3.3 Assignment: The First 2000 Days

The First 2000 Days

1. Think about the first 2000 days of a child's life and reflect on it in light of what you have learned so far in this course.
   
   
2.   Provide two examples for each of the main categories of healthy brain development:
   Nutrition
   Care
   Learn
   Play
   Talk
   
   
3. Comment on how the first 2000 days can vary for different children. Give an example of each of the ratings below. Keep in mind that “healthy” refers to more than just nutrition. It also refers to how healthy the environment was for brain and body development.
   
               Very unhealthy               a bit unhealthy                 50/50 healthy                very healthy
   
   

You may want to review lesson 3.3 under the “First 2000 days” page before starting. This will be marked according to the assignment rubric. Section assignments such as this should not take more than 30 mins.