Do you know how the brain develops?? Understanding how it develops helps guide you as a parent to help you child’s brain develop! To understand how the brain develops, it’s important to understand these key things in brain development! 1. Brains are built over time, from the bottom up (pons to cortex)! The timing is genetic, but early experiences determine whether the circuits are strong or weak. 2. The interactive influences of genes and experience shape the developing brain. As parents, we con