Keys to Enhancing Brain Development in Young Children Think of
young children in your life and imagine what they might become
one day- doctor, teacher, astronaut, father, engineer,
homemaker, farmer, mother. The world is open to each child, and
parents and other caring adults hold the keys to opening the
doors of learning and growth for children. Childhood is all
about learning. The development of the brain and the learning
connections within the brain are at the heart of learning for
young children. How can parents and other caregivers foster a
child's healthy brain development and enhance a child's
learning? Laying the Foundations of Learning - a Safe and Secure
Environment Establishing a safe, secure and predictable
environment for children is the best way to create the
foundations of learning in infancy and childhood. This is the
first basic rule of building a child's brain development. What
are some practical guidelines for creating such an environment?
1. Respond warmly and quickly to a child's cues for