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title: "How Kids' Brains Develop"
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authors:
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date: "2023-06-21"
updated: "2026-09-15"
topics:
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# How Kids' Brains Develop

> Professor Elizabeth Smith explains how children's brains develop and what this means for ministry and parenting.

**Type:** Articles  
**Published:** June 21, 2023  
**Authors:** [Moody Radio](https://www.bibletolife.com/resources/authors/moody-radio)  
**Topics:** [Parenting](https://www.bibletolife.com/resources/topics/parenting)  
**Perspective:** Learn

At the beginning of this season in episode 1, you heard clips from three different conversations to set the stage for the podcast. In this episode, you’ll hear a conversation all about cognitive development with Professor Elizabeth Smith.

Elizabeth Smith, MA, LCPC, is [Moody Bible Institute](https://www.moody.edu/)’s Program Head for Children and Family Ministry and Field Chair of Education and Counseling. She is also the author of, [God Never Changes But My Family Always Does](https://www.amazon.com/Never-Changes-Family-Always-Does/dp/1687790507). Elizabeth has loved training churches and families to reach the next generation for Christ in theologically grounded and developmentally innovative ways for over 30 years. Elizabeth is married to Pastor Brian Smith and loves doing ministry alongside him. She is the proud mother of 3 adult children and their wonderful spouses.

## For Further Reading

[8 Great Smarts](https://www.bibletolife.com/resources/books/8-great-smarts)

by Kathy Koch