8 tips to boost intelligence in babies

Almost all parents are interested in enhancing the intelligence of their children, because there is a relationship between intelligence and the success that a person will have in life. Therefore, from PregDream we give you some activities that you can do with your baby if you want to promote your child’s intelligence.

When the baby is born, his brain is not fully formed , the connections between his neurons are not yet established, in the first months of life is when they begin to form through the integration of the external experiences they receive. Our neurons synapt with each other forming “fast routes” of learning that are reinforced with the repetition of experiences. That is why it is so important to stimulate children from the beginning, over and over again.

Therefore, in the first years of life, the role of parents is vital to collaborate in the proper development of the baby, and even more so if we want “intelligent” children. They are the best teachers that babies will find at these ages because they will be exclusively focused on them , which even the best nurseries cannot afford. We also have to take into account that there are several types of intelligence , not a single and global one. We also find logical-mathematical, linguistic-verbal, musical, corporal-kinesthetic, intrapersonal, interpersonal and visual-spatial intelligence. Therefore, to make a baby “smarter” requires stimulating it in several areas of learning. and not just specific ones.

BOOST INTELLIGENCE FROM THE START

To enhance the intelligence of children we can do it since they are babies, it is not something that will ensure that they are bright when they are older, but it will help stimulate their cognitive development:

1. Prenatal care

Since it is in the womb, we can contribute to improving the baby’s intelligence through correct prenatal care. A healthy lifestyle is the key for your little one to grow up healthy, strong and smart. For this, you must take the recommended doses of folic acid even before you get pregnant (in the case that it is a wanted baby) and during the first weeks, be guided by medical recommendations, although there are even women who take folic acid throughout the pregnancy.

FOLIC ACID HELPS THE GOOD BRAIN DEVELOPMENT OF THE FETUS

2. The Mozart effect

If the baby listens to classical music, will his intelligence increase? Yes and no. There were studies that claimed that listening to classical music (in particular to Mozart) improved the inter-neuronal connections of babies. There are multiple studies with conflicting data. Some argue that while listening to music there is an improvement in cognitive skills not only in babies, but also in people in general. The data showed that indeed, this occurred during the 10-15 minutes after listening to one of Mozart’s symphonies, however, after that time the effect disappeared.

Listening to classical symphonies will not make your child smarter but it may make him a music lover and that when he comes out of the womb he will almost instinctively have a prediction for that kind of music.

3. If possible, breastfeed

Breast milk is known to contain a number of lipids that help improve the neural development of the baby . In this regard, there are artificial milks that are incorporating them, although most of the time not in the desired proportion. In any case, the moment in which the baby is being breastfed is very special for both of them because the mother can take the opportunity to talk and sing to him and thus will be reinforcing the bond with him and improving his emotional intelligence.

4. Narrate your day to day

Even if he cannot understand everything you say to him, he is listening to it and in the future he will learn to speak sooner because the more words he listens, the easier he will be able to learn them. Tracy Cutchlow, author of the book “Brain Rules for Babies”, showed that at only 3 years of age you can already see differences between the IQ of children who spoke frequently compared to others who spoke little to them, scores for IQ in the first group were 50% higher . and it is that children need to hear people speak. However, this benefit exists when they are part of the interaction, if they are spoken to. For example, we cannot make the mistake of leaving the television on . Here there would be no benefit becausethe message is one-sided, it only goes in one direction, from the television to the baby , apart from the fact that on television the dialogue is so fast that they do not benefit.

In general, this author argues that the number of words that the child hears in the first years of life has an enormous influence on later success in school.

When it comes time to tell him about your day, gradually incorporate new words to make them sound like: “today I saw the white dog again”, “the orange ball”, “sunny day”, and so on. You are enriching their vocabulary. On the other hand, using a childish tone can be beneficial during the baby’s first months because by separating the sounds you favor their distinction.

5. Improve your emotional intelligence

How? Have you ever seen adults making funny faces to babies? Well, it is a perfect way to enhance it! By doing so, you help them learn to distinguish between the different facial emotions , vital for language learning (since non-verbal communication is a basic pillar for communicating correctly with each other) and to develop their empathy.

6. Use an ergonomic baby carrier

The fact of using it will make the child have more contact with the outside world, this translates into more opportunities to interact with the world than if he is continuously in the buggy. They have opportunities to point out, see how you interact, and generally get involved in daily life.

7. Point out

When you go to him, he points out all the objects that catch his attention and repeats the name aloud. Also around 7 or 8 months of age they will begin to bring you things to teach you , take advantage of those moments to interact with him, explain what they are for, as if he understood you.

8. Joint game

Put things that draw attention to him near him but not too much, so we will enhance him to stretch and improve motor movements. The typical “cuckoo after” is also good for the development of intelligence and to teach to put up with the absences of the parents.

With everything said so far, now you know how important it is to interact with the child every day, so do not trust the videos and programs that advertise the development of intelligent children , they only need you.