All parents of course want to see their baby grows healthy and smart. To be healthy, your baby needs a great quality of nutrition. The first and also the best source of nutrition come from the mother. It is breast milk.
To become smart, your baby not only needs to consume healthy foods but also perfect stimulations.
Below are some easy methods to stimulate your newborn’s senses and development:
1. Develop your baby’s sense of touch by letting her touch fabrics of different textures (smooth, rough, cushiony)
2. Improve her sight by holding up some colorful objects several inches away. When she focuses, move the objects up and down, left and right, and then in circles.
3. Hold your baby’s attention by singing songs for her. Change the pitch of your voice from high to low.
4. Help your baby correlate sound with sight by shaking a rattle before her. Shake it first on left side then on right. Allow your baby time to recognize that the rattle is producing the sound.
5. Enhance the communication between the two of you by making a descriptive talking. It is done by always talking to your baby whenever you are with her. Describe everything to her about all that you are doing to her, for example when you’re bathing her, say ““Are you enjoying your bath?” or “Do you like your new soap?”
And don’t forget to hug your baby, kiss her, smile and laugh with her most of the time. She needs to know that this world is a safe and comfortable place to live in.