How To Increase Infant Intelligence
By Tyna Taylor
How intelligence Develops
Emotions: Birth to 18 Months
- Provide a secure and consistent environment for baby.
- Smile often.
- Acknowledge and verbalize the emotions that your baby is feeling.
- Show empathy when baby is upset.
- Bond with your baby on his level; "converse" through baby sounds.
- Explain why you're saying "no" instead of just saying it.
- Allow your baby to help in family activities, such as sorting laundry.
- Express positive feedback for good behavior.
- Explain when and how your baby's actions affect other
Speech: Birth to Age 10
- Start reading to your baby at a very young age.
- Talk back to baby's cooing and babbling.
- Point out and name things around you.
- Repeat yourself often.
- Pronounce words clearly.
- Use daily life activities to explain what you're doing.
- Sing songs and teach your baby the words.
- Play language games with your baby, such as nursery rhymes or patty-cake.
- Consider teaching your child a second language while he's young.
mom and baby snuggling
early contact helps promote healthy psychological and physical development. Lack of physical contact can prevent normal development and can even lead to higher rates of illness or death in infants. Your touch can be especially important for your premature infant or infant born at a low birth weight. Healthy, effective contact with your baby includes cuddling, gentle massage, stroking and holding your newborn.