Brain Development Timeline
Our brains continue growing and changing throughout life. To learn more about changes in the brain during different periods of development, click on the images above.
Brain-Building Tip of the Month
Save clean paper towel tubes and encourage your child to explore the sounds they can make. They can speak, whisper, sing, or hum through the tube, experimenting with being loud or quiet, and fast or slow. Using everyday objects in new ways helps children boost creativity, while practicing different volumes and speeds builds self-control.
Research in Brief
Childhood Eating and the Brain. New research shows that when children regularly eat high-fat, high-sugar foods early in life, it can cause lasting changes in the brain systems that control appetite, even following an improvement in their diet. Researchers also found that supporting the gut biome with specific probiotics and prebiotic fibers may help reduce these long-term effects and encourage healthier eating habits throughout the lifespan.
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