What To Do Now About Baby Intelligence Development
A few brain development specialists discovered that there is a direct link between baby mobility and brain development… of course, the better the mobility the more the brain development. One of the important findings is that the physical condition of your baby is foremost to brain development and formation of learning potential.
A lack of care and attention left children with stunted growth, substantially lower IQs and more behavioural and psychological problems than children who had been better cared for, according to the report at the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in St Louis yesterday.New and very exciting discoveries about brain development are being made all the time, and especially recently, when research has accelerated and increased, as a result of new technologies that make it possible to research the brain using unobtrusive methods. This time I’d like to write about a few research reports that were published recently, and what the researchers suggest to parents and educators in regards to activities they can do with children. Americans tend to believe that their children’s intelligence is either innate or based on what they learn in school; Armor’s research shows the importance of another set of influences: early family environments. There is ample evidence that a child’s intelligence is not fully given at birth, but continues to evolve and change at least through the early elementary school years. n other research, there is evidence that Omega-3 fats contribute to brain development in young children, and that when mothers have a diet rich in Omega-3 foods (cold water fish fish like Salmon, Trout and Sardines and Flax seed and nuts) while pregnant, the substance will be present in the baby’s body. Also, mothers who have a diet rich in these food, will have more DHA in their breast milk, which contributes to healthy brain development. A good balanced diet that includes Omega-3 fatty acids has shown to support brain development in young children and to increase their intelligence.
The extent to which children are sensitive to the environment they grow up in emerged from an unprecedented study, the Bucharest Early Intervention Project. It is the first randomised clinical trial set up to investigate the effects of social deprivation on the emotional, psychological and physical health of children.
Many years ago people believed that developing a child’s physical skills primarily stressed muscular development rather than brain development. Through research we now know that your baby’s physical development stimulates brain development.
The study found that a child’s environment had a marked effect on intelligence and emotional development. It measured IQ and ability to express positive emotions in 136 children aged six to 30 months. All had spent time in the orphanage, but 69 had been moved into foster homes.
It has been stated by child researchers that a child will have a greater brain capacity when his or her physical development is stimulated and encouraged. They furthermore state that because the body and brain work together, a baby who is on a physical stimulation program will have greater brain capacity than one who is not.
Not all of the psychological problems caused by a difficult upbringing were fixed by later improving conditions. Psychiatric problems were three and a half times more common among institutionalised children, but moving them to stable family environments did not always improve their mental condition. While the study showed children in foster homes had fewer psychiatric problems, with less anxiety and depression than those in orphanages, their behavioural problems, including being aggressive and confrontational, did not subside. The children’s response was different depending on gender, with girls more likely to have emotional problems and boys more prone to behavioural disorders.
So, how can you stimulate baby intelligence development? This is not a simple answer and there are many correct ways. But one of the very basic, proven ways is to start by ensuring your baby’s physical development. Stated differently, start by ensuring your baby physical development tracks the baby milestone targets.
Early, language-dependent skill learning is governed by reinforcement and modeling processes. Subsequent, insightful learning is influenced by emotional discourse with parents and others, and cultural factors. Cognitive abilities may also influence individual differences in emotional function. At the same time, the biological and sociocultural factors that influence EI interact in complex and interrelated ways.
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