Participants were shown how the arts and reading to children play a major role in stimulating brain power. The purpose of this seminar is to educate people in our community to how the brain develops, and to stress how important early nurturing and learning is to children. Participants were able to view neurons as they connect in the brain. Did you know that the brain enlarges as the child learns how to think, or that children's brains are much more tender than adult brains because the protective coating on the nerve cells, called Myelin, is not completed until age 20. An infants brain structure is not genetically determined.
Early experiences have a decisive impact on the architecture of a baby's brain.
By age 1 children have 1 billion neurons. Children's brain capacity for learning language is greatest before age 10. The arts help to teach children critical thinking skills that will be valuable throughout life. Learning must be active. There is so much new information out there for parents, teachers, grandparents and caretakers to aid children to reach their full potential.