Early stimulation of the baby

When to start

Since the mother knows that she is pregnant, contact and communication with her child are present: she talks to her, strokes her belly, responds to her movements, listens to music, sings ... All this communication is the easiest way to stimulate the baby. that it carries inside. There are more and more studies that affirm that emotional health during pregnancy is a very important factor in the later development of the child on an emotional and cognitive level. Taking care of yourself during pregnancy is worth it, both inside and out.

From birth we must offer an environment rich in sensations to the baby: touch it with different textures, offer different smells, sounds, music, enhance its psychomotor skills, talk, sing and explain everything.

These small details favor their development and arouse their curiosity to know the environment.

Why is early stimulation important?

Neuroscience gives us the explanations necessary to justify why children need attention and opportunities. The brain needs stimuli to develop. Early stimulation provides information and opportunities at the motor and sensory level. the great plasticity of the brain facilitates learning and lays the cognitive foundations for the future. In this time window the child has the greatest ability to learn, for example, a foreign language. Furthermore, the interests of the child have no borders.

With stimulation, a greater number of neural connections are created and it is in the number of these connections that the difference between a well-developed brain and a poorly stimulated one resides. The key is a correct neural organization. Thanks to the fact that their neurons are better connected, their capacities will improve: intellectual, affective, motor, etc. In other words, we will be able to raise multifaceted children.

Leaving aside the neuroscientific issues, enriching the environment of our children from a young age directly transmits the ""taste for learning"", it helps their happiness.

Affectivity and effectiveness

We are talking about a well-conceived stimulation that takes place in the conducive environment, with affection. Ideally, this should be done within the family, naturally, without pressure or pretense. The motto of: ""if there is no affection, there is no effect"" is something to keep in mind. The child only learns and develops correctly if there is an emotionally stable and affective environment. Ultimately, it is one more way to show love for your child, a child stimulated from affection is a happy child.

The child can grow up with the trust of the adults around him, feeling loved and with real possibilities to develop his full potential. We will probably be raising children more emotionally stable and with fewer chances of.

All the activities they do with their children strengthen the father-mother-child bond. It is important to highlight the importance of a well-nourished brain during pregnancy and childhood. Only a brain that receives all the nutritional inputs can learn and perform to its full potential.

Pillars of early education

• Music: music must be one of the most ancient artistic disciplines in man. Percussion and singing were the first musical instruments. It is said that children who are immersed in a musical environment or who study music, are children with greater memory and concentration capacity, improve the way of expressing themselves, strengthen other areas of learning and stimulate creativity. Singing songs to babies stimulates language and listening comprehension.
• Sensory and motor: it is important to develop the baby's senses: tactile (infant massage, touching different textures and temperatures, as well as skin-to-skin contact in the case of the smallest babies). Regarding psychomotor development, the best option is to leave the baby on the floor, on a smooth but warm and comfortable surface. It will be the only way to offer him the opportunity to crawl, roll over or crawl when it is his turn to do so.
• Language and languages: Comprehensive ability and language acquisition develop in the first years of life. The best time is before the age of six. Multilingualism or bilingualism stimulates the brain to decode phonemes, improves pronunciation and enhances children's verbal skills.

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• Stimulation should begin in pregnancy with speech, music, caresses on the belly ...
• And from birth it is important to offer an environment rich in sensations for the baby. talk to him, sing to him, touch him ... because a greater number of neural connections are created that favor a well-developed brain.
• To advise us throughout their development, health companies often include pediatric counseling services, which are of great help to parents.