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When Should You Start Teaching Your
Baby?
This question may come to mind for many
first time parents; other parents may
never consider the question at all and
just leave things to evolve and develop
naturally.
In a way it is an unnecessary question
as, whether you like it or not and whether
you mean to or not, you begin
teaching your baby while it is still in
the womb and then continue through
its early years, teenage years and into
adulthood. So, perhaps it is better to
rephrase the question slightly to "when
should I consciously start teaching my
baby?"
Even then the answer is the same -
while the baby is in the womb. While the
baby is in the womb it starts to learn
about its environment after about six
months of pregnancy, when it is capable of
hearing external sounds. Of course, it is
aware of its internal environment earlier
than that, but there is little you can do
to enhance that. When it comes to the
external environment you are in a position
to have some influence even from that
early stage of development.
With
the baby in the womb there is clearly a
very limited scope for teaching as such,
however you can provide additional
stimulation that will form an important
part of their learning at that stage. You
can provide many hints as to what the
outside environment is like, in a way that
sets a good foundation for their feeling
of love and security.
The main external awareness of a baby
in the womb is sound. If you can make the
external sounds comforting and welcoming
then that will help the baby more than you
may think. Music is a proven stimulant to
babies, especially classical music; a
daily dose of Mozart will stimulate the
baby's brain and senses - provide a period
in your day when you can relax too.
You do not have to restrict the baby to
classical music - use whatever music you
like, just turn the volume up a bit more
than usual to ensure the baby hears it.
The sound will be muffled, but by the time
baby is born she will be used to your
musical tastes. Your aim should be to make
the outside environment familiar to the
baby. Most of that will happen naturally
and she will become used to the daily
sounds, such as the vacuum cleaner,
liquidizer, lawnmower and other domestic
noises that are penetrating.
Another
important external sound for the baby in
the womb is the voices of the parents.
Getting to know the voice of mum and dad
will come naturally, but dad especially
can get up close and talk to the baby in
the womb. It will not talk back of course
but you can rest assured, if she is awake,
she will be intrigued by your up close and
personal voice.
Another external stimulation is
light.
This can be even more useful for keeping
baby awake in the evening.
If you take a powerful flashlight, switch
it on, and hold it close to your tummy,
the baby in the womb will respond to
it.
It is a tool to "keep baby awake in the
evening" to stop mum being kicked so much
during the night.
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