Healthy Beginnings

Comprehensive Health Education Foundation (C.H.E.F. ® ) Program Developers 1-800-323-2433, ext.185 (suea@chef.org)

Early Childhood Brain Development

Introducing . . . the Brain! ,[object Object]

Brain Research ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Neuron Message Route ,[object Object]

Making Connections ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Birth – 50 trillion connections 3 Years – 1,000 trillion connections Adult – 500 trillion connections © Comprehensive Health Education Foundation. All rights reserved.

Environment ,[object Object],Active involvement in a stimulating, challenging and loving environment causes the brain to grow and flourish. Passive involvement, isolation and an impoverished environment diminish the brain.

Remarkable Regeneration ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Myelination and Maturation Schedule ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Overview of Four Developmental Areas (Prenatal to 5-year-olds)

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Nutrition Important for Healthy Development © Comprehensive Health Education Foundation. All rights reserved.

Moving, Sensing and Exploring ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Vestibular System

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],© Comprehensive Health Education Foundation. All rights reserved. Moving, Sensing and Exploring Important for Growth

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Newborns to 5-year-olds © Comprehensive Health Education Foundation. All rights reserved. Moving, Sensing and Exploring Important for Learning

Seeing, Remembering and Imagining ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Newborns to 5-year-olds © Comprehensive Health Education Foundation. All rights reserved. Seeing, Remembering and Imagining Important for Sharp Vision

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Newborns to 5-year-olds © Comprehensive Health Education Foundation. All rights reserved. Seeing, Remembering and Imagining Important for Eye-Hand Coordination

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Newborns to 5-year-olds © Comprehensive Health Education Foundation. All rights reserved. Seeing, Remembering and Imagining Important for Visual Memory

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],3- to 5-year-olds © Comprehensive Health Education Foundation. All rights reserved. Seeing, Remembering and Imagining Important for Creativity

Listening, Talking and Understanding ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Prenatal to 5-year-olds © Comprehensive Health Education Foundation. All rights reserved. Listening, Talking and Understanding Important for Accurate Hearing

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Prenatal to 5-year-olds © Comprehensive Health Education Foundation. All rights reserved. Listening, Talking and Understanding Important for Communication and Thinking Skills

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Newborns to 5-year-olds © Comprehensive Health Education Foundation. All rights reserved. Listening, Talking and Understanding Important for Communication and Thinking Skills

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Prenatal to 5-year-olds © Comprehensive Health Education Foundation. All rights reserved. Listening, Talking and Understanding Important for Reading and Writing Readiness

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Newborns to 5-year-olds © Comprehensive Health Education Foundation. All rights reserved. Listening, Talking and Understanding Important for Reading and Writing Readiness

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],3- to 5-year-olds © Comprehensive Health Education Foundation. All rights reserved. Listening, Talking and Understanding Important for Understand- ing Math and Science Concepts

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Prenatal to 5-year-olds © Comprehensive Health Education Foundation. All rights reserved. Listening, Talking and Understanding Listening to and Performing Music—Important for Using the Whole Brain

Feeling and Relating ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Survival Brain (brain stem) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Feeling and Relating Basic Need: Safety

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Prenatal to 5-year-olds © Comprehensive Health Education Foundation. All rights reserved. Survival Brain Basic Need: Safety—Important for Trust Feeling and Relating

Feeling and Relating Feeling Brain (limbic system) Basic Need: Love ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Limbic System Structures (brain diagram)

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Prenatal to 5-year-olds Feeling Brain Basic Need: Love Important for Healthy Relationships © Comprehensive Health Education Foundation. All rights reserved. Feeling and Relating

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Newborns to 5-year-olds © Comprehensive Health Education Foundation. All rights reserved. Feeling Brain Basic Need: Love Important for Self-Esteem Feeling and Relating

Feeling and Relating Chief Executive Officer (prefrontal cortex) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Basic Needs: Modeling and Coaching (brain diagram)

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],1- to 5-year-olds Feeling and Relating Chief Executive Officer Basic Needs: Modeling and Coaching Important for Self-Awareness, Empathy and Social Skills © Comprehensive Health Education Foundation. All rights reserved.

© Comprehensive Health Education Foundation. All rights reserved. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],2- to 5-year-olds Feeling and Relating Chief Executive Officer Basic Needs: Modeling and Coaching Important for Self-Control

© Comprehensive Health Education Foundation. All rights reserved. Healthy brain – 2:1 Neglected/abused brain – 1:1 Ratio dramatically reduced by stress and drugs Hypervigilant alarm system Exaggerated defense mechanism Violence as a problem-solving tool Presence of a positive, stable adult Guidance Ratio of Control of Thinking Brain Over Survival Brain Survival Brain Low Ratio of Control Can Result In: Influencing Factors for Thoughtful, Positive Behavior

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Newborns to 5-year-olds Feeling and Relating Chief Executive Officer Basic Needs: Modeling and Coaching Important for Stress Management © Comprehensive Health Education Foundation. All rights reserved.

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],2- to 5-year-olds Feeling and Relating Chief Executive Officer Basic Needs: Modeling and Coaching Important for Self-Motivation

Maximizing Washington’s Brain Power ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

National Efforts ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

For more information, contact: Sue Anderson Comprehensive Health Education Foundation 1-800-323-2433, ext. 185 [email_address]

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