At an annual conference for the American Association for the Advancement of Science this week, scientists revealed startling new research about the 1 in 6 kids living in poverty in the United States.
Their work showed that the stress of growing up in a home where food is scarce and books are limited can transform a child's very physiology and brain wiring, impeding intellectual skills for the rest of their lives.
Even worse, this all occurs before a kid's first day of kindergarten. Ironically, it's this time in a child's development when 90 percent of brain growth occurs.
Mark Shriver, Managing Director of U.S. Programs for Save the Children and Campaign Chair, k2kUSA, Posted: February 25, 2010 02:11 PM
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-kennedy-shriver/for-kids-the-first-five-y_b_476923.html
Beaumont Gifted Babies Program provides rich stimulation that can transform a child' very physiology and brain wiring, enhancing intellectual and language skills for the rest of their lives.
Reserve you seat at the Parenting Seminar on coming Saturday. 2-3 p.m. Admiralty Centre. Tel: 28 66 20 28.
28.2.10
Early education crucial to economic future
Investment in high-quality early child development and education is a powerful way to spur economic growth. Research shows children who attend high-quality early child care and education programs are more likely to graduate high school and pursue further education and training.
Business leaders who are motivated by the latest research that shows investment in early child development will ultimately benefit our economy. They understand that having large numbers of children unprepared to learn effectively dramatically reduces school success rates and weakens our work force.
There is a growing body of work proving the importance of the first five years of a child’s brain development in establishing the foundation for future success. Yet more children are entering our school systems unprepared to learn. This is not only a child development and education issue; it is an economic development issue for Wisconsin. When we fail to take advantage of children’s early learning potential, our communities suffer.
What can business leaders do about it? We can understand the importance of investment in critical resources to our businesses and the economy. We can encourage lawmakers to consider whether Wisconsin’s investment in early childhood development programs is aligned with economic and community needs.
In a time of tight private and public budgets, we must have the foresight and resolve to declare early childhood investment a top priority. We need to raise awareness among more Wisconsin business and legislative leaders of the benefits of investing in early childhood development.
http://host.madison.com/ct/news/opinion/column/article_67333c2e-a8f4-52a1-ba2a-d7696fa8b2ed.html
Find out more at
Parenting Seminar (free)
Early Brain Development & Language Acquisition
Sat 6 March, 2-3 p.m. 5/F, Tower One, Admiralty Centre Tel: 28 66 20 28
Business leaders who are motivated by the latest research that shows investment in early child development will ultimately benefit our economy. They understand that having large numbers of children unprepared to learn effectively dramatically reduces school success rates and weakens our work force.
There is a growing body of work proving the importance of the first five years of a child’s brain development in establishing the foundation for future success. Yet more children are entering our school systems unprepared to learn. This is not only a child development and education issue; it is an economic development issue for Wisconsin. When we fail to take advantage of children’s early learning potential, our communities suffer.
What can business leaders do about it? We can understand the importance of investment in critical resources to our businesses and the economy. We can encourage lawmakers to consider whether Wisconsin’s investment in early childhood development programs is aligned with economic and community needs.
In a time of tight private and public budgets, we must have the foresight and resolve to declare early childhood investment a top priority. We need to raise awareness among more Wisconsin business and legislative leaders of the benefits of investing in early childhood development.
http://host.madison.com/ct/news/opinion/column/article_67333c2e-a8f4-52a1-ba2a-d7696fa8b2ed.html
Find out more at
Parenting Seminar (free)
Early Brain Development & Language Acquisition
Sat 6 March, 2-3 p.m. 5/F, Tower One, Admiralty Centre Tel: 28 66 20 28
13.2.10
For your Holiday Viewing
If you can spare 1 hour, enjoy the following speech by Prof. Patricia Kuhl, with an introduction by Bill Gates.
When does learning begin? When is the best time to learn a foreign language? Can babies learn from DVD?
Prof. Kuhl is a neurologist and an eminent researcher in the field of early brain development and learning at the University of Washington, Seattle. She was invited to speak in a special conference on early development hosted by President Clinton.
Childhood Development: Early Learning, the Brain and Society
http://sciencestage.com/v/19348/childhood-development:-early-learning,-the-brain-and-society.html
If you can spare only 10 minutes, take a look at this video
University of Oregon Changing Brains: Language 9 mins
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMOHtSkSPfA
Find out more at
Parenting Seminar (free)
Early Brain Development & Language Acquisition
Tue 22 Feb, 7p.m. - 8p.m. 5/F, Tower One, Admiralty Centre, HK Tel: 28 66 20 28
Sat 26 Feb, 2:30p.m. - 3: 30p.m. Tseung Kwan O, Tel:2101 0787
Or reserve a place with your friends at sam@beaumont.hk
and confirm by phone after the public holidays.
