Building Healthy Brains! (St. Charles)

05/01/2025 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM CT

Admission

  • Free

Location

Lewis and Clark Career Center
2400 Zumbehl Rd, Room D414
St. Charles, MO 63301

Summary

Come learn about the importance of supporting and promoting brain development! How do we do this? By remembering and using the 5-R strategies for healthy brain development in young children - Relationship, Respect, Repetition, Routines, and Responsive Interaction. Come learn the research and specific ways to use these 5-R’s.

Description

Presented by: Sarah Grissom

Course Objectives

Participants will discuss basic brain development from birth-3 and why it is important.

Participants will be able to identify the 5 R’s of Healthy Brain Development.

Participants will create a plan for implementing the 5 R’s of Brain Development into their daily routines and plan ways to share this information with families.

Content Areas

  • 1a: Understand the developmental period of early childhood from birth through age 8 (2.00 hours)

CDA Content Areas

  • Growth and Development (2.00 hours)