1. Unleash Your Kid's BRAIN 10 Ways to Stimulate Your K id's Brain Function in His First 1000 Days POWER! A B C @

2. Early brain stimulation hel ps unlock the brain's full p otential and resilience. Through play, children de velop intellectual, social a nd emotional skills which are important in career de velopment and self growt h.

3. A BABY FORMS 700 NEW NEURAL CONNECTIONS EVERY SECOND IN THE FIRST 1000 DAYS OF HIS LIFE. BRAIN FACT

4. RATES OF RETURN TO HUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENT PreschoolSchoolPost-School Dr. Heckman's research shows (see graph) that the first 1000 days of a child provides the highest return in human capital investment. Thanks to preschool experiences and early interactions with peers and adults!

5. FLUID ABILITIES The Foundation of Adult Cognitive Functions MEMORY PROBLEM SOLVING ABILITY REASONING SPEED OF THOUGHT

6. GIVE YOUR BABY A HEALTHY START Stay healthy when you are preg nant. Stay away from drugs and habits that can harm your baby 's brain. Studies show that smo king during pregnancy leads to l ower reading scores. 1

7. HAVE MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS Are you familiar of “parentese”? F or instance, when you say “Cute b aby!”, draw out each syllable in a h igh-pitched voice and delightful to ne. This will stimulate the area of t he brain that understands speech. 2

8. Sequential games that involve the hands are very effective. Examples are “Peekaboo”, “This Little Piggy” and “Patty-cake”. PLAY GAMES 3

9. Choose books that have colorful and large pictures. Be attentive and share your baby's delight in pointing and making noises. For toddlers, simplify story lines and encourage them to talk about books. READ BOOKS 4

10. Toys that allow the baby to inter act and explore foster early brain development. Stackable blocks o r wind-up jack-in-the-box are go od starters. CHOOSE THE RIGHT TOYS 5

11. Stress interferes with brain dev elopment. Decrease your baby' s stress withgentle mass ages –- which also enhance feel ings of being loved and emotio nal security. MASSAGE YOUR BABY 6

12. Music enhance brain function. Sing songs like “Itsy Bitsy Spid er” and “Ten Little Indians”. The hand play and body motions in these songs also help your baby integrate sounds with motor act ions. SING SONGS 7

13. When your baby cries, soothe and cuddle him. This builds positive connections at the li mbic area of the brain which handles emotions. BABY’S CRYING? RESPOND PROMPTLY 8

14. For instance, when someone is sad or crying, grab the opportunity to teach your baby about feelings, kindness, caring and sharing. Empathetic resp onses like these build positive emot ional and social skills. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF TEACHABLE MOMENTS 9

15. Babies are very sensitive. As a parent, expressgenuine joy and interest in y our baby. Use your body language, at tentiveness to babbling, caresses, sm iles and shining eyes to say “I Love Y ou” to your little one. EXPRESS GENUINE INTEREST & JOY 10