BRAIN FACT: A Baby Is Born With The Ability To Make Every Sound Of Every Language In The World

When we are born we have the ability to make every sound of every language in the world. However, because our brain learns based on the environment and experiences we are exposed to, we lose that ability. The brain makes connections based on the language(s) heard frequently.

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BRAIN FACT: Meals That Include Sugar Foods Deprive The Brain Of the Nutrients It Needs to Function Well

Meals that include sugary foods without adequate amounts of protein deprive the brain of the nutrients it needs to function well. This can lead to out of control behavior, and lack of attention.

BRAIN FACT: Vocabulary At Age 3 Predicts First Grade Reading Success

"Vocabulary at age 3 predicts first grade reading success. First grade vocabulary predicts eleventh grade reading level."
     -Andrew Biemiller, Vocabulary Development and Instruction: A Prerequisite for School Learning,     Handbook of Early Literacy Research (Volume 2), New York, NY: Guilford Press 2005.

BRAIN FACT: Young Children Need Adults To Help Them Deal With Strong Emotions

Young children need adults to help them deal with strong emotions.  Immature brains are not able to control impulses or handle strong feelings on their own.

BRAIN FACT: Babies Are The Model Of How We Learn

“Babies are the model of how we learn – not by passive reaction to the environment but by the active testing through observation, hypothesis, experiment, and conclusion.”
~Brain Rules,  John Medina, 2008

BRAIN FACT: Infants Who Learn They Can Engage Their Parents and Objects Acquires The Knowledge Of Affecting The World Around Them

“The infant who has learned that he can engage his parent in play and make objects do what he wants them to do acquires a fundamental belief in his ability to affect the world around him.” 
~From Neurons to Neighborhoods, National Research Council, 2001

BRAIN FACT: Caring Interactions Reduces the Number of Stress Response Connections Created In The Brain

Frequent positive and caring interactions reduces the amount of connections that are created in the stress response areas of the brain.