You’ve likely come across the concept of left or right-brained dominance, where each hemisphere governs distinct types of thinking. A “left-brained” individual tends to be logical, objective, and analytical, while someone “right-brained” is often described as expressive, creative, and intuitive. Interestingly, around 95% of the human population is left-brain dominant.
The left brain serves as the “reasoning” center, managing conscious thought, logic, and analytical skills. It processes information methodically, albeit slowly and in limited quantities.
Conversely, the right brain acts as the “visualization” hub, overseeing the subconscious, imaginative faculties, and creativity. It possesses remarkable capabilities for rapid information processing and boasts impressive memory retention.
At Happy Brains, we nurture both left and right brain hemispheres through a range of activities, unlocking your child’s latent potential to unleash extraordinary possibilities.
In today’s educational landscape, there’s often limited emphasis on nurturing right brain development. This poses a significant challenge for many children who are thrust into an environment focused predominantly on left brain functions like language and mathematics from the outset of schooling. Right brain education targets young children, aiming to fortify crucial functions associated with the right hemisphere of their brains. This approach holds the promise of substantially augmenting their overall learning capabilities.
Research indicates that the right hemisphere of the brain undergoes its most rapid development from birth up to the age of six. This critical period represents the peak effectiveness for stimulating and nurturing right brain growth.
Hence, introducing your child to high-quality stimuli during this crucial timeframe is paramount. Doing so enables them to construct a substantial reservoir of information in their subconscious, which they can draw upon as they mature.
Should your child’s right brain remain untrained during this developmental stage, the pace of learning slows, and their innate right brain capabilities may lie dormant beyond the age of six, particularly as formal schooling begins and left brain development takes precedence.
By age three, approximately 70% of the brain is formed, with about 90% developed by age seven. Consequently, maximizing this brief window from birth to six years old is of utmost importance.
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It’s not just about early literacy or school preparedness. Recent research shows that experiences during these formative years shape a child’s future health, financial success, educational attainment, relationships, and overall happiness.
Investing in early childhood development drives economic growth by enhancing future workforce productivity, reducing education and social service costs, increasing lifetime earnings and tax revenues, and providing significant returns on investment compared to later intervention