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Article #297: Stimulating Your Baby's Brain Growth

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Your baby needs mental stimulation. interaction. Introduce your baby to other
You've heard about this even before your kids and neighbors. Teach her the art of
kid was born. And you're probably one of conversation by putting up a puppet show
those who made their baby listen to with her Baby Einstein puppets or making
classical music even before she was born her play with toy telephones and have her
because according to studies this is imitate you when you talk to someone on
helpful in stimulating a baby's mind the phone.
mind. - Give constant signs of affection such
But stimulating your baby's mind is not as hugs and kisses to make your kid feel
only about making her listen to classical loved and cared for and to give her an
music. There are a variety of effective assurance that she is safe and secure
ways you can do to ensure that she is which is also contributory to the
properly stimulated and nourished. development of a positive self-esteem.
- Communicate with your baby. Sure she is - Read stories to your baby. This is
not yet equipped with the vocabulary to important in widening your baby's
enable her to respond to you in full language capacity and introducing her to
sentence but it does not mean that different concepts.
talking to her is futile. Talk to her - Avoid subjecting your kid to stress.
while you dress her, bathe her or feed Don't over stimulate her by bringing her
her. This will encourage interaction and to crowded and noisy places. Also, avoid
she will soon respond with a coo, smile having arguments in front of your kid
or a few syllables. because this may cause psychological
- Engage her in activities that will trauma on your baby and may be
stimulate her mind. Allow your baby to detrimental to her overall development.
explore her surroundings by showing her - Of course, it is of utmost importance
around the house, taking her for a stroll that you give her the proper nutritional
at the park or letting her play with safe diet suitable for a baby. If she's
household items like cups and pails. Just already started on solids, make sure you
be sure that she doesn't play with unsafe give her adequate nutrients, vitamins and
objects or put anything in her mouth. minerals that are needed for her brain to
- Give her mind stimulating toys like thrive and develop properly.
building blocks, shape sorters and push Your baby's brain development is one of
and pull toys that will incite her to use the most important aspects of her overall
her creativity, imagination, logical development as an individual. As a
thinking and teach her a variety of parent, it is your responsibility to
lessons like spatial awareness and cause provide a safe environment where she can
and effect. explore with her mind and senses, and
- Encourage socialization and learn about the world around her.






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