Smart Baby

How to raise a smart baby is a key focus of conversation and concern among many parents today.

Parents have always wanted the best for their babies, but now it seems there really is a much more focused attempt, and more worry and concern about doing the right thing to encourage baby's growth and development, particularly brain development.

It is during the first five years of life that much of the essential wiring linked to learning is laid down.

What occurs during the first five years of life can have an enormous impact on not only how well the baby's brain develops at the moment, but how well that baby learns and grows throughout their lifetime.

Raise A Smart Baby

It's only natural for parents to want to give their baby the best possible start to life!

Many marketing companies take advantage of this emotional wish and produce and promote learning software and toys that promise to improve baby's intelligence.

Parents are becoming busier with work and so we are finding that parents indulge in these devices in the hope they deliver promises. Afterall, their time spent with their children is becoming more limited, so brain developing toys help to ease some guilt.

It is difficult to pinpoint a single mothod to raise a smart baby, but what we do know is just how great a role natural parenting instincts can play in putting your baby on the fast track to success.

What have you tried to help raise a smart baby? What worked best? Please contact us with your success stories.

Unfortunately videos, software and TV shows replace good old-fashioned one-on-one parent-to-baby contact. While ever our babies or children are watching a screen to learn, they are missing out on real loving, familiar faces that can help them learn.

What lays down the wiring that develops a smart baby?

• Talking to your baby;
• playing with your baby;
• paying attention to what interests your baby;
• using baby's interests to foster curiosity;

You may have heard of the "Your Baby Can Read" Dvds. We have written a review for your interest.

Raise a Smart Baby tips:

• Give plenty of experiences that have emotional content and human interaction;
• Read to and with your baby - make it as interactive as possible by discussing pictures, labelling shapes, colours and laughing at wonderful pictures;
• Encourage imaginative play to foster curiosity;
• Love and nurture your baby by giving them lots of attention and responding to their talking and gestures;
• Choose both toys and activities that track with your child's natural biological stages of development - simple toys that are age- appropriate so they don't frustrate your child. Hint: Babies are most interested in movement and sound, so shaking a rattle or a key ring will stimulate them. Toddlers enjoy textural toys they can touch and squish in their hands, such as stuffed animals. See brain building toys;
• Feed your newborn baby quality nutrition - is breastmilk or formula best for you?
• Give your baby "Smart baby food", foods which help develop baby's intelligence?

Read 'Brain Games for Babies' for more ideas.

A valuable early childhood headstart resource.