Childhood Brain Development

“Every child has an inner timetable for growth -- a pattern unique to him… Growth is not steady, forward upward progression. It is instead a switchback trail; three steps forward, two back, on around the bushes, and a few simply standing, before another forward leap.” –Dorothy Briggs. The quote from Ms.Briggs is a representation of how the development of a childs mind is all over the place. In the first three years of a childs life is when the most growth and development of the brain and also the intake of information takes place.(Specifically ages zero to three). For children whom are born with developmental delays it may be hard for there brains to full develop things such as “awareness of own body, small and large motor skills by learning to control body muscle, and learning to pick up things and hold them, and most importantly awareness of own environment. As we all know, the …show more content…
The human brain is split into three parts. They are first, the brain stem, second, the cerebrum, lastly, the cerebral cortex. The brain stems job is to “control reflexes and involuntary processes” for example, things like breathing and heart rate. Its structure is like a “stalk that widens that connects the spiral cord to the upper brain.” The cerebrum is the largest part of the brain. This area of the brain is where “high processing” takes place , for example, memory and learning. The cerebrums structure is “behind the brain stem and sits above it.” The cerebral cortex takes on very advanced activities such as “planning and decision making.” It’s structure consists of “1/4 of an inch of thickness” which folds and gives the brain its wrinkled look. As the development of the childs brain begins in its first week of birth it is important that we take hands on and immediate procedures to help strengthen the brain if that child is born with a developmental