Several factors can affect your child's brain development and health, including the environment and activities you can do with children. If a child is raised in an environment of poverty, he or she may experience more stress than other children because their needs for food, attention, trust and socialization may not be met. In a life of poverty, children can be neglected when it comes to their basic needs. It can be stressful and overly stressful and when a child is stressed their brain releases cortisol. If the brain is exposed to too much cortisol, it could lead to developmental and cognitive delays later. For example, one kindergarten student may start school knowing his ABCs, how to count to 15, and how to write his first name, while the other student, who lived in a completely different environment, may not talk to anyone , not knowing its colors, its numbers, or how to spell its name. Building a bond with your child and understanding where they are developmentally is important to help and encourage cognitive growth. Some activities you can do with children are talking and explaining things, singing songs, identifying noises, listening, asking appropriate questions, providing a variety of games, practicing shapes and colors, to read to them or have you read to them and to organize different activities. of different subjects such as mathematics, music and science, to mix them and keep the