As early as your baby’s first month, you can already encourage your baby’s mental development.But don’t go jumping at the first book that you wuld come across. You can actually make learning more fun for you and your baby with the help of a few simple activities.
- While taking a bath, you can teach your baby the basic properties of water as well as cause and effect. You can also turn the temperature from cold to warm and boost his or her sensory perception.
- Clapping or making any body movement along with a song can help your child build coordination.
- Playing with fabrics of different texture and color can help your baby identify which is smooth and which is rough as well as differentiate shades.
- Block Play. This is actually develop into three stages and focuses on three different skills. The first stage is “tote and carry” where your child can learn about weight, stability and balance. The second stage, “stack and row,” is where your child learns about patterns. The last stage is “bridging” where the child learns about planning and problem solving.
- Give your baby a spoon and a pot and let him bang it. This allows him to learn how to make sounds.
You can also make use of Simply Unique Baby Gifts’ different educational toys to enhance your child’s mental development.
