As parents and adults, we don’t remember much how we were prepared for schooling. And right now, there are still times when we still feel clueless about how can we best care.
Up to 90% of children’s brain development occurs in the first five years of their life. In addition, over 1 million new neural connections are being formed every second during the kids’.
Around 1 in 5 children are developmentally vulnerable in one or more domain, according to a recent finding by the Australian Early Development Census (AEDC). In other words, many kids today might.
One study shows that good early childhood interventions indeed increased people’s incomes by 25 per cent. These randomised interventions (source) were conducted during 1986-1987 in Jamaica and the researchers interviewed the participants.
Many people recommend that kids should at least be 12 or 13 years old (high school age) before they get mobile phones of their own. That’s because the child’s early years should.
Literacy and numeracy are crucial to children’s learning and development. These skills allow kids to learn further, prepare for formal schooling and integrate well within a society. Moreover, getting smarter is crucial.