For Kids, the First Five Years Are Forever

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

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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.