Parent Presentation: Understanding Brain Development in Children

This presentation serves as a guide for parents on how to support the healthy brain development of their child, focusing on the critical period from birth to three years. It highlights the significance of attachments, prenatal care, nutrition, and stress management. The presentation emphasizes the importance of caregivers staying close to their babies to foster secure attachments and positive perceptions of the world. It also underscores the impact of a mother's diet and lifestyle during pregnancy, recommending nutrient-rich foods and affectionate interactions. Furthermore, the presentation advises on establishing healthy eating habits by familiarizing babies with nutritious foods and involving toddlers in meal preparation. Lastly, it addresses the detrimental effects of stress on babies and offers strategies for parents to manage conflicts peacefully and create a stable environment. The assignment brief outlines the requirements for a mock parent presentation, including a review of relevant literature, a summarized write-up, and the creation of informative pamphlets.

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•Brain of child undergoes an important period o f
development form the period of birth to that of three
•Production of large number of neural connections
takes place for about million neural connections each
second
•Brain development is influenced by many factors like
child’s relationships, environments and experiences.
PRENATAL PERIOD
•kind of food that is taken up by the mother during this
period has a huge impact on brain development of the
child
•diet and lifestyle are said by nutritionist to be very
important as they help in the development of the brain
of the baby
Initiatives mothers should take:
•food high in nutrients should be always taken by such
mothers
•they should take twice the amount of nutrients
required but that does not necessarily mean taking
twice the amount of food that is required
•folate, vitamin C, iron, omega three fats and even iron
are important nutrients
ATTACHMENTS
Guide for parents
How to help in healthy development of the brain of their child
PROCESS OF DEVELOPMENT OF BRAIN
IN CHILD •Caregivers should always stay nearby or in close
proximity with their babies
•when babies do not find their caregivers nearby,
they feel stress and nervous that affects their brain
How to develop attachments with babies:
•parents should not only stay nearby but in order to
develop sense of attachment, the caregivers should
try to understand what makes the babies secure
and how they can make their babies secure
•baby develop the feelings that present care about
them and therefore develop positive perceptions of
their immediate world
•starts even before the born of the child mothers
should talk, sing with the baby and touch their
womb often with an affectionate feeling
•baby should be hold only in a straight manner and
not in sleeping position. should be cuddled and
interacted with smile and playfulness in upsetting
hours
NUTRITION
•Mothers are advised to provide breast milk to their
children for their babies for the first two years
•breast milk comprises of many important
antibodies and nutrients that help the brain to not
only develop properly but also keep babies safe
from infections
How to develop good food habits
•parents are also advised not to provide the babies
with extremely costly food like expensive vitamins
and similar others
•Parents should familiarize babies with the use of
healthy food making babies develop the habit of
liking healthy food only and motivating them by
being an example herself
•toddlers should be involved in simple cooking
activities and meal preparation so that they can
develop good relationships with healthy foods.
• Processed food lack nutrients and should be
avoided. Ingredients of the food like low salt, low
fat, low sugar. Parents should provide importance
to babies’ cues when they are full
STRESS
Stress has the potential to create heart issues and
immune system issues in the babies and the
children
How to handle stress
•Anger, violence, deprivation and feeling of left
alone have negative effects on babies by creating
stress
•Violence in home or neighborhood, aggression
among parents, divorces or illnesses among the
parents create stress in babies that affects babies’
development
•taking the baby away from different stressful
situations. finding peaceful ways of solving
disagreements among parents or other family
members.
•The parents should step back and take control of
emotions in front of the baby