Never ignore the importance of early education for infants and young children aged 0-3 years old

For babies, especially newborns, they spend most of their time sleeping. When you wake up, you either poop, pee, or are hungry, and there is very little time to play. In addition, taking care of a newborn baby is really hard, so parents can easily ignore early infant education. Early infant education is easily overlooked but is very important. In fact, for infants’ early education, the earlier it starts, the better. Why do we say this? This is because from the moment a baby is born, hearing, vision, touch, etc. have begun to establish connections with the brain. However, at this time, the brain is almost blank, and only new content and new content are constantly input into the baby\’s brain. With stimulation, his brain will develop better. Vision can be said to be the starting point of brain development. Within a few minutes after the baby is born, from the moment the mother looks at him, a nerve cell in the child\’s retina is connected to another nerve cell in the cerebral cortex. The image of the mother\’s face has left a lasting memory in the baby\’s brain. When a baby hears \”Mom\”, a nerve cell in his ear releases a chemical called \”neurotransmitter\”, which transmits the signal \”Mom\” to a nerve cell in the auditory cortex. The sound \”Mom\” is permanently recorded in a group of nerve cells in the child\’s brain, and this cell will never respond to other sounds. Early education is beneficial to brain development. Scientists once conducted experiments with cats and mice, and finally proved that if they are placed in an extremely monotonous environment immediately after birth, their cerebral cortex will shrink, the brain weight will be reduced, and the distance between nerve cells will The number of contacts has also been significantly reduced. This shows that brain development is inseparable from external stimulation. Therefore, what parents have to do is to use the time when the baby is awake to appropriately deliver some \”content\” to the baby\’s brain to stimulate the baby\’s brain development. The first is to train the baby\’s reaction to the outside world. Some young parents feel very sorry for their baby. They are afraid that the slightest sound will scare him or the slightest light will stimulate him, so they work hard to create a quiet environment for the baby and refuse all kinds of \”disturbance\”. Environment, as everyone knows, such a \”silent\” environment is detrimental to the healthy development of babies. In fact, you can do this: when the baby is sleeping during the day, family members can walk, talk, open windows, etc. normally in the room. When sleeping at night, they can turn off the lights or only turn on a night light. It is not recommended to turn on big lights. In this way, relevant memories of different environments during the day and night will be left in the baby\’s brain. For example, during the day, when people are talking or walking, the room is bright; at night, when it is quieter, the room is dark. This not only stimulates the baby\’s brain development, but also allows the baby to better adapt to the environment outside the mother\’s body. Note: Avoid strong light irradiating your baby\’s eyes and harsh sounds that may damage your baby\’s hearing. Secondly, cultivate the baby\’s visual ability. After the baby is born, the structure of the eye has been formed, but the sound visual function depends entirely on acquired development and improvement. Newborns within one month have physiological hyperopia, that is, they cannot see things close clearly but can easily see things far away, and they are more sensitive to red. In addition, at 2 weeks of age, the eyes will turn inward when facing light coming from half a meter away and moving in the direction of the baby. We can do this: 1.Place a colorful and noisy toy 25 cm away from the newborn\’s eyes and move it slowly while shaking it to attract the newborn\’s eyes to follow the toy and the noise. Note that the sound of the toy should be soft. 2. Sit opposite the newborn and move the adult\’s face while calling his nickname so that the newborn looks at the adult\’s face and moves accordingly. 3. Hang colorful flowers and birds, cute animal pictures or decorations in the room, and hang brightly colored small dancing objects above the crib or diaper changing bed. 4. You can appropriately show your baby some black and white cards, color cards, portraits of parents, large photos of parents, etc. Note: Training should be carried out when the baby is awake and in good spirits. Continuing to train the baby\’s visual ability every day will make the baby\’s eyes and brain work better together, which will play a great role in improving the baby\’s intelligence. Cultivate your baby\’s motor ability. Newborn brain development and movement are also closely linked. The first is the movement of the hands and feet. The movements of the hands and feet are controlled by the brain, and the development of the brain develops with the activities of the hands and feet. However, babies under 1 year old have poor motor skills development and are often in one position, which is not good for physical development. So we can do this: 1. After the baby is born, parents should pay attention to training the mobility of their hands and feet, so that the baby\’s hands can move freely instead of wrapping them tightly. 2. For babies aged 2 to 6 months, parents can do some passive gymnastics for them. Gymnastics include preparations before activities, upper limb exercises, chest expansion exercises, lower limb exercises, leg raising exercises, and turning over exercises (suitable for babies 3 to 6 months old) , hip lifting exercises (suitable for babies 3 to 6 months old), and relaxation exercises are all performed with the help of adults. 3. For babies aged 7 to 12 months, parents can help the baby do active gymnastics, including chest expansion, shoulder, single leg bending and sitting up exercises. It is a gradual increase in active actions with a passive nature, with appropriate help from adults. 4. Make the best use of the situation according to the baby\’s growth and development rules. For example, in 2 to 3 months, the baby\’s gross motor ability is trained, and parents can help the baby do prone training and head-raising training; in 4 to 5 months, the baby is trained in fine motor skills, allowing the baby to practice grasping small objects, etc. Note: You can play some suitable videos for the baby during exercises. Listen to music, such as some nice children\’s songs, piano music, etc. Try to make the best use of the situation and do not force the baby to exercise. Exercise 1 to 2 times a day, when the baby is in a good mood and condition. Choosing the right toys can help with early education of babies. When it comes to early education of newborns, of course toys are inseparable. So, what kind of toys are more suitable for newborns? We know that for newborns, toys do not mean playing, but receiving stimulation of vision, hearing, touch, etc. Newborns can send various stimulation signals to the brain to promote the development of brain functions by looking at the color and shape of toys, listening to the sounds made by toys, and touching the softness and hardness of toys. So we can choose toys like this: 1. Choose colorful toys that can be seen and heard: the toys should be bright in color, preferably with the three primary colors of red, yellow, and blue as the basic tones, and can make pleasant sounds, and the shape should also be exquisite. Can stab at the same timeToys that stimulate baby\’s vision and hearing are very beneficial to baby\’s intellectual development. 2. Larger stuffed toys: Parents can buy some velvet or cotton stuffed toys that are simple in shape, soft and warm to the touch, and larger in size for their babies, which will give them a sense of warmth and security. 3. Visually stimulating wall charts: Children under 3 months old like to see black and white pictures and brightly colored graphics. In addition, you can also add black and white flash cards and color flash cards. Note: No matter which toys you choose, they must be safe and buy toys produced by regular manufacturers that have no odor, no edges, and no potential dangers. The above is the sharing of knowledge about early infant education. Early infant education is very critical, there are many points to pay attention to, and there are no unique techniques and methods. Therefore, the key is for parents to establish the concept of early education, observe more and pay more attention in practice, and combine their own baby\’s physical growth and development characteristics to teach students in accordance with their aptitude and make the best use of the situation. Bit by bit, slowly and persistently, you will achieve results. But be careful, no matter what training you perform for your baby at any stage, you must avoid doing it too hastily!