Help your baby develop their intelligence

 Would you like your child to be happy and intelligent? You can help, as long as you offer your baby what he needs for his brain development at the right time.

Because learning is the baby's greatest fun. All children are genetically programmed to be intelligent. They have fun learning. Since the first day. And if the parents support them, everything should be fine. The newborns will end up becoming the first in the class. But before that, they have an exciting first year of life ahead of them and a lot of stages to overcome.

Confidence sets the head free...

Confidence is that magic word that makes both children and adults capable of giving their best. The joy of living and learning is natural in healthy babies. What they need to develop their full potential is security.

When babies perceive the closeness and constant protection of their parents or caregivers, they feel stimulated to discover and understand the world. Only then do they feel safe?

Their little brains work especially effectively when they feel loved and calm. When they learn without stress or anxiety and assimilate all the information that the environment offers them.

Children who have to worry about checking that they are not alone do not have the capacity to process all the discoveries they make on a daily basis.

A strong bond with Mom and Dad

Establishing a close bond, a strong bond with mom and dad, is essential for the development of any child, but it is much more important during the first twelve months.

And how is that secure bond established that makes the baby grow in self-confidence? When the child feels understood and sees his needs for food, warmth, affection, and stimulation are quickly satisfied.

Nature has ensured that all parents intuitively feel what their children need. The bond is formed when parents trust that intuition, in an exchange with their baby through physical and visual contact and words.

The love that parents give to their children is returned to them: when their baby smiles at them, or when they chirp with joy when caressing them and playing with them. Also by feeling that they can calm their child when he cries and by observing the small progress he makes in her development.

Learn without stress

From the moment of birth, the neurons in the baby's brain begin to soak up all the signals and information that comes to them through the senses. They try to order them while they connect to each other. They form connections (synapses) and create communication channels.

Little by little, complicated patterns emerge that allow the child to recognize complex relationships and rules, draw logical conclusions, and act accordingly. The older children get, the more stable these patterns become.

For example, a seven-month-old baby has no problem picking up the teddy bear in front of him on the floor. An impulse leaves his brain and sets the whole process in motion: stretching his arm, opening his hand, grasping. Three months ago, that same process would have required an enormous effort.

The different brain regions are taking shape at high speed. During the first months, new connections are created for each step that the baby's development requires. And, for that, the child above all needs a lot of calm and all the stimuli that he can process.

How connections between neurons are strengthened

At first, the connections between neurons are very weak. They get a little stronger each time they are used.

The baby chooses his learning material

The world is a huge experimental laboratory and the baby enjoys giving free rein to his curiosity. He observes and experiments non-stop. He teaches Mom and Dad the things that catch his attention. From the fifth month, he can point with his hand. A little earlier he can already show joy when he sees a familiar face and with his first babbling, he invites this person to have a conversation.

Dad and mom, interpreters of the world

The neighbor's voice? A flash of light? It is dangerous? A simple look at mom or dad calms the baby. His parents' relaxed posture, friendly gestures, and calm voice tell him that everything is fine.

Scientists call this confirmation that babies look for in their parents from three or four months onward “check back”. It will be more evident the more active the baby becomes. When he begins to crawl, starting at nine months, he will constantly look to Mom and Dad for approval, whether they encourage him to continue or stop.

The spectacular development of the first year

You will never again learn as fast as you did in this first year. By now, her brain will have tripled in size. The most important connections will have already been created in the different regions of your brain. You will also have acquired the knowledge that will be the basis of her subsequent intellectual development.

The baby begins to think abstractly. At the end of the first year, he already knows that things are still there even if he doesn't see them. That's why she can remember the image of his parents even if she doesn't have them in front of her.

This step is very important on their path to independence: the stronger the child's bond, the more secure they will be in their parents' love and the more easily they will be able to take their first steps in the big world around them.