{"id":974,"date":"2023-01-21T19:07:46","date_gmt":"2023-01-21T18:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/suzyapp.com\/?p=974"},"modified":"2023-02-03T11:02:01","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T10:02:01","slug":"blogs-developing-your-childs-prefrontal-cortex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/suzyapp.com\/en\/blogs-developing-your-childs-prefrontal-cortex\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Important Ways To Develop Your Child\u2019s Prefrontal Cortex"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"974\" class=\"elementor elementor-974\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b44e67 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b44e67\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b47cee2\" data-id=\"b47cee2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79c384b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79c384b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 3 Important Ways To Develop Your Child\u2019s Prefrontal Cortex<\/b><\/h1><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Image to be added\u00a0<\/span><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/suzyapp.com\/en\/blogs-developing-your-childs-prefrontal-cortex\/#Introduction\" >Introduction\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/suzyapp.com\/en\/blogs-developing-your-childs-prefrontal-cortex\/#What_is_the_prefrontal_cortex\" >What is the prefrontal cortex?\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/suzyapp.com\/en\/blogs-developing-your-childs-prefrontal-cortex\/#How_does_it_affect_young_children_and_teenagers\" >How does it affect young children and teenagers?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/suzyapp.com\/en\/blogs-developing-your-childs-prefrontal-cortex\/#How_to_develop_your_childs_prefrontal_cortex\" >How to develop your child\u2019s prefrontal cortex?\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/suzyapp.com\/en\/blogs-developing-your-childs-prefrontal-cortex\/#Practice_Makes_Perfect_-_Although_Children_Dont_Need_To_Be\" >Practice Makes Perfect - Although Children Don\u2019t Need To Be\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/suzyapp.com\/en\/blogs-developing-your-childs-prefrontal-cortex\/#Empathize_With_Your_Child_And_Give_Them_The_Freedom_They_Need\" >Empathize With Your Child, And Give Them The Freedom They Need\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/suzyapp.com\/en\/blogs-developing-your-childs-prefrontal-cortex\/#Practice_Delayed_Gratification\" >Practice Delayed Gratification\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/suzyapp.com\/en\/blogs-developing-your-childs-prefrontal-cortex\/#A_solution_to_your_problem\" >A solution to your problem<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Introduction\"><\/span><b><i>Introduction\u00a0<\/i><\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you ever wonder why your child&rsquo;s first reaction to a clean living room is to throw a bunch of toys on the floor, why you have to tell them multiple times to put their school bag on before you leave the house, or why they can&rsquo;t share their food at school? Their prefrontal cortex holds the answer. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SuzyApp has come a long way to develop an application to help your child\u2019s screen time become healthier, and improve the development of their prefrontal cortex. So\u2026<\/span><\/p><h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_prefrontal_cortex\"><\/span><b><i>What is the prefrontal cortex?\u00a0<\/i><\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The prefrontal cortex is the part of the brain that determines decisions and is responsible for your child&rsquo;s ability to plan, evaluate the consequences of actions, manage conflicts, and control urges.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This brain area continues to grow well into early adulthood. The prefrontal cortex plays an essential role in the \u00ab\u00a0higher\u00a0\u00bb brain functions of the frontal lobes, including decision-making, problem-solving, intellect, and mood regulation. Personalities and interpersonal skills have also been linked to this region. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is also evidence that the frontal cortex is involved in conscious awareness of an experience. This region of the brain is responsible for integrating various mental constructs, such as the concepts and sensory data that comprise our conscious experience. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, according to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC8440178\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NCBI,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> this region of the brain has even been linked to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), bipolar disorder (BD), major depressive disorder (MDD), and schizophrenia.<\/span><\/p><h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_does_it_affect_young_children_and_teenagers\"><\/span><b><i>How does it affect young children and teenagers?<\/i><\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The brains of very young children before adolescence endure a considerable growth surge as well.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/books\/NBK525261\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> NCBI <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also states that by age six, a child&rsquo;s brain has reached around 90-95 percent of adult size. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The formative years are critical for brain development, but considerable reorganization is still required for the brain to function as an adult brain. This intensive brain remodeling takes place during puberty and continues into the mid-20s. Moreover, age, experiences, and puberty hormonal swings strongly influence these brain changes.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Throughout adolescence, the teenage brain experiences rapid growth and maturation. The most major change is the &lsquo;pruning&rsquo; of unnecessary connections in your child&rsquo;s gray matter, which is responsible for cognition and processing. Concurrently, further connections are established. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Based on the adage \u00ab\u00a0use it or lose it,\u00a0\u00bb this is how the brain becomes more efficient. This elimination process begins at the back of the brain and the prefrontal cortex is the last region of the brain to undergo significant development.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_develop_your_childs_prefrontal_cortex\"><\/span><b><i>How to develop your child\u2019s prefrontal cortex?\u00a0<\/i><\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urmc.rochester.edu\/encyclopedia\/content.aspx?ContentTypeID=1&amp;ContentID=3051\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">University of Rochester\u2019s Medicine Center<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> found through multiple MRI scans that the frontal lobe region of the higher brain (neocortex) is not fully developed until 21 years of age, preventing the development of top-down brain pathways that would bypass lower brain functions.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> However, parents can influence the development of the lobes of their child&rsquo;s brain as early as birth.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Practice Makes Perfect &#8211; Although Children Don\u2019t Need To Be\u00a0<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For children to be successful (i.e., engaged, motivated, joyful, and productive), a well-developed prefrontal cortex is of great importance. Since the prefrontal cortex allows control over your emotions,\u00a0 this capacity makes long-term objectives more reachable. