SHARP BRAINS HUB

About SHARP BRAINS HUB

We are born ready to learn, and have many skills to learn over many years. They depend on parents, family members, and other caregivers as their first teachers to develop the right skills to become independent and lead healthy and successful lives.

How the brain grows is strongly affected by the our experiences with other people and the world. Nurturing care for the mind is critical for brain growth.

We grow and learn best in a safe environment where they are protected from neglect and from extreme or chronic stress with plenty of opportunities to play and explore.

The brain has regions that react to things that are exciting or rewarding, and regions that help you plan and control your impulses. Both systems work together to help you learn. As we develop and our brains change, the balance between the reward regions and control regions changes.

These brain changes make us more willing to explore, take risks, and learn from friends.
However, these brain changes also make it hard for us to regulate their behavior, especially when friends are around or when there is a lot of excitement.

Technology and Games can enhance learning by tapping into the balance between reward and control. However, some technological features can also promote unhealthy social interactions or make it very hard to control impulses online. In this article, we show how the control and reward areas of your brain influence learning.

We also have design these games to assist you understanding how your brain works can help promote positive learning and empower you to make your own decisions about how to spend time online.

Parents and other caregivers can support

Nurturing by understanding their needs and responding sensitively helps to protect our brains from stress. Speaking with us and exposing them to books, stories, and songs helps strengthen our language and communication, which puts them on a path towards learning and succeeding in school.

Exposure to stress and trauma can have long-term negative consequences for the our brain, whereas talking, reading, and playing can stimulate brain growth.

Ensuring that parents, caregivers, and early childhood care providers have the resources and skills to provide safe, stable, nurturing, and stimulating care is an important public health goal.

When we are at risk, tracking our development and making sure they reach developmental milestones can help ensure that any problems are detected early and we can receive the intervention they may need.