Increase Understanding of Early Brain Development
Return to ZOOM MAP--Enhance Early Brain Development in Infants & Toddlers Top Level Strategy Map
Brief Description
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Background
Tools and Resources
To support early brain development, proper nutrition is required during pregnancy, decreased exposure to infections and increased monitoring of a child’s interaction with the environment [1]. In addition, parents should take turns playing and talking with their children, and make an effort to build on their interests and skills [2]. Through understanding a child’s needs and responding to their cues protects the child’s brain from unnecessary stress [3].
The Basics is an organization that supports children's brain development from birth to age 3 through advocating for cognitive, emotional and social skill development [4]. The Basics’s principles cover 5 key broad domains of childhood growth: maximize love and manage stress, talk, sing and point, count, group and compare, exploring through movement and play, read and discuss stories [5].
Promising Practices and Case Studies
Examples from communities that have implemented tools focused on this objective
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Actions to Take
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Actions for Individuals