Although babies are born with all their brain cells, the connections between their brain cells develop over time. As you probably have heard by now, this ‘wiring’ mainly takes place during the early years of a child’s life.

The best time to stimulate neural networks to develop thicker and stronger brain cell connections is when the particular neural networks are still in the beginning stages of their development. The early stage, during which the neural networks in a specific region in the brain are most susceptible to the impact of stimulation, is called the ‘sensitive period’ for the skill that is controlled by that particular region in the brain.

When you do the right thing at the right time with regards to a specific skill, you make the most of the ‘sensitive period’ for that skill and the impact on the density of the neural networks in that region of your child’s brain is nothing short of phenomenal.

Interestingly, babies and young children are biologically ‘programmemed’ to give more attention to the things that are most beneficial to their development during the ‘sensitive periods’. That explains why, in an ideal environment, babies will naturally repeat certain behaviors and do things that allow them to practice their newfound abilities over and over again.

The Practica Programme gives you all the ideas and tools that you need to understand and maximize your child’s development with fun and games during the sensitive periods with regards to all the important areas of his development. We basically provide you with the ‘big picture of parenting’ for the early years.