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HUMAN AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT LEVEL 2 NUTRITION AND STIMULATION: PAGE 46 -51 Downloaded from hlayiso.com

u DEFINITION: The process of providing or obtain the food necessary for health and growth u The brain needs food in order to grow. The brain gets the food when we eat correct. u Food that is good for brain development: • Food high in antioxidants: berries, apples spinach • Food high in omega 3 fatty acids: sardines, salmon, walnuts A) NUTRITION • • Complex carbohydrates: whole wheat bread, peanuts, yoghurt All fruits and vegetables and fish • Food that is not good for brain development: • Food high in sugars§; sweets, chocolates, cool drinks • Food high in polyunsaturated fats: sunflower oil, mayonnaise, chips, margarine • Simple carbohydrates§; biscuits, white bread • All sugar, biscuits, cool drinks Downloaded from hlayiso.com

u Definition: Activities that stimulate your baby’s brain and 5 senses and it will improve a person’s intelligence. u If you stimulate a child’s brain from an early age, the brain of that baby will develop more and he/she will become more intelligent – that is stimulation!! u How do you do it? Good early child care : good nutrition, balanced meal B) v v Good emotional care: Holding, cuddling and talking to your baby STIMULATION v Stimulation: play with your child, read to your child and sing to your child Facts to remember: q 80% of a person’s adult intellectual abilities has developed by the age of 7 years. q Stimulation of the the brain can never stop! Each time that you learn something new, your brain develops Downloaded from hlayiso.com