Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Flux is crux
The baby's first three years plays an enormous role in its future. More so than previously thought.
Allies to a bright future are
(1) Enjoyable intellectual and physical stimulation
(2) An environment of trust, love, and safety
Let's talk about the first point for a minute. This period of time is critical for brain development. Synapses in the brain that aren't used will die, with no chance of future rebirth. Boredom and humdrum time wasting activities are clearly the enemy.
Play with the baby, talk to it, engage its five senses. Interacting with your child one-on-one with happy and stimulating play is much more beneficial to the baby's future then simply sticking the baby in front of the TV and playing some 'baby einstein' type video.
Give the baby a (safe) environment to explore. Rather than confining the baby into small enclosed spaces let him/her out to explore (with you supervising).
Read outloud to your baby.
In doing any of the above, remember that this can not be a chore or done in an unhappy way on your part. Remember its "enjoyable" stimulation that helps. Don't pressure your baby, or do activities that feel forced or contrived. These need to be happy, positive experiences.
Allies to a bright future are
(1) Enjoyable intellectual and physical stimulation
(2) An environment of trust, love, and safety
Let's talk about the first point for a minute. This period of time is critical for brain development. Synapses in the brain that aren't used will die, with no chance of future rebirth. Boredom and humdrum time wasting activities are clearly the enemy.
Play with the baby, talk to it, engage its five senses. Interacting with your child one-on-one with happy and stimulating play is much more beneficial to the baby's future then simply sticking the baby in front of the TV and playing some 'baby einstein' type video.
Give the baby a (safe) environment to explore. Rather than confining the baby into small enclosed spaces let him/her out to explore (with you supervising).
Read outloud to your baby.
In doing any of the above, remember that this can not be a chore or done in an unhappy way on your part. Remember its "enjoyable" stimulation that helps. Don't pressure your baby, or do activities that feel forced or contrived. These need to be happy, positive experiences.
# posted by Rick @ 11:50 AM 
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Well our baby right now is only 1 month, so we're still at the talking to him a lot whenever's he's awake. Lots of baby massage. Giving him supervised time on his tummy/stomach. Etc. For your's at the 1 year stage, try looking at http://www.brilliantbaby.com/ there are some good ideas there, or look at his "brilliant babies of maine" book he has a lot of good activities. I also really like Glenn & Janet Doman's books at http://www.gentlerevolution.com/ ("How smart is your baby" and "How to teach your baby to read" are 2 good ones).
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