Anne Timms - Early Childhood Development

Teacher transforms desks into socially distanced trucks.

Teacher Transforms Desks Into Socially Distanced 'Trucks' To Make Classroom Fun Instead of Scary For this kindergarten teacher, socially distanced desks weren't enough: She has turned her students' desks into 'truck desks' to keep them healthy and happy

Parenting is so important. What are you teaching your child?

"The earlier the better. When a child’s brain fails to get what it expects and needs, especially early in life during the most sensitive and rapid periods of development, the amount of effort required to set it back on track later in life is considerable and optimal outcomes are far less likely. The extent and severity of problems in later life linked with early deprivations can be remediated through early interventions."

Singing exercises for the brain.

SINGING EXERCISES THE BRAIN – Songbirds In my previous blog, I spoke about the areas of the brain stimulated by listening to music. These areas are stimulated by singing to music, as we first have to listen to music before we can sing to it. Unless it is a new composition (own, made-up song)-something that children are very fond of doing....

Sectoral outcomes that may maximize early childhood development through parenting programmes.

~ Nurturing Care, Lancet Series, 2016

Impact of Parents

A wide body of research on infant and childhood development shows that nurturing, responsive and stimulating interactions between young children and their parents and caregivers positively and permanently strengthens the ability to learn with the possibility of changing brain function for life.

Role of Parents

"Parents play a critical role in facilitating early experiences through the provision of nurturing care, defined as care which ensures health, nutrition, responsive care-giving, safety and security, social-emotional well-being, and early learning."