5 Ways To Promote Development in Children

Five ways to promote development in children include teaching them how to play musical instruments, helping them engage in sensory play, providing them comfort through developmental milestones, allowing them to ask questions, and letting them explore their curiosity.

Allow Them To Explore

When your child explores the world, it benefits them in so many ways. It enables them to ask questions while expressing themselves. Take them to a range of places and different environments to explore new things and travel. If you can’t travel, encourage different learning and study styles to increase their self-confidence and efficacy.

Musical Instruments

Playing musical instruments helps speed a child’s brain development. Learning an instrument helps them develop, teaching them to read faster and grow in other areas, like language and listening.

It also teaches children how to multitask, getting the mind and body to work in unison. In addition to piano, guitar, flute and other more common instruments, some different ones to introduce include the harp, bassoon, oboe, or tuba.

Sensory play builds the pathways of our brain’s nerve connections. For kid’s activities, this can include sand molding, learning with smells, painting with toys, and creating with their eyes closed.

Together, you and your child can practice writing with your non-dominant hand. Writing this way activates both hemispheres, leading to a spark of creativity!

Comfort

Ever wondered why some children are so nervous and stressed at such a young age? Comforting them and addressing any deep fears is the most important way to stop them from becoming stressed. An environment of supportive family relationships helps promote development in children and can prevent toxic stress throughout their life.

Comfort protects a child from stress hormones and reactions that can lead to lifelong problems in learning, behavior and health. If your child is not into physical touch, help them settle down in another way – with music, a personal item, or a weighted blanket.

Reduce Screen Time

Although there are excellent educational apps and learning tools online and on television, try reducing your child’s screen time. This will help their development so they won’t miss out on real life experiences.

It can also reduce some of the anxiousness and stress that are a natural part of their development. Help your child’s healthy development, but don’t over think it. It’s as simple as spending time together each day, discussing your favorite things or having an intellectual conversation.