It doesn't take a genius to help our beloved children reach their intellectual potential, it is just a loving, involved parent. Here are some easy ways to encourage your little smart baby.
Just bond with your baby to feel security:
When brain feels security and safety, it can learn. So, you have to establish your baby’s feeling of security and safety. It is so easy task to do. You know how?!
1- Skin-to-skin touch generates sense of safety!
As we said on the subject title, skin-to-skin touch is most important thing you can do to help your baby feel safety.
Creating that sense of safety can be tough when you're a new parent battling sleep deprivation, social isolation, and potentially unequal new duties. But a strong relationship with your partner is one of the best ways to make your baby feel secure.
Creating that sense of safety can be tough when you're a new parent battling sleep deprivation, social isolation, and potentially unequal new duties. But a strong relationship with your partner is one of the best ways to make your baby feel secure.
2- Talk to your baby!
Experts recommend talking to your baby a lot.
"The brain is a pattern-seeking organ," says Jill Stamm, an expert in early brain development.
By age 3, kids spoken to more frequently have an IQ that's 1.5 times higher than that of children who weren't. By the time they're in elementary school, they have much stronger reading, spelling, and writing skills.
Now let us know how can we plant a strong language development?
There are three elements which can help:
· The number of word we use.
· The variety and complexity of words we use.
· The way we say them.
By narrating your day, you'll naturally use all sorts of words. And by using descriptors like "red car" and "extremely strong coffee," you'll spice up the vocabulary you're exposing your baby to.
The tone of your voice is also important. You know the baby-friendly, sing-songy voice – higher pitch, exaggerated vowels (think: 'Helloooooo, baaaa-byyy!') – that you use instinctively? You're onto something! Researchers call it "parentese," and it's an excellent way to help a baby’s brain learn language because each vowel sounds more distinct. The tone helps infants separate sounds into categories and the high pitch is easier for them to imitate.
Stamm warns that parents tend to talk less if their infant hasn't started babbling yet. But don't let your little one's silence stop you – be loquacious for your baby's sake. "We know for a fact it makes language learning easier."
"The brain is a pattern-seeking organ," says Jill Stamm, an expert in early brain development.
By age 3, kids spoken to more frequently have an IQ that's 1.5 times higher than that of children who weren't. By the time they're in elementary school, they have much stronger reading, spelling, and writing skills.
Now let us know how can we plant a strong language development?
There are three elements which can help:
· The number of word we use.
· The variety and complexity of words we use.
· The way we say them.
By narrating your day, you'll naturally use all sorts of words. And by using descriptors like "red car" and "extremely strong coffee," you'll spice up the vocabulary you're exposing your baby to.
The tone of your voice is also important. You know the baby-friendly, sing-songy voice – higher pitch, exaggerated vowels (think: 'Helloooooo, baaaa-byyy!') – that you use instinctively? You're onto something! Researchers call it "parentese," and it's an excellent way to help a baby’s brain learn language because each vowel sounds more distinct. The tone helps infants separate sounds into categories and the high pitch is easier for them to imitate.
Stamm warns that parents tend to talk less if their infant hasn't started babbling yet. But don't let your little one's silence stop you – be loquacious for your baby's sake. "We know for a fact it makes language learning easier."
3- Point your finger
Researches show that children learn language faster if you point to an object while saying the word.
At first, your baby will look at you when you point. As he gets a bit older, he may look at your pointing finger, too. By about 9 months, most babies start to follow your pointing finger and notice what you're pointing to.
At around 9 or 10 months, babies will start bringing objects to show you. Having this shared interaction is called "joint attention." It means your child is developing the ability to relate to you about something (and someone) outside the two of you.
At first, your baby will look at you when you point. As he gets a bit older, he may look at your pointing finger, too. By about 9 months, most babies start to follow your pointing finger and notice what you're pointing to.
At around 9 or 10 months, babies will start bringing objects to show you. Having this shared interaction is called "joint attention." It means your child is developing the ability to relate to you about something (and someone) outside the two of you.
What can parents do to build this skill?
Continue to point things out and talk about them. Your baby may not understand the words you're saying, but your communication with him will gradually become more complex.
You can head to the zoo, for example, where you can both give your attention to an animal like a polar bear. "Point at it, talk about it, describe it," to promote social, cognitive, and language development.
We wish you and your baby the best of luck!
You can head to the zoo, for example, where you can both give your attention to an animal like a polar bear. "Point at it, talk about it, describe it," to promote social, cognitive, and language development.
We wish you and your baby the best of luck!
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