What is essential and perhaps transcends time and place, as compared with that which is only transitory, in the moment, fleeting, and passing like the wind, as time blows so many things into nothing.
The first years of life need to be focused on human interactions that encourage speaking, interacting socially and playing with loving caregivers to develop thinking, problem-solving and other executive skills.
"There's a really great quote in brain science: Neurons that fire together wire together," Hutton said. That means the more you practice anything the more it reinforces and organizes the connections in your brain. I came across this article and thought it might be worth the share.
'MRIs show screen time linked to lower brain development in preschoolers' by Sandee LaMotte
"I often ponder what matters most in life, what is essential and perhaps transcends time and place, as compared with that which is only transitory, in the moment, fleeting, and passing like the wind, as time blows so many things into nothing. Are their gifts in life that transcend this tender and precarious moment in history? What is it we may be able to hold on to? What are the threads that weave through time and place, and hold our hearts together, binding us into one humanity, like the threads of a quilt? Certainly, it is not the phone, or tablet, computer or TV. These things are relatively recent inventions, and will surely disappear in time—giving way to something new—just like so many other inventions have disappeared throughout history.
While these tools hold great power and benefits they are indeed transitory, and clearly, as this article suggests, also hold great risks.
The article speaks to the potential impact on our children’s brain development, however, I would also suggest that what is unhealthy in high doses for our kids, is probably unhealthy for us big people as well."
What this quote seems to share, as I see it, is that relationships, meaningful engagement with the people who love us most, the people who care for us, are at the heart of how we are best nurtured to grow and develop. Now here is something that may transcend time and place, don’t you think? Is it possible that this could have been a truth 10 years ago, a hundred years ago, and even a thousand years ago? And might this remain true for the next thousand years as well?
That is food for thought for sure.
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