1. Your baby learns by experience. Each new experience created new connections in the brain. Repeated experiences strengthen the connections. Unused connections disappear if not used.

2. One has more connections at the age of two than in adulthood. That explains why babies learn faster than adults. Consequently, this reinforces the urgent need to provide brain-stimulating opportunities for our babies and toddlers.

3. The human brain grows FAST early on. A newborn baby’s brain has already grown to be 25% of the size of an adult brain. The brain of a three-year-old has reached 80% of its adult size.

4. The best time to learn numbers is age three. This is the peak time that brain cells are hungry to be programmed and taught such.

5. It only takes 5 minutes without oxygen to cause brain damage. What a scary fact! Certainly, always supervise closely during baths and around sources of water.

6. When your baby was in the womb, he or she could hear voices coming from outside of the womb. Radio music can be heard as the amniotic fluid conducts sound quite well.

Babies love the voices of their parents from the beginning.

7. The brain of a newborn has all of the neurons or brain cells that will be needed for the duration of life. Amazing!

8. The years between birth and three years old is a critical period of learning. During this time, the brain is rapidly creating and pruning out synapses.

9. Brain development is heavily influenced by external environments. The external environment fine-tunes the brain and helps it determine which pathways to keep and which to get rid of. Things used stay ingrained. Things neglected will disappear.

10. Social interactions have a profound positive effect on the brain development of a baby. Therefore, providing daily interactions and close communication with loved ones stimulates the baby’s brain. For example, signing with your baby on a daily basis provides constant social interaction between you and your baby.

Most importantly, seek every opportunity to stimulate the amazing brain of your baby! The time is now! Your baby needs you!

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To conclude, what do you find AMAZING about the brain of your little one? Share your comments below!