Parts of Our Brain Grow at Different
Rates!!
If you are a parent I am sure you have experienced the
"Terrible Twos" - that time in a child's development when
tantrums are the order of the day. If you are not a parent
but have spent some time around very young children it is
that part of a child's behaviour that makes you question
whether you ever want to be a parent!! The Terrible Twos
occur when a child knows what he wants to communicate
but does not have the speech skill to say what he or she
wants to say. Out of frustration the child will very often get
angry and throw a tantrum.
So why does this happen? Well there are a number of
factors but one of the most significant causes is related to
rate at which parts of the brain mature. The language areas
of the brain become active when a child is about 18 months
old. Unfortunately for parents, the understanding part of
the brain matures before the part that produces speech.
This of course results in that time when toddlers understand
more than they can say, hence the frustration.
(Source - Mapping the Mind by Rita Carter)
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