Text/Good Pregnant Sister
Some people say that the first three years after a child's birth are a critical period for rapid brain development. If parents can seize this golden time, the child's intelligence will be highly developed.
As a parent in the new era, in fact, I am already familiar with similar statements, and in the process of raising a baby every day, I will put it into action. For example, the two most common ways are to buy an early education machine and take an early education class.
Professor Kur of the University of Washington once did an experiment: two groups of babies attended 12 classes in 8-10 months at the same time, one of the babies through audio, and the other group by watching videos on the TV. The results showed that neither of these two one-way input methods had obvious effects, and only with the help of real people could the baby effectively learn the language.
That is to say, no matter who brings the baby, don't think that the early education machine or cartoon will be turned on, and the baby will listen to songs, ancient poems or puzzle stories all day long. This way of grinding the ears is actually just an excuse for laziness, and the content that the baby can absorb is very limited.
As for early education classes, we can't say that they are ineffective. But the cost is high, not to mention, after paying for various reasons, there are many people who have not attended several classes.
Therefore, whether it is an early education machine for a few hundred dollars or thousands of early education classes, it is actually not as simple but most useful as "talking to the baby more".
In other words, the most effective way for parents to make their babies smarter is to communicate with their children more. As for what to say and how to say it to your child, it is actually very simple. Parents stick to these 3 points, and the baby will surprise you unexpectedly.
Taboo: Talk to the baby in the way of an adult, it is recommended: use the mother's cavity and parental language
Some people will find it awkward and awkward to talk to a child with gentle taunting words. As everyone knows, babies like to hear such motherly and parental languages the most, and they are not interested in those serious adult words.
What is Mom's Language, Parental Language? In fact, it is a child's voice with a gentle tone, a slow speech, a clear rhythm, an exaggerated voice and a taunting child's voice.
Because of this way of speaking, it is more consistent with the way the baby's brain works. Therefore, it can arouse the baby's excitement, attract his interest, and it is more conducive to the baby to easily receive language content and leave a deep impression.
Of course, if there are body movements, it can achieve the effect of doubling the results with half the effort. For example, when talking about picture books, you can imitate the action of driving and brushing your teeth, and the mouth also makes a sound in cooperation.
Taboo: Just talk about what you are interested in, and suggest: Start from your baby's focus
Usually, mothers will buy their babies a variety of books, such as cave books, pop-up books, fables, early education cards, etc., but in fact, you will find that the baby is only interested in a few books.
In the same way, sometimes parents talk to their babies or tell stories, and the little one is either unresponsive or absent-mindedly holding the toy. It's not that he has a bad concentration, it's that he's not interested in what you say.
Parents should observe carefully, starting from the baby's concerns, and say what they prefer to know. Generally speaking, what your baby's eyes are looking at, or doing, is usually what he is interested in.
And when talking to him, it is best to point to the pattern or the object. It is convenient for children to connect abstract language with concrete things. The next time you see him, he will automatically bring up the relevant information from his mind.
Of course, some young babies may look at you like a fool every time you talk hilariously. At this time, don't be discouraged by the mother, the little guy is actually staring at your mouth. When he's a little older, he'll respond to you.
Everyday life is the material you use to talk to your baby and encourage him to respond
It seems to be a bit in conflict with Law Two, but it's not. Because he is familiar with various things in daily life, when parents and babies talk, he actually loves to listen.
For example, when you get dressed, you can point to the pattern on it and tell him what it is; when you wash your hands, tell him to turn on the tap, soap, and rinse it with water.
Of course, parents can't always say it themselves, and must encourage the baby to respond. Whether the little guy is uttering a certain word or imitating a certain action, it must be given positive reinforcement in time.
Finally, I would like to say that parents are the first teachers of children, and they need to listen to their parents say a lot every day to understand the world.
And early language learning has a greater impact on their future reading and learning ability, so put down the mobile phone, don't skimp on your language, be a "talking" parent, talk to the baby more!