Kids have so much to learn these days. Here’s how you can help them cope.
Each time you hug your child, or stroke her hair as she sleeps peacefully, or even look at her photo in your purse or on your computer, something magical stirs in your heart. You hope and pray that she will grow up to be a healthy and happy person and have the brightest possible future.
As loving parents, we also notice that the society is getting more competitive. And realise the need to equip our kids with a better foundation in life so that they’ll have a better life and successful careers in adulthood.
You willingly put their needs ahead of your own so that your kids can have the best that you can afford. This is why you try to put them in the best kindergartens or schools and send them to different extra-curricular activities or classes, with the kind intention to develop them to their full potential. Yet at the same time, you worry if they can cope with all the information that they are exposed to as there is so much for these little kids to learn. Is there a way you could help?
Studies show that children learn by absorbing information and processing all that they have absorbed. Information is absorbed in many ways – kids see, hear, touch, taste and smell their surroundings, and they also observe and interact with other people. The information absorbed will be processed and becomes “learned knowledge”. Therefore, how effectively a kid learns depends on his or her ability to absorb and process information. The more and faster the information is absorbed and processed, the more effective the learning will be.
Between the ages of 1 to 6, children naturally have the intellectual curiosity and the desire to learn. What parents need to do is just to help them to make the learning process more effective. There are many ways parents can help. As most parents are aware, nutrition is one of the key factors that play an important role in children’s growth and development. The right nutrition at the specific ratio appropriate for their age will help in faster absorption and processing of information for more effective learning.
Recognising this important factor, ensure that your kids are given food or milk enriched with Tyrosine and Tryptophan. Both Tyrosine and Tryptophan are important amino acids which are precursors to neurotransmitters in the brain1,2. Tyrosine supports mental alertness and information absorption3 while Tryptophan supports information processing4.
Besides these two nutrients, DHA, AA, SA, Taurine, Choline and Iodine also helps to support the overall mental and physical growth of your child.
