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\u201cHelp your baby reac\"\"<\/a>h her potential,\u201d . . . \u201cPut