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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
Months
Years
Birth
busier busier Source: Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University

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

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?