The Childs Developing Mind

This will provide students:

• With a basic understanding of the functions of the conscious and subconscious minds, as they apply to young children.

• With an understanding of negative programming and how that can affect children later in life.

• With opportunities to develop resources/tools to support child safety in the road environment.

Conscious mind

• Estimated that the conscious mind represents around 10-15% of the mind.
• Controlled by the left side of the brain.
• Applies Logic.
• Always analyses and criticises.
• Manages short-term memories.
• Its language is verbal.
• Has a sense of humour.
• It acts as a guard to the subconscious!

• Estimated that the subconscious represents around 80-85% of the mind.
• Controlled by the right side of the brain.
• Cannot analyse or criticise.
• Takes every piece of information literally.
• Cannot distinguish between pretend and real.
• Has no sense of humour.
• Its language is imagination (visual/Creativity)
• Its main function is to protect the owner.
• It runs all programs that it considers protective (life support)
• Never forgets.
• Lives in the now with no sense of time.