Provide a Warm Environment to Help Babies Build Their Brains
Infants begin learning during the very first minutes of their lives. By age 3, about 85 percent of the brain’s core structure is formed, or hardwired. The process of hardwiring connections affects development of a child’s vision, language, hearing, movement, and ability to interact with others.
Children need a warm and loving environment to develop the brain connections and pathways that will help them learn throughout their lives. Physical, cognitive, language, social, and emotional development are all linked together. Everything in the brain and the body is connected. Babies are learning to talk, to work their bodies, and to form strong bonds with caring adults. Everything works together to build their brains.
Your baby learns about herself by the way people treat her. When babies can trust caring adults, they have the courage to reach out, explore, and learn. When you spend time enjoying and playing together, your baby learns how to love and relate to others. Parents are the best and first teachers that babies have. Good parent-child relationships are the foundation for your baby’s brain and will last for a lifetime.
The first three years of a child's life are critical for developing the healthy brain circuits that will be foundation for all future brain development. Zero to Three is an organization that has assembled many useful resources on brain development and learning. The group's Web site is: http://www.zerotothree.org/.
Learn More About 4 Month Old Children
- At Four Months, It’s Time for Your Well Baby Check-Up
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- Clean Up Lead Dust to Prevent Lead Poisoning
- Create Healthy Eating and Fitness Habits for Your Four Month Old Baby
- Development and Characteristics of a Four Month Old Baby
- Do Not Use Baby Walkers; Use Safe Strollers
- Involved Dads Have More Active Kids
- Just In Time Parenting Podcast Month 4
- Self Care: Learn the Signs of Stress
- Some Four Month Olds Have Teeth
- Teach Your Four Month Old Motor Skills by Dangling Keys
- When Toys Are Out of Sight, They Are Out of Mind
- You Can't Spoil a Baby by Responding to His Cries Quickly
- Your 4 Month Old Baby
- Your Four Month Old Is Too Young to Obey You Now
- Your Infant's Development Creates Safety Hazards
See our Resource Links for additional information on child care and development.