When does learning begin? When is the best time to learn a foreign language? Can babies learn from DVD?
Prof. Kuhl is a neurologist and an eminent researcher in the field of early brain development and learning at the University of Washington, Seattle. She was invited to speak in a special conference on early development hosted by President Clinton.
Childhood Development: Early Learning, the Brain and Society
http://sciencestage.com/v/19348/childhood-development:-early-learning,-the-brain-and-society.html
If you can spare only 10 minutes, take a look at this video
University of Oregon Changing Brains: Language 9 mins
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMOHtSkSPfA
Find out more at
Parenting Seminar (free)
Early Brain Development & Language Acquisition
Tue 22 Feb, 7p.m. - 8p.m. 5/F, Tower One, Admiralty Centre, HK Tel: 28 66 20 28
Sat 26 Feb, 2:30p.m. - 3: 30p.m. Tseung Kwan O, Tel:2101 0787
Or reserve a place with your friends at sam@beaumont.hk
and confirm by phone after the public holidays.
9.2.10
Brain Growth Stunted by Institutional Care
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research underlines family structure as an important factor affecting a child's brain development. Institutionalized care has been shown to negatively impact visual memory and attention, learning and impulse control later in life, even after a child is adopted.
Researchers at three U.S. universities examined 132 8- and 9-year-ods who were adopted from institutions or foster care in Asia, Latin America, Russia, Eastern Europe and Africa. Children adopted out of foster care had spent no more than two months in institutions.
After comparing the adopted children to American children raised in their birth families, researchers found while kids from foster care didn't differ on brain development tests from children raised in their birth families, those from institutional care performed worse than those raised in families on certain tests measuring brain development.
Authors conclude that the impact of early deprivation on brain development -- like that found in institutionalized care -- is difficult to reverse completely.
"We identified basic learning processes that are affected by early institutionalization," lead study author Seth Pollak, professor of psychology and pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin, was quoted as saying. "Policies that speed the time in which children can be removed from institutionalized care so they can develop within family contexts should be implemented to decrease the likelihood of learning problems later in children's lives."
Source: Child Development, January/February 2010
Highly recommended
University of Oregon Changing Brains: Language ***** 9 mins
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMOHtSkSPfA
Parenting Seminar (free)
Early Brain Development & Language Acquisition
Tue 22 Feb, 7p.m. - 8p.m. 5/F, Tower One, Admiralty Centre, HK Tel: 28 66 20 28
Sat 26 Feb, 2:30p.m. - 3: 30p.m. Tseung Kwan O, Tel:2101 0787
Researchers at three U.S. universities examined 132 8- and 9-year-ods who were adopted from institutions or foster care in Asia, Latin America, Russia, Eastern Europe and Africa. Children adopted out of foster care had spent no more than two months in institutions.
After comparing the adopted children to American children raised in their birth families, researchers found while kids from foster care didn't differ on brain development tests from children raised in their birth families, those from institutional care performed worse than those raised in families on certain tests measuring brain development.
Authors conclude that the impact of early deprivation on brain development -- like that found in institutionalized care -- is difficult to reverse completely.
"We identified basic learning processes that are affected by early institutionalization," lead study author Seth Pollak, professor of psychology and pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin, was quoted as saying. "Policies that speed the time in which children can be removed from institutionalized care so they can develop within family contexts should be implemented to decrease the likelihood of learning problems later in children's lives."
Source: Child Development, January/February 2010
Highly recommended
University of Oregon Changing Brains: Language ***** 9 mins
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMOHtSkSPfA
Parenting Seminar (free)
Early Brain Development & Language Acquisition
Tue 22 Feb, 7p.m. - 8p.m. 5/F, Tower One, Admiralty Centre, HK Tel: 28 66 20 28
Sat 26 Feb, 2:30p.m. - 3: 30p.m. Tseung Kwan O, Tel:2101 0787
7.2.10
Speaking to Your Newborn is Important to Early Brain Development
You may want your newborn to develop a love of learning at an early age. One of the finest ways to do this is to start speaking to him or her from the time he or she is a tot. By speaking to your baby about all the things that are happening around them, they will start to attach words to all the experiences of their life. Talking to your infant helps with speech skills, stimulating the senses, and developing a sense of interaction. Before your baby really comprehends speech, they will learn to hear and even speak some of the words. So your toddler can learn a lot just from simple words, tone, and voice inflections.
