World Breastfeeding Week 2020
Each year, the first week of August is recognized as World Breastfeeding Week; the theme of World Breastfeeding Week 2020 is “Support breastfeeding for a healthier planet”. Three Key Years hopes to increase the awareness surrounding the science that support the benefits of breastfeeding. The security and bond between mother and child has always been a foundation of breastfeeding. In [...]
Free Reading Resources for Our Children
Reading helps your baby develop her vocabulary as soon as she/he is born. Your baby’s brain is making associations with the words you read and the pictures you describe every time you read to her. To help her brain grow stronger, find books she really likes and read them over and over to give her a sense of continuity and connectivity [...]
Reading Helps Your Baby Develop Her/His Vocabulary as Soon as She/He is Born
The guiding principals for building strong brains are simple: During the first Three Key Years of life, Talk. Read. Play. Count. Sing with your children. In this post we want to specifically explore, ‘reading’ with your child(ren). Reading helps your baby develop her/his vocabulary as soon as she/he is born. Your baby’s brain is making associations with the words you read and the pictures [...]
A Golden Opportunity
We are living in challenging, unprecedented times. The hour-to-hour uncertainty of the Covid 19 Pandemic has created stress for families around the globe. We are “Sheltering in Place”, schools have been closed and parents are working from home. In adversity there is creativity and before us there is a golden opportunity for families to share valuable time together. From its [...]
Tips for Reading Aloud to Your Kids – from a Parent in the Trenches
New science teaches us how a child’s brain develops billions of neurons from daily positive, loving activities. This phenomenal neuron growth in turn leads to a strong brain for life. This new science is the key focus of what we share with you here at ThreeKeyYears.org. Talking, reading, playing, counting, and singing appear as simple, fun activities to do with [...]
The Most Important Number in America is Learning Readiness at Age Four
The Institute for InterGroup Understanding has maintained an ongoing campaign to raise awareness about early brain development and what parents, teachers, and communities can do to promote neural connectivity in children’s brains. Outlined below are the key points from the full length article. Children Need to be Learning Ready by Age Four Parents, teachers and communities can have a profound [...]