Two Year Old Brain Development

Two Year Old Brain Development
The importance of the first few years of life in shaping personality and emotional development has been acknowledge not only by psychologists but by the greatest thinkers and philosophers of history. Perhaps more than any other theorist, it was Sigmund Freud who awakened the world to have importance of early childhood as it affects the future personality of an individual.

It is commonly acknowledge that the parents’ handling of the infant - the manner in which they care for, smile, talk to, love and accept him – largely determines his attitudes and his expectations.

The infant who is raised in an atmosphere of emotional support will grow to trust his environment – he’ll be open to new experiences. With continued emotional support, the child will develop autonomy without experiencing unnecessary self doubt.

Some educational specialists claim that mental growth roughly corresponds to the brain growth. Such a connection reinforces the vital importance of the first twenty four months of an infant’s life as far as future intellectual development is concerned.

They concluded that brain growth like intellectual growth, occurs most rapidly during the first few years of life. A one-year-old’s brain develops much more rapidly than that of a three-year-old, and a three-year-old’s brain develops more rapidly than six year old’s.

Accordingly, a one year old stands to profit much more from enrichments than a three-year-old or six-year-old.
Two Year Old Brain Development