Child Brain Development Stages

Child Brain Development Stages

Visual and Auditory Senses
This stage of brain development deals with the visual and auditory
senses of the child. After birth, child is exposed to a variety of
sounds, colors and shapes. The brain of the child takes notice of the
sounds and words around her. She also explores the myriad colors and
shapes around her through her eyes. The ability to see and hear forms a
crucial part of brain development in children. At this stage, parents
must introduce the child to various colors, shapes and sounds to
stimulate this area of brain.

Language Development
Initially, the child responds to every word in every language uttered in
front of her. However, the brain then begins to look for repetitions
or pattern in the words spoken to her. The child remembers the words in
the language that are uttered more frequently than others. Eventually,
the child stops responding to strange languages and only remembers the
language she is spoken to. The child also tries to speak monosyllable
words that she grasps while listening to elders. Parents should talk
with their child so as to improve her language development. More on baby
brain development.

Physical and Motor Development
This stage of brain development is concerned with the physical activity
of the children. It takes place at two levels, large motor skills
development and fine motor skills development. Large motor skills are
concerned with movement and co ordination of limbs while fine motor
skills emphasize on the use of fingers for performing finer tasks. More
on baby brain development activities.

Emotional Development
While growing up, the child also becomes aware of the feelings that come
with a certain experience. At early age, child is able to identify
feelings of love, trust and care. While in later childhood, she comes to
terms with complex feelings like guilt, greed, etc. Parents should
provide a very nurturing environment so as to ensure healthy emotional
development in children. More on brain development in early childhood.

Steps of Child Brain Development

Four Months: At 4 months of age, a child responds to every sound around her.

Eight Months: Babies can revive past experiences and use them to complete certain task. For instance, pushing a ball to make it roll.

Ten Months: Babies attempt to utter words in a language familiar to them.

Twelve Months:
Babies respond differently to the variations in the tone. Sweet, baby
talk is likely to get their attention than flat, monotonous voice.

Eighteen Months: Babies develop and store sequences of past events. They can revive memories of past even though it has been covered from them.

Twenty Four Months:
Preschool children can remember the faces of people close to them.
They exhibit feelings of displeasure when separated from these people.

Thirty Months: A child develops spatial maps in her mind and knows where exactly things are located in her environment.

Thirty Six Months:
Child is able to distinguish between a variety of emotions. She also
begins to experience simultaneous and complicated feelings.

Child brain development continues at a faster pace during the first
decade of their life. After which, the brain begins to eliminate the
connections that have not been used for long. During the adult life,
only repeatedly used connections are retained in the brain.