My Baby Experience

Posts Tagged ‘Child Development’

We all know that babies are born with certain reflexes: crying when they’re hurt or nursing when they’re hungry.  Beyond that, most of us assume a baby’s brain is a clean slate; everything they know they learn from their parents and the environment they are in. However, that isn’t the case at all. A baby’s brain is much more active than a few simple reflexes. In fact, an infant’s brain is very active, pretty much from the time they are born.

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Recent studies indicate that many children and teenagers today are experiencing clinical depression even before they get to their 18^th birthday. This factor is attributed to limited playtime. The world is changing rapidly becoming more competitive for everyone, including children. Many factors in a child’s life are tugging at them to perform better.

There is constant pressure to get higher grades, clinch a sporting trophy, become better than their siblings, receive praise from parents and get approval from society. For a young child in the process of socialization, this is too much for them at such a young age and all this is at the expense of their growth and development.

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