Perhaps the thing you should bear in mind most is to talk to your newborn every day, throughout the entire day. Talk to your toddler about everything that happens during the day, from the time he or she wakes up until it’s time to go to bed. Simply doing usual day-to-day activities while chatting to your tot is sure to be beneficial.
Brooklyn's juridicum.net
http://juridicum.net/brooklynsantiago/2010/01/31/speaking-to-your-newborn-is-important-to-early-brain-development/
Perhaps the thing you should bear in mind most is to talk to your newborn every day, throughout the entire day. Talk to your toddler about everything that happens during the day, from the time he or she wakes up until it’s time to go to bed. Simply doing usual day-to-day activities while chatting to your tot is sure to be beneficial.
Brooklyn's juridicum.net
http://juridicum.net/brooklynsantiago/2010/01/31/speaking-to-your-newborn-is-important-to-early-brain-development/
5.2.10
Early-childhood education: an issue of national security
Early-childhood education is not just an education imperative — it needs to be a national security priority.
Seventy-five percent of young Americans are not qualified to join the military, according to the U.S. Department of Defense. The three primary reasons are inadequate education, criminality and physical unfitness.
According to the U.S. Army Accession Command, approximately one out of four young Americans lacks a high school diploma. One in 10 young adults is ineligible due to a criminal conviction, and 27 percent of young Americans cannot enlist because they are too overweight to meet military physical requirements.
The research behind early education is irrefutable. Thirty years of research has demonstrated that 90 percent of a person's adult brain weight is achieved by age 5. In the Institute of Medicine report “From Neurons to Neighborhoods,” brain scans and neuroscience demonstrated that the best time to influence a child's intellectual development is when the brain is under most intense development. The most important changes in brain structure and development occur during the first five years.
Nobel laureate economist James Heckman estimates that for every dollar we fail to invest in early-childhood education, it will cost us $8 in addressing other social needs. He states that “early intervention reduces crime, promotes high school graduation and college attendance, reduces grade repetition and special education costs, and helps prevent teenage births.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/outlook/6849841.html
Babies in the first year learn languages a hundred time faster and better than adults. Find out more on Early Brain Development & Language Acquisition at the Parenting Seminar on coming Saturday (free)
10-11:30 a.m. 6/F, Sands Building, 17 Hankow Rd, TST Tel:2376 1808
2 - 3:30 p.m. 5/F, Tower One, Admiralty Centre Tel: 28 66 20 28
Seventy-five percent of young Americans are not qualified to join the military, according to the U.S. Department of Defense. The three primary reasons are inadequate education, criminality and physical unfitness.
According to the U.S. Army Accession Command, approximately one out of four young Americans lacks a high school diploma. One in 10 young adults is ineligible due to a criminal conviction, and 27 percent of young Americans cannot enlist because they are too overweight to meet military physical requirements.
The research behind early education is irrefutable. Thirty years of research has demonstrated that 90 percent of a person's adult brain weight is achieved by age 5. In the Institute of Medicine report “From Neurons to Neighborhoods,” brain scans and neuroscience demonstrated that the best time to influence a child's intellectual development is when the brain is under most intense development. The most important changes in brain structure and development occur during the first five years.
Nobel laureate economist James Heckman estimates that for every dollar we fail to invest in early-childhood education, it will cost us $8 in addressing other social needs. He states that “early intervention reduces crime, promotes high school graduation and college attendance, reduces grade repetition and special education costs, and helps prevent teenage births.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/outlook/6849841.html
Babies in the first year learn languages a hundred time faster and better than adults. Find out more on Early Brain Development & Language Acquisition at the Parenting Seminar on coming Saturday (free)
10-11:30 a.m. 6/F, Sands Building, 17 Hankow Rd, TST Tel:2376 1808
2 - 3:30 p.m. 5/F, Tower One, Admiralty Centre Tel: 28 66 20 28
3.2.10
Little miracles of early child development.
A child is born with about 100 billion brain cells and will grow to about 100 trillion connections most of which takes place from birth to 6 years of age.
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/24171702/Little-Miracles-of-Early-Child-Development
The wiring of synapses takes place only upon language stimulation from the same species. Mom is extremely important to the brain development of the child in early years because of the rich language and social stimulation she provides. When mom has to go to work, she must arrange the baby to join a playgroup, everyday when she is not at home. This will ensure the healthy develpment to the EQ, IQ & LQ of the child.
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/24171702/Little-Miracles-of-Early-Child-Development
The wiring of synapses takes place only upon language stimulation from the same species. Mom is extremely important to the brain development of the child in early years because of the rich language and social stimulation she provides. When mom has to go to work, she must arrange the baby to join a playgroup, everyday when she is not at home. This will ensure the healthy develpment to the EQ, IQ & LQ of the child.
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