02/09/2026
How does a child’s brain learn to control their body?
It starts with information
Every second, a child’s developing brain is receiving an enormous stream of sensory information from the world around them and from within their own body.
Their eyes tell what they can see. Their balance system tells them where they are in space. Touch tells them what they are in contact with. And receptors in their muscles and joints provide information about where their body is and how it is moving.
The brain takes all this info, processes it and uses it to continually refine movement, posture, balance and coordination.
Think about a toddler learning to walk. They wobble, step, lose balance, correct themselves and try again. Each attempt produces new sensory information for the brain to process. With repetition, the nervous system learns and those developing neural pathways become increasingly refined.
Every movement is both an output from the brain and new information going back into it.
And that brings us to an important question.
Where does the spine fit into all of this?
That’s what we’ll explore next as part of children’s health month at Life Chiropractic Centre.
Growing brains. Growing Bodies. Healthy Movement. Life Chiropractic Centre