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is because it allows one to reflect upon their thoughts, speech, temperament and neurotics in a processed manner. The more control your child has over themselves, the more likely they are to succeed in their interpersonal skills and have a better relationship with themselves.\u00a0 As with virtually every other portion of the brain, the more the prefrontal cortex is used during childhood, the more it grows. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your child aspires to become a footballer? Enroll them in regular football practices outside school. Your child loves to dance? Encourage your child to practice it whenever they feel like it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Empathize_With_Your_Child_And_Give_Them_The_Freedom_They_Need\"><\/span><b>Empathize With Your Child, And Give Them The Freedom They Need\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When children struggle to control their emotions, keep in mind that it is difficult for them to articulate their feelings and needs verbally. Therefore, we can attempt to see things from their point of view and empathize. Avoid viewing emotions negatively and give them their space. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The issue is not having intense emotions, but rather the inability to control them. To help children develop better emotional control, we can teach them techniques such as deep breathing, counting from 1 to 10, mindfulness, leaving the room, punching a pillow, etc. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instead of seizing every opportunity to solve their problems and being a \u00ab\u00a0good\u00a0\u00bb parent, encourage them to think independently. Assist them in developing a growth mindset and take advantage of every opportunity to teach problem-solving in order to foster independence.<\/span><\/p><h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Practice_Delayed_Gratification\"><\/span><b>Practice Delayed Gratification\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is one of the most effective ways to not only help your child become a better person, but it&rsquo;s also an excellent way to allow them to evaluate their wants and needs, beyond their emotions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apa.org\/news\/press\/releases\/2018\/06\/delay-gratification\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AMA,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cAlthough we live in an instant gratification era where everything seems to be available immediately via smartphone or the internet, our study suggests that today\u2019s kids can delay gratification longer than children in the 1960s and 1980s,\u201d says University of Minnesota psychologist Stephanie M. Carlson. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis finding stands in stark contrast with the assumption by adults that today\u2019s children have less self-control than previous generations.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In early childhood, the ability to delay gratification has been linked to a variety of positive outcomes in adolescence and beyond. These include increased academic proficiency and SAT scores, a healthier weight, effective stress and frustration management, social responsibility, and positive peer relationships.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research and pop culture have a lot to say about how technology use, which is often measured as \u00ab\u00a0screen time,\u00a0\u00bb affects self-control in teens and young adults. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Applications such as TikTok have been negatively impacting children by reducing their attention span, perception and affecting their decision-making skills, as they\u2019re likely to imitate someone they watch online on a personal, behavioral level.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_solution_to_your_problem\"><\/span><b>A solution to your problem<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/suzyapp.com\/en\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SuzyApp<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is solving this very problem, by helping you improve your child\u2019s prefrontal cortex, and make their screen time more healthy. With SuzyApp, you can integrate delayed gratification within your child\u2019s screen time by sequencing educational applications before recreational ones.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SuzyApp helps your child develop their prefrontal cortex by helping them:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Get inspired: A custom-made list of apps in areas like mental health, coding, math, and art that are known to be good for a child&rsquo;s development and interest gives your child the chance to help you figure out what kind of activity will make him click.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Practice delayed gratification: Teaches your child to wait for what they want by conditioning their use of gaming apps based on previous educational activities. This helps them improve their impulse control and develop patience\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Become better at their favorite topic: When they practice skills or learn more through educational content, their prefrontal cortex is used more in this area. This makes them better at those skills over time.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To learn more about SuzyApp, download our app, sign up on our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/suzyapp.com\/en\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or reach out to us<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/suzyapp.com\/en\/#contact\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> here.\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 3 Important Ways To Develop Your Child\u2019s Prefrontal Cortex Image to be added\u00a0 Introduction\u00a0 Do you ever wonder why your child&rsquo;s first reaction to a clean living room is to throw a bunch of toys on the floor, why you have to tell them multiple times to put their&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"two_page_speed":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-non-classe"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"fintololo","author_link":"https:\/\/suzyapp.com\/en\/author\/admin4968\/"},"rttpg_comment":2,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/suzyapp.com\/en\/category\/non-classe\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Non class\u00e9<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 3 Important Ways To Develop Your Child\u2019s Prefrontal Cortex Image to be added\u00a0 Introduction\u00a0 Do you ever wonder why your child&rsquo;s first reaction to a clean living room is to throw a bunch of toys on the floor, why you have to tell them multiple times to put their...","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/suzyapp.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/974","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/suzyapp.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/suzyapp.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/suzyapp.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/suzyapp.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=974"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/suzyapp.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/974\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1172,"href":"https:\/\/suzyapp.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/974\/revisions\/1172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/suzyapp.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/suzyapp.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/suzyapp.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}