Child PsychologyFetal brain development Write down underlined words

Child Psychology-Fetal brain development Write down underlined words Write down the date every day we take notes 1

The Amazing Baby Brain �How many brain cells are being created each day while the child is in the womb? ◦ You will find out later 2

�In the womb the brain sends and receives messages about touch, hearing and movement well. ◦ Taste, smell and sensitivity to light are developing quickly 3

How many brain cells ARE YOU BORN WITH? � 100 billion �That is 100, 000, 000 brain cells at the time of birth. 4

To put a billion in perspective �A billion seconds ago it was about 1959 �A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive �A billion hours ago it was the stone age �A billion days ago no one walked the earth �Now you multiple One Billion by 100 5

Break those cells down my time � 111, 111 per month � 3, 703, 703. 7 per day � 154, 320, 987, . 65 per hour � 2, 572, 016. 46 per minute � 42, 866. 9410 per second 6

�Most Brain cells are formed while in womb, but not developed fully. �Most connections of neurons and strengthening of connecters take place after birth. ◦ The way brain cells connect and develop are determined by experiences and environment 7

� Keep in mind that the baby is experiencing things in the womb. � Remember that everything that a newborn experiences is new. � Everything has the potential to be shocking. 8

Diary Writing �Your assignment is to write a journal entry from the perception of the baby �Consider how they would feel leaving the womb, imagine what the first day of life is like. �What is good and what is bad? 9

Baby diary from the babies view point �Birthday: Dear Diary, today was terrible. I was hanging out in my room when the room started to close in on me and I was shoved out the trap door that I was only going to use in the case of an emergency. The outside world is an awful place. I almost froze to death. Someone blinded me with the brightest light I have ever seen and before my eyes could adjust to the first vision I ever had I was smacked on the Bum and stabbed in the foot. 10

As I gasped for my first real breath of stinking cold air someone, who I can only assume hates me, put this sticky gunk in my eyes, so I still have not seen anything worth looking at. Next I was sprayed with water, but was not cleaned well because I still have gunk in my eyes and I can feel a cheesy substance on my head. I was thinking of escape, but those thoughts were cut short. 11

�They then tied me up so I could not move my arms or legs. To make matters worse, I am getting hungry and liquids are leaking out of my body from all of my holes. I hope I can go back to my room soon. �P. S. I have no language skills so expressing my feelings is impossible. 12

What can we do? �From the moment we know we are pregnant (I say we, but I am not really included) we can make healthy choices. �We must remember that babies are controlled by the lower brain. ◦ Means that they can’t be trained yet ◦ Can’t respond to praise or punishment yet. 13