A person’s emotional, psychological and mental developments start at infancy. These can be nurtured even with the simplest of actions and objects. New things enhance the baby’s senses making him more aware of the unfamiliar. His curiosity is piqued and his mind becomes more receptive to
new information that is vital to his growth and development. By exposing your baby to experiences and surroundings that stimulate and entertain his senses and thus, his awareness to the things around him, you are giving your baby’s mind vital nourishment, a fundamental for your baby’s development.
Simple actions that help in a baby’s development involve cuddling, talking, holding, and their utmost favorite, playing! These actions rouse brain activities which make learning even at this early stage possible. Infants adopt knowledge of basic and creative information primarily by the use of their senses – by seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, and touching. Hence they learn the most by doing. In infancy, mostly by imitating actions.
Babies also learn a lot by playing, so the more time your baby spends in playing, the faster he will learn and of course, the more fun he will have. Even infants without the motor skills yet to truly enjoy toys and arranged activities, play in their own ways. This is by listening, observing and making small movements on their own. The best way though is to always make things fun so he’ll be happy while learning at the same time.
Giving your baby bright-colored objects to play with catches his attention, and can hold it for a long time. Balls are perfect examples of fun toys to play with because babies are enthralled by things that move and bounce. What double the fun and awe if your baby has a bright-colored ball to amuse himself with! Activity toys also encourage interaction with your baby. These are those with sounds and/or buttons to press or turn. Not only will he enjoy tinkering with these toys but he will also learn that doing one thing, such as pressing the button, can lead to another thing happening, such as producing a sound. This is a lesson of cause and effect at the earliest stage.
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