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How can each of us start changing South Africa? By making sure more children have the possibility of reaching their full potential WHAT INCREASES LIFE POTENTIAL? WHAT DECREASES LIFE POTENTIAL? LOVE SAFETY ADEQUATE NUTRITION STIMULATION LANGUAGE STORIES NEW EXPERIENCES BOOKS TOYS LESS EXPOSURE TO LANGUAGE MEANS SCHOOL CHILDREN STRUGGLE TO READ SCHOOL CHILDREN WHO STRUGGLE TO READ, UNDERSTAND AND LEARN, FALL BEHIND WITH EACH PROGRESSING YEAR STAND BY A PREGNANT WOMAN. BE A CARING PRESENCE IN HER LIFE BIRTH AT BIRTH A BABY HAS 100 BILLION NEURONS – ALMOST AS MANY AS THERE ARE STARS IN THE MILKY WAY. SYNAPSES ARE FORMED AT 700 CONNECTIONS PER SECOND - ESTABLISHING THE ESSENTIAL NEURAL PATHWAYS OF THE BRAIN. INFANT BY 8 - 9 MONTHS THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEURAL PATHWAYS FOR LANGUAGE PEAKS - THOSE FOR HIGHER COGNITIVE FUNCTION PEAK AT ABOUT 1 YEAR. TODDLER RESEARCH SHOWS TODDLERS WITH A LARGER VOCABULARY READ BETTER WHEN THEY GET TO SCHOOL . SCHOOL CHILD READING LEADS TO UNDERSTANDING AND UNDERSTANDING ENABLES LEARNING. PREGNANCY 16 DAYS AFTER CONCEPTION THE NEURAL PLATE DEVELOPS. IT IS THE FOUNDATION OF THE BRAIN & SPINE. HOW DO WE CLOSE THE GAP? x 2 +y(n 3 )+12= WHAT CAN YOU DO? Entrepreneur PHD I dOn’t understand I hate school! ?#! READ TO CHILDREN AND GIVE THEM ACCESS TO BOOKS FOR IDEAS AND RESOURCES TO DO THE ABOVE, VISIT WWW.DGMT.CO.ZA CHILD CHILD CHILD DEVELOP AN ONGOING RELATIONSHIP WITH A FAMILY WITH YOUNG CHILDREN WITH LESS STIMULATION FEWER NEURAL CONNECTIONS ARE MADE. THE BRAIN CIRCUITRY DOES NOT DEVELOP TO ITS FULL POTENTIAL CHILD CHILD CHILD TOXIC STRESS: ONGOING LACK OF ATTENTION ABUSE AND/OR NEGLECT FAMILY DISFUNCTION CAREGIVER ADDICTION HELP FAMILIES TO EXPOSE INFANTS TO LANGUAGE AND TO CULTIVATE A LOVE OF READING IN CHILDREN BE A WITNESS TO A CHILD'S UNFOLDING LIFE. PROVIDE MODEST CONNECTIONS TO OPPORTUNITY, LIKE EXPOSING THEM TO NEW EXPERIENCES MOTHER POOR NUTRITION DEPRESSION LACK OF INFORMATION LACK OF SUPPORT SUBSTANCE ABUSE MOTHER ADEQUATE NUTRITION GOOD MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT ACCESS TO INFORMATION
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Page 1: How can each of us start changing South Africa? · How can each of us start changing South Africa? By making sure more children have the possibility of reaching their full potential

How can each of us start changing South Africa?By making sure more children have the possibility of reaching their full potential

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LIFE

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LIFE

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LOVESAFETY

ADEQUATE NUTRITION STIMULATION

LANGUAGESTORIES

NEW EXPERIENCESBOOKS

TOYS

LESS EXPOSURE TO LANGUAGE MEANS SCHOOL CHILDREN STRUGGLE TO READ

SCHOOL CHILDREN WHO STRUGGLE

TO READ, UNDERSTAND AND LEARN,

FALL BEHIND WITH EACH PROGRESSING

YEAR

STAND BY A PREGNANT WOMAN.BE A CARINGPRESENCE IN HER LIFE

BIRTHAT BIRTH A BABY HAS

100 BILLION NEURONS – ALMOST AS MANY AS THERE ARE

STARS IN THE MILKY WAY.

SYNAPSES ARE FORMED AT 700 CONNECTIONS PER SECOND -

ESTABLISHING THE ESSENTIAL NEURAL PATHWAYS OF THE BRAIN.

INFANTBY 8 - 9 MONTHS THE

DEVELOPMENT OF NEURAL PATHWAYS FOR LANGUAGE PEAKS -

THOSE FOR HIGHER COGNITIVE FUNCTION PEAK AT ABOUT 1 YEAR.

TODDLERRESEARCH SHOWS TODDLERS WITH A LARGER VOCABULARY

READ BETTER WHEN THEY GET TO SCHOOL .

SCHOOL CHILDREADING LEADS TO

UNDERSTANDING AND UNDERSTANDING ENABLES

LEARNING.

PREGNANCY16 DAYS

AFTER CONCEPTION THE NEURAL PLATE

DEVELOPS.IT IS THE FOUNDATION OF THE

BRAIN & SPINE.

HOW DO WE CLOSE THE GAP?

x2+y(n3)+12=

WHAT CAN YOU DO?

EntrepreneurPHD

I dOn’tunderstand

I hateschool!

?#!

READ TO CHILDREN AND GIVE THEM ACCESS TO

BOOKS

FOR IDEAS AND RESOURCES TO DO THE ABOVE, VISIT

WWW.DGMT.CO.ZA

CHILD CHILD CHILD

DEVELOP AN ONGOING

RELATIONSHIP WITH A FAMILY WITH

YOUNG CHILDREN

WITH LESS STIMULATION FEWER NEURAL CONNECTIONS ARE MADE.

THE BRAIN CIRCUITRY DOES NOT DEVELOP TO ITS FULL POTENTIAL

CHILD CHILD CHILD

TOXIC STRESS:ONGOING LACK OF ATTENTION

ABUSE AND/OR NEGLECTFAMILY DISFUNCTION

CAREGIVER ADDICTION

HELP FAMILIES TO EXPOSE INFANTS TO LANGUAGE AND TO CULTIVATE A LOVE OF READING

IN CHILDREN

BE A WITNESS TO A CHILD'S UNFOLDING LIFE. PROVIDE MODEST CONNECTIONS TO

OPPORTUNITY, LIKE EXPOSING THEM TO NEW EXPERIENCES

MOTHER

POOR NUTRITIONDEPRESSION

LACK OF INFORMATION LACK OF SUPPORTSUBSTANCE ABUSE

MOTHER

ADEQUATE NUTRITIONGOOD MENTAL HEALTH

SUPPORTACCESS TO INFORMATION