I was handing out flyers in Islington on Friday and I stopped and talked to a father who was truly passionate about the development of his baby. "I'm in my fifties, I already have an 18 and 13 year old, this one was a complete surprise. I don't want her to grow up around adults and become an only child, I want her to socialise with other children!" After our conversation ended I walked away thinking she is a lucky baby, her father is providing her a healthy start in life. He is nourishing her brain development and helping her to find her own place in this world. I guess he did have the option to feel that he has already been there and done that bringing up his two older children and could have left the development of this baby up to nature. But instead he has chosen to nurture and I applaud him for that.
A baby's brain is only 15% formed at birth the majority of the remaining 85% being formed in the first three years of life. Experiences during early childhood are critical for connections in the brain to occur. Early experiences have a direct impact on how a brain develops. Early experiences decide whether a child grows up to be a positive contributing member of society or a negative draining member of society.
Taking the time now to nurture a baby's brain development, providing positive enriching experiences will help to develop a positive contributing member of society. The father I met in Islington has chosen to nurture his baby's brain development by taking the time to provide her positive experiences - they were both off to play!
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