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Jun
04
Filed Under (Babies) by Beverley
James Nicholson asked:
Did you know that up to 80% of your child’s brain potential develops before age three?
Your baby’s first three years is a period of amazing brain growth. It’s in this once-in-a-lifetime event that millions of brain cells will be created.
However, research has proven that our intellectual skills not only rely on brain cells, but ultimately depend on the existence of connections between these cells. The more connections created in early development - the more power the brain will have to process information and effectively solve problems in the future.
Developmental studies indicate that Sensory-stimulation is an effective exercise for increasing the number of brain cell connections infants and toddlers. Sensory stimulation refers to the impact the environment has on our minds and bodies as we receive information through our sensory organs.
These sensory activities can be delivered through soothing activities that involve touch, sound, sight, vestibular activity and smell (aroma-therapy). Some of the most popular exercises include the following:
Touch: Let your child experience the touch of various cloth textures while you massage him/her after a bath.
Sound: Sound is a powerful channel. Many parents report that exposing their babies to smooth music during the early years has helped in their intellectual development. The “Mozart effect” has proved those children with exposure to classical music attain a higher IQ than those who lack this stimulation. Try playing a classical music stimulation CD and watch your child react!
Sight: Vision in babies is limited and is the last sense to fully develop. As a result, they tend to prefer high contrast colors, particularly red and black. To best stimulate your child’s vision, create flashcards by drawing and coloring various sharp pattern pictures (geometric forms). Introduce these cards during play-time and watch how your child responds to this visual stimulation.
Vestibular Activity: Rock your baby while listening to his/her lullaby. You may also want to try simple hand-eye coordination games and other activities that require motor skills (fine and gross).
Smell: Smell is one of the most powerful senses. Learn to stimulate this sense by using various aromatherapy candles. Each child has a unique sensory-profile, so learn to experiment with smell until you find the right scent.
Remember that sensory stimulation is about exposing your child to DIFFERENT stimuli. Therefore, don’t feel afraid to vary and experiments with activities.
View a demo of our Sensory Stimulation Kit
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Did you know that up to 80% of your child’s brain potential develops before age three?
Your baby’s first three years is a period of amazing brain growth. It’s in this once-in-a-lifetime event that millions of brain cells will be created.
However, research has proven that our intellectual skills not only rely on brain cells, but ultimately depend on the existence of connections between these cells. The more connections created in early development - the more power the brain will have to process information and effectively solve problems in the future.
Developmental studies indicate that Sensory-stimulation is an effective exercise for increasing the number of brain cell connections infants and toddlers. Sensory stimulation refers to the impact the environment has on our minds and bodies as we receive information through our sensory organs.
These sensory activities can be delivered through soothing activities that involve touch, sound, sight, vestibular activity and smell (aroma-therapy). Some of the most popular exercises include the following:
Touch: Let your child experience the touch of various cloth textures while you massage him/her after a bath.
Sound: Sound is a powerful channel. Many parents report that exposing their babies to smooth music during the early years has helped in their intellectual development. The “Mozart effect” has proved those children with exposure to classical music attain a higher IQ than those who lack this stimulation. Try playing a classical music stimulation CD and watch your child react!
Sight: Vision in babies is limited and is the last sense to fully develop. As a result, they tend to prefer high contrast colors, particularly red and black. To best stimulate your child’s vision, create flashcards by drawing and coloring various sharp pattern pictures (geometric forms). Introduce these cards during play-time and watch how your child responds to this visual stimulation.
Vestibular Activity: Rock your baby while listening to his/her lullaby. You may also want to try simple hand-eye coordination games and other activities that require motor skills (fine and gross).
Smell: Smell is one of the most powerful senses. Learn to stimulate this sense by using various aromatherapy candles. Each child has a unique sensory-profile, so learn to experiment with smell until you find the right scent.
Remember that sensory stimulation is about exposing your child to DIFFERENT stimuli. Therefore, don’t feel afraid to vary and experiments with activities.
View a demo of our Sensory Stimulation Kit
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Jun
04
Filed Under (Babies) by Beverley
search rankpros asked:
When a baby is first born, it can be a very trying time for the parent. Most mothers I have spoken to have told me that it’s a 24 hour nonstop job to parent a new born child. I have always heard of their inability to get any rest as they tend to the many needs of their child. As soon as it seems like the baby is asleep and they feel like they too can get some rest, then out of nowhere the screaming starts again. That’s when the rocking, nursing, rubbing, or anything else they can think of begins in an attempt to get their baby to relax and go back to sleep. On often overlooked ways to calm their baby down is also one of the most effective – music!
Just as music has the ability to affect our moods in adulthood, it has the same if not more ability to do so in infants. A lot of research done by many different organizations has proved that music can benefit a baby in many different ways. A nice calming lullaby has been used for centuries to calm babies down. An upbeat energetic song can create excitement in a baby. And even classical music has been said to increase creativity in children – called the Mozart effect. With today’s technology we have the added benefit of pre-recorded music that we play in a cd player and get all these benefits for your child with the push of a button. So now you can walk into your crying baby’s room and put on a nice calming lullaby and watch your baby relax, be completely entertained, and most importantly go back to sleep. There are lullaby cds that were created just for this purpose that can be obtained from websites like SuggleandNurture. In addition to music, your babies comfort is a very important aspect of a happy baby.
A comfortable outfit in conjunction with music can put your baby in heaven and lead to a relaxing night of sleep for you and your baby. SnuggleandNurture has teamed their high quality comfortable baby outfits with a cd of relaxing lullaby music where the lullaby music cd included for free with the purchase of any one of their baby outfits. If you are looking for a way to make you baby happy, increase your child’s creative development, and to get a good night’s sleep then you will want to get the right baby outfit with the right music.
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When a baby is first born, it can be a very trying time for the parent. Most mothers I have spoken to have told me that it’s a 24 hour nonstop job to parent a new born child. I have always heard of their inability to get any rest as they tend to the many needs of their child. As soon as it seems like the baby is asleep and they feel like they too can get some rest, then out of nowhere the screaming starts again. That’s when the rocking, nursing, rubbing, or anything else they can think of begins in an attempt to get their baby to relax and go back to sleep. On often overlooked ways to calm their baby down is also one of the most effective – music!
Just as music has the ability to affect our moods in adulthood, it has the same if not more ability to do so in infants. A lot of research done by many different organizations has proved that music can benefit a baby in many different ways. A nice calming lullaby has been used for centuries to calm babies down. An upbeat energetic song can create excitement in a baby. And even classical music has been said to increase creativity in children – called the Mozart effect. With today’s technology we have the added benefit of pre-recorded music that we play in a cd player and get all these benefits for your child with the push of a button. So now you can walk into your crying baby’s room and put on a nice calming lullaby and watch your baby relax, be completely entertained, and most importantly go back to sleep. There are lullaby cds that were created just for this purpose that can be obtained from websites like SuggleandNurture. In addition to music, your babies comfort is a very important aspect of a happy baby.
A comfortable outfit in conjunction with music can put your baby in heaven and lead to a relaxing night of sleep for you and your baby. SnuggleandNurture has teamed their high quality comfortable baby outfits with a cd of relaxing lullaby music where the lullaby music cd included for free with the purchase of any one of their baby outfits. If you are looking for a way to make you baby happy, increase your child’s creative development, and to get a good night’s sleep then you will want to get the right baby outfit with the right music.
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Jun
03
Filed Under (Babies) by Beverley
Victoria Hemmingway asked:
The fetus can already hear while still inside the mother’s womb. He hears his mother’s heartbeats, the grumbling of her stomach, and sudden loud noises like a car blaring or a drum banging. Once he hears a sudden loud sound, the mother usually feels a perceptible sudden jerking movement in her womb. And when the baby is delivered to the world, he is assaulted by a myriad of noises he has never heard of.
The Effects of Music to Infants
Like stated above, babies inside the womb can hear sounds. If his mother is fond of listening to soft music or humming to her baby, that same kind of music and the same kind of humming produces a calming effect to her infant when he comes out into the world. If he becomes fussy, the mother usually hums the familiar tune and the baby soon calms down. Hearing is also one of the baby’s ways in recognizing his mother as he turns towards her familiar voice when she speaks to him.
Another importance of music to infants, aside from its calming effects, is that it stimulates the baby’s brain, allowing him to recognize different tones and pitches. Take for example the Mozart Effect. It has been studied that infants who listen to music played by Mozart greatly enhances the baby’s IQ as the music helps in the formation of neural bridges in his brain.
Toys for His Brain Development
There are so many toys that produce musical tones and notes that can further aid in the development of his young brain. For one, there are the musical mobiles that are placed above the baby’s crib. Once you wind up the toy, it starts producing melodic sounds as well as starts spinning. Both the spinning action as well as the music captures the baby’s attention that pretty soon his brain is recognizing the music and the shapes and colors of the toys hanging above him. Some mobile also produces soothing lullaby songs that lull your baby to sleep, teaching him how to comfort himself.
Toys that produce music also play an important role not only in his hearing development but also in his eye-hand coordination. You will notice that his attention will be drawn towards the toys that play a song, and soon, he will be reaching for that toy, further aiding him in the development of his motor functions.
You have to make sure though that the toys you will be giving him is always age appropriate.
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The fetus can already hear while still inside the mother’s womb. He hears his mother’s heartbeats, the grumbling of her stomach, and sudden loud noises like a car blaring or a drum banging. Once he hears a sudden loud sound, the mother usually feels a perceptible sudden jerking movement in her womb. And when the baby is delivered to the world, he is assaulted by a myriad of noises he has never heard of.
The Effects of Music to Infants
Like stated above, babies inside the womb can hear sounds. If his mother is fond of listening to soft music or humming to her baby, that same kind of music and the same kind of humming produces a calming effect to her infant when he comes out into the world. If he becomes fussy, the mother usually hums the familiar tune and the baby soon calms down. Hearing is also one of the baby’s ways in recognizing his mother as he turns towards her familiar voice when she speaks to him.
Another importance of music to infants, aside from its calming effects, is that it stimulates the baby’s brain, allowing him to recognize different tones and pitches. Take for example the Mozart Effect. It has been studied that infants who listen to music played by Mozart greatly enhances the baby’s IQ as the music helps in the formation of neural bridges in his brain.
Toys for His Brain Development
There are so many toys that produce musical tones and notes that can further aid in the development of his young brain. For one, there are the musical mobiles that are placed above the baby’s crib. Once you wind up the toy, it starts producing melodic sounds as well as starts spinning. Both the spinning action as well as the music captures the baby’s attention that pretty soon his brain is recognizing the music and the shapes and colors of the toys hanging above him. Some mobile also produces soothing lullaby songs that lull your baby to sleep, teaching him how to comfort himself.
Toys that produce music also play an important role not only in his hearing development but also in his eye-hand coordination. You will notice that his attention will be drawn towards the toys that play a song, and soon, he will be reaching for that toy, further aiding him in the development of his motor functions.
You have to make sure though that the toys you will be giving him is always age appropriate.
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