety
Via Sakis Koukouvis RAFFI!!! It takes a village Known to millions simply as Raffi, Raffi Cavoukian is a renowned Canadian singer who is founder and chair of the Centre for Child Honouring on Salt Spring Is... Via poulingail, mariarobets 
Killing KindergartenHuffington Post (blog)It wouldn't have to be this way if the educational system were structured to accommodate the natural, normal, and highly variable rates of development that occur in early childhood. Via Becky Giger 
Although ADHD is a diagnosis made by clinical observation and behavioral report current neuroscience research shows us that ADHD is a brain uniqueness that can be assessed with neuropsychological assessment. 
"SEL abilities, such as empathy, are now being considered essential 21st century skills in our rapidly changing world.
Started in 1996, Roots of Empathy is an evidence-based classroom program that has shown significant effect in reducing levels of aggression among schoolchildren while raising social/emotional competence and increasing empathy." Via Ella Brekke, mariarobets 
"When children have been exposed to family violence, their brains become increasingly “tuned” for processing possible sources of threat, a new study reports." 
U.S. children and teens have cut down on added sugars but still eat too much, according to a new report. 
Creativity and imagination are high level skills in the brain. It is critical that we provide opportunities for all of our young children to develop these skills. Just think about where would we be if there were no individuals who have the ability to imagine new possibilities. |
"Advances in technology provide the awareness that not only does the brain grow prenatally, but brain research also informs us that a great amount of development happens in the pre-school years. It is both critical and exciting to realize that 90% of a child’s brain develops from conception to age five." 
Touchscreen devices like iPads are much loved by little tykes. But parents worry about how it may effect their development. Is it better or worse than television? 
This community is working together to create awareness and put in place services to support the optimal development of children's brains. I have been fortunate to have the opportunity to contribute to these important efforts. Hope you enjoy and share with parents and professionals for the benefit of children! Babies Born To Depressed Moms Have Higher Levels Of Stress Hormones » The Behavioral Medicine Report
The cocktail of hormones cascading through depressed mothers’ bodies may play an important role in the development of their unborn children’s brains. 
“Only one thing had mattered,” Rhodes says, “and that’s whether they had a running wheel.” Animals that exercised, whether or not they had any other enrichments in their cages, had healthier brains and performed significantly better on cognitive tests than the other mice." Via Murali Madhavan 
Dr. Sanjay Gupta discusses new research showing that sugar is toxic to the human body and what families can do about it Read more by 60 Minutes Overtime Staff on CBS News' 60 Minutes Overtime. Reclaiming play as a priority in our lives can transform and perhaps even heal us in powerful and unexpected ways. Unfortunately, from the moment we leave ch... 
Attachment is the foundation of healthy childhood development and children with secure attachment are more likely have healthier relationships later in life. Via Becky Giger 
Life Skills Educators from four continents intensify their transformational humanitarian endeavors as LinkedIn’s top ranked Parenting 2.0 (P20) group gathers for “Living Room” discussions regarding Life Skills development. 
In order to guide youth who access digital media to focus on scholarship we must develop children's learning strategies in a way that helps them resist the hundreds of thousands of distractions available with these tools. 
Andrea Kuszewski, Scientific American
"One should not pursue goals that are easily achieved. One must develop an instinct for what one can just barely achieve through one's greatest efforts." —Albert Einstein Via Parent Cortical Mass, Béa Beste |
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