Sunday, April 27, 2008

Well no wonder I feel so stupid

I found this on the Ohio department of education website this evening

Boosting Your Child's Brain Power
You may not realize that your child’s brain is busier than yours. As one researcher coins it, your child is an “alien genius.”
We know more about brain development today than at any other time in history. The Scientist in the Crib and From Neurons to Neighborhoods are just two examples of a growing body of research that gives us insight to early learning.
From birth, a baby’s brain cells develop at astounding speeds, sparking neural connections as a child learns, experiences, explores the environment, and grows into a young adult.
By 2 years of age, your child’s brain is working at full adult levels, and by age 3, it’s twice as active as yours.

Not sure if that makes me feel better but it's official....I'm not starter then a 3 year old. Have you ever played a game of memory with a 3 year old? It's like they have ESP. I used to have a great memory and remember thinking my mother had something wrong with her since she didn't seem to remember things very well. I'm her. I can't remember jack. I joke that being pregnant 3 times has sucked all the protein out of my brain but this just confirms it...my 3 year olds brain is more functional then mine at this point.

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