{"id":16882,"date":"2021-08-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novakdjokovicfoundation.org\/serve-and-return-kako-svako-dete-moze-da-napreduje-do-svoje-pete-godine\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T08:36:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T08:36:28","slug":"serve-and-return-kako-svako-dete-moze-da-napreduje-do-svoje-pete-godine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novakdjokovicfoundation.org\/sr\/serve-and-return-kako-svako-dete-moze-da-napreduje-do-svoje-pete-godine\/","title":{"rendered":"Serve and return: kako svako dete mo\u017ee da napreduje do svoje pete godine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This TED talk by Molly Wright, one of the youngest people ever to present at this renowned conference, seeks to raise awareness around the critical importance of brain development in the early years of a child’s life as well as the impact it has on their future. It highlights the tangible benefits of positive, reciprocal „serve and return“ interactions on a child’s lifelong learning, behavior, and well-being, with the objective of empowering and motivating parents, caregivers, and members of the community to engage more meaningfully and often with children. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Molly Wright<\/strong>, a second-grader from Queensland, Australia is an aspiring wildlife warrior, performer, and budding social activist. At the age of seven, she uses the most unusual „weapon“ to change the world „\u201d the game of …<\/p>\n\n

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Molly and the leading scientists in the field of brain development advise parents and caregivers to serve and return<\/em>. Like in tennis, but slightly modified: Molly dubs this a „grownup“ phrase and prefers to translate it to „\u201d connect, talk, and play with children<\/em>! That’s all they want!<\/a><\/strong> How often should you serve and return<\/strong><\/em>? The answer is simple: early and often<\/em><\/strong>. The human brain develops faster in our early years\u00a0than at any other time in our lives, creating up to one million neural connections every second.\u00a0In order to reach our full potential, says Molly, our healthy development depends on these top five things<\/strong>: <\/p>\n\n