ERIC Number: ED440733
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1999
Pages: 31
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: ISBN-0-942388-25-9
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Your Child's Brain: Food for Thought. Second Edition.
Leister, Clarissa; Phipps, Patricia A.
Research reveals the importance of early experiences for the development of young children's brains. This guide suggests ways to make the most of children's brain potential at different ages. The activities described can be used to enhance all children's learning and brain development. Following an introduction, the guide's sections are: (1) "Understanding the Brain"; (2) "Old Thinking vs. New Thinking"; (3) "Three Key Findings in New Brain Research"; (4) "Misunderstandings about the New Brain Research"; (5) "Brain Compatible Learning"; (6) "Birth to 12 Months"; (7) "Ages 12-24 Months"; (8) "Ages 2-3"; (9) "Ages 4-5"; (10) "Starting to School"; (11) "Early Primary"; (12) "Later Primary"; and (13) "Resources." (EV)
Descriptors: Brain, Childhood Needs, Children, Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages, Early Experience, Emotional Development, Infants, Influences, Neurology, Parent Child Relationship, Young Children
Southern Early Childhood Association, P.O. Box 55930, Little Rock, AR 72215-5930 (SECA members, $4; nonmembers, $4.50). Tel: 800-305-7322 (Toll Free); e-mail: SECA@aristotle.net; Web site: http://www.seca50.org.
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Parents
Language: English
Sponsor: Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. Early Childhood Initiative.
Authoring Institution: Southern Early Childhood Association, Little Rock, AR.
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
