On an average, a human brain size at birth is less than 25% of the adult brain size. By age 3 it becomes 80% of adult brain size, and by age 5 almost 90%. So 85% of the total brain growth occurs in the first 3 years. So the first 5 years have an “impossible-to-exaggerate” effect on lifelong outcomes. There was a fact mentioned in PersonHood360, that “by age three, the brain has already formed approximately 1,000 trillion synaptic connections, twice as...

A child’s maximum attention span is around 2 to 5 minutes per year of their age. Naturally, the younger brains need frequent physical movements to keep themselves engaged. As per CNLD Neuropsychology, the average attention of kids as per the age is 2 years old: 4-6 minutes 3 years old: 6-8 minutes 4 years old: 8-12 minutes 5-6 years old: 12-18 minutes 7-8 years old: 16-24 minutes 9-10 years old: 20-30 minutes 11-12 years old: 25-3...

As per the Grand View Research, the global educational toys market size was estimated at USD 54.00 billion in 2023 and is projected to reach USD 118.79 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 12.0% from 2024 to 2030. India and the broader Asia-Pacific region are highlighted as the fastest-growing zones, because the middle class families have been rising there, families have been shifting to urban cities, and parents have been putting more emphasis on shaping kids better so ...

56% of Indian parents report their children have fewer outdoor play chances than they did as kids; globally, over half play outside ≤1 hour/day as per the Hindustan Times. 60-70% of under-5s exceed screen guidelines, linked to joint families, no siblings, and multiple home devices is published in Cureus Journal. Under-5s average 2.22 hours of daily screen time (twice WHO/IAP limits), with infants under 2 getting 1.23 hours despite zero recommended. There are more! ...

If you walk into any toy store today, there’s one word - “Montessori” Over the past few years, Montessori-based learning has been considered very important in early childhood education as it is aligned with broader educational changes like the National Education Policy (NEP 2020). Research done in early childhood development consistently shows that 0-6 years is the most critical phase of brain development. A child’s cognitive, motor, and problem solving abilities a...