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The first three years of life lay the foundation for lifelong learning. The child's brain is busy wiring the foundation for vision, emotional stability, language development, motor development, thinking skills, and much more. By age three, a child's brain is two and a half times more active than an adult's. It is more fertile than it will ever be again. The foundation for a lifetime of learning is in place, and parents and caregivers have played a critical role in establishing that foundation.Quality Experiences and Caring Interactions
Brain development is contingent on a complex interplay between genes and the environment. While it is true that babies arrive with a genetic predisposition, it is also true that experiences within the environment will serve as the architect of the brain. What little ones experience in the environment will contribute to both the structure and capacity of the brain.
Human interactions also play a role in brain development. Positive interactions will enhance the wiring. Negative interactions or a lack of interaction will interfere with the wiring, and in some cases even destroy the wiring. Little ones need experiences that coincide with the windows of opportunity for wiring (see chart), and they need caring people to ...