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Every minute that they're awake, babies take in the sights, sounds, smells, andfeel of the world around them. Although it may take a while to grasp what all thisinformation means, your baby can still find joy and comfort in the familiar faces,voices, and sensations of everyday life. What Can My Baby See?By the end of this month, your baby — who was once only able to see at closerange — will be able to familiarfaces even at a distance.Human faces are one of their favorite things to look at, especially their own ora parent's face. Install a baby-safe crib mirror at your baby's eye level and seehow your baby watches himself or herself. You also may catch your baby gazing outa window or at a picture on the other side of the room.Your baby's color vision is also developing, so brightly colored wall hangingsor will help develop this skill.Soft pastel colors, though, are hard for a baby to see — something to keep inmind when buying toys and books.Your baby's eye coordination has now improved enough to follow an object from leftto right, or up and down. By 3 months, he or she may start to reach for and swipeat objects — the beginning of.Your baby will enjoy looking out from the stroller or baby carrier as you walkthe neighborhood or the mall.
Point out the sights, letting your baby linger overwhatever catches his or her eye. Remember, the whole world is your baby's classroomand there's so much to see.
What Can My Baby Hear?Your baby loves to hear your voice, so,babble, sing, and coo away. Take special advantage of your baby's own 'talking' tohave a 'conversation.' If you hear your baby make a sound, repeat it and wait forhim or her to make another.
You are teaching your baby valuable lessons about tone,pacing, and taking turns when talking to someone else.Babies this age seem to respond best to a higher-pitched voice, which is why mostpeople naturally raise the pitch of their voices and exaggerate their speech whentalking to a baby. This is fine — studies have shown that 'baby talk' doesn'tdelay speech development. In fact, responding to your baby encourages speech. Feelfree to mix in some regular adult words and tone with the baby talk. It may seem early,but you're setting the stage for your baby's first words.Besides voices, your baby will probably enjoy listening to music (play a varietyof styles) and may be fascinated by the routine sounds of life as well. Keep yourbaby nearby as you rattle pans while making dinner, and let him or her sit in a babyseat within earshot of older siblings laughing and playing.
Baby rattles and musicalmobiles are other good ways to stimulate your baby's hearing.Your baby probably had a before being released from the hospital (most states require this).If not, or if your baby was born at home or a birthing center, it's important to havea hearing screening as soon as possible. Most children who are born with a hearingloss can be diagnosed through a hearing screening. What Can My Baby Taste and Smell?Your baby can taste and smell and will favor sweet tastes over bitter ones. Forexample, a baby will choose to suck on a bottle of sweetened water, but will turnaway or cry if given something bitter or sour to taste. Likewise, babies will turntoward smells they favor and turn away from bad odors.Though sweetness is preferred, taste preferences will continue to develop duringthe first year.
In fact, studies show that can affect the way her breast milk tastes. These first flavors canhelp shape flavor preferences later on. For example, a mother who ate spicy foodswhile nursing is likely to have a child who grows up to favor spicy foods.For now, will fullysatisfy your baby. Why Is Touch Important?It won't be long before your baby will be reaching out and touching everything.But for now, your baby depends on you to provide touch. Babies know they're lovedand cared for when they're held, hugged, and kissed.Make it fun, too. Your baby will respond joyfully to a game of 'This Little Piggy'as you touch your baby's toes or fingers.
Introduce different textures and temperatures:the softness of a feather, the hardness of a wooden block, the cool feel of a windowin winter. When babies feel the world around them, they learn about life. If You're WorriedIf you want a little reassurance that your baby's senses are working well, youcan do some unscientific testing for yourself.Watch how your baby uses his or her eyes. Does your baby look at yourface closely? Does your baby follow moving objects? At the end of this month, yourbaby will probably smile when he or she sees you and recognizes your face. If youhave concerns about your baby’s ability to see, discuss it with your doctor.If you're worried about your baby's ability hearing, ask yourself these questions:.
Does the baby startle at an unexpected sound?. Does the baby respond to the sound of my voice, even if he or she cannot see me?(Your baby's response might be to turn toward your voice, stop crying, smile, or getexcited and move his or her arms and legs.). Does the baby respond to music and other sounds in your environment?If you're still worried about your little one's hearing or vision, talk to yourdoctor.
The earlier problems with seeing and hearing are discovered, the better theycan be treated.
Ruth Milanaik, chief investigator of the study, said, “It was striking to see that parents were substituting books and general baby toys for smartphones. Many parents did not seem to bring any other distraction for their children except the touchscreen devices.' As the research showing such a strong ever-presence of smart technology in children’s lives mounts, some evidence about whether or not screens are helpful or harmful is inconclusive.
Other findings are uncontested in the impact on children’s development at all ages, especially during the very early years. A pilot program called Vroom, by the Bezos Foundation—a foundation that supports early —found that and play that nurtures babies’ language development. The program encourages short “lessons” where parents are instructed to chat with babies (even before the babies can respond), play simple games to stimulate early brain activity and harness everyday activities like breakfast time to interact. Vroom asserts that young babies and children build stronger neurological connections and comprehend the world around them through “conversations” with parents, before they can speak.
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