Brain development

Every parent wants a kid that will follow their directions to a “T”. Pretty much all children go through the same phases in life. Breaking the rules and testing their limits, is all a part of the brain development. Staying out late, not cleaning your room and, speeding. Those are some of the ways children develop their prefrontal cortex.

Children think with their amygdala which is in the temporal region of the brain. This region of the brain thinks with emotions. I’m more than sure all of us at some point have asked ourselves “why do I have to do this or why do I have to do that”? Are you starting to remember asking yourselves these questions? If you do it is because you are starting to develop your prefrontal cortex. The prefrontal cortex is the part of the brain that is for decision making, problem solving, and planning. See adults think mostly with their prefrontal cortex. Which is why adults can reason with other adults and children don’t listen or follow instructions very well. Have you ever seen a kid get up and walk around when they aren’t supposed to or talk when they aren’t supposed to? Well it isn’t their fault they are still developing their prefrontal cortex. They are learning when and when not they are supposed to do certain things. So if you have children of your own or plan on having children don’t be so hard on them when they want to test your waters, they are just practicing their prefrontal cortex mom and dad.