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FEEDING A GROWING MIND                                                                               THE FIRST FEW YEARS




                          Did you know that a 3- to 5-year-old’s brain is TWICE as busy                                        A child’s brain architecture is shaped during           Human Brain Development
                          as that of a college student, and perhaps 3 TIMES busier than                                        the first three years after birth, but that       Neural Connections for Different Functions
                          an adult’s?                                                                                          doesn’t mean it stops developing at the age               Develop Sequentially
                                                                                                                               of 3. In fact, it peaks from the age of 3 for
                                                                  3-5                                                          literacy skills, building critical language and                                  Higher
                                                                                                                               developing cognitive function.
                                                           Years Old                                                           Most importantly, cognitive function serves                                      Cognitive
                                                                                                                                                                                                                Function
                                                                                                                               a critical role in everyday behaviour and                                 Language
                                                                                                                               social behaviour. These skills, complicated yet
                                                                                                                               amazing, set the foundation for how they
                                                                                                                               develop and learn in the years to come.                FIRST YEAR       Sensory Pathways
                                                                                                                                                                                                       (Vision, Hearing)
                                           2x                                            3x                                                                                  -5 -4 -3 -2 -1  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12
                                                                                                                                                                                                             Years
                                                                                                                                                                                           Months
                                                                                                                                                                                   Birth
                                          busier                                       busier                                                                                Source: Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University

                                                                                                                                  Experiences physical          Developing Skills &
                                                                                                                                      growth & motor                  Abilities                    Major physical and
                                                                                                                                                                                                   emotional growth
                             College                                                                  Adult                         development skills                                             spurt
                             Student                                                                                                (running/jumping)



                                                         Sources: University of California, Berkeley &                         Develops language and                                               Able to read, identify
                                                https://www.greatschools.org/gk/articles/preschooler-brain-development/                                                                            and comprehend
                                                                                                                                  communication skills
                                                                                                                                                                                                   complex sentences/
                                                                                                                                                                                                   languages

                                                                                                                                           Discovers
                                                    The early years of a child                                                       stronger feelings                                             Better balance and
                                                    are very important as it                                                                                                                       coordination
                                                    paves way for good health
                                                    and brain development
                                                    in their teenage and adult                                                                              3 – 5 years old  5 – 12 years old
                                                    years. These first few years
                                                    of brain development forms                                                                                      Age Group
                                                    the foundation for future
                                                    learning, health and success.
                                                                                                                               Early developmental years are a period of extremely rapid brain
                                                                                                                               development. As parents, we try to do our best to stimulate and
                                                                                                                               support this development, including buying the best educational
                                                                                                                               toys and material, and even signing the child up for specialised
                                                                                                                               educational programmes. But when it comes to feeding the
                                                                                                                               brain, have you wondered what else can we do to ensure that
                                                                                                                               the child consumes a balanced nutrition?
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