Brain development is when a child’s brain transforms during a period of development between utero and three. This development is crucial for many reasons, including the child’s relationships, their experiences and their surrounding environment, this continues throughout their life time.
During the time of middle childhood (ages 7-11), there is a growth spurt which occurs in the brain around 8 or 9 which allows the organ (brain) to almost reaching its full size. The brain development during these years is depicted by the growth of certain specific structures, particularly in the frontal lobes. Somehow, if there was to be any damage to this part of the child’s brain it could possibly result in erratic emotional outburst, the inability to plan things and occasional poor judgement. (Physical Development: Age 7-11, 2018)
Being exposed to trauma is commonly found in children who have been placed into out-of-home care. It is thought to have significant implications for the development of children’s cognition, language and self-identity. Even though children in care have a higher chance of being exposed to trauma, they have more than likely been exposed to a range of other factors that will impact their development. These factors could potentially include exposure to alcohol and or other substances while the child …show more content…
As it happens, this interaction between the genes and the child’s environment that really shape the developing brain. While the child’s genes provide the initial map for development, it is the actual experiences and relationships that children have that shape their brains. At the age of three, a child has approximately 1000 trillion brain connections or synapses, which upon later development are selectively pruned, by the time they have reached adolescence, brain synapses will only be around 500 trillion and continues at a stable level throughout adulthood. (Commonwealth of Australia,
During the time of middle childhood (ages 7-11), there is a growth spurt which occurs in the brain around 8 or 9 which allows the organ (brain) to almost reaching its full size. The brain development during these years is depicted by the growth of certain specific structures, particularly in the frontal lobes. Somehow, if there was to be any damage to this part of the child’s brain it could possibly result in erratic emotional outburst, the inability to plan things and occasional poor judgement. (Physical Development: Age 7-11, 2018)
Being exposed to trauma is commonly found in children who have been placed into out-of-home care. It is thought to have significant implications for the development of children’s cognition, language and self-identity. Even though children in care have a higher chance of being exposed to trauma, they have more than likely been exposed to a range of other factors that will impact their development. These factors could potentially include exposure to alcohol and or other substances while the child …show more content…
As it happens, this interaction between the genes and the child’s environment that really shape the developing brain. While the child’s genes provide the initial map for development, it is the actual experiences and relationships that children have that shape their brains. At the age of three, a child has approximately 1000 trillion brain connections or synapses, which upon later development are selectively pruned, by the time they have reached adolescence, brain synapses will only be around 500 trillion and continues at a stable level throughout adulthood. (Commonwealth of Australia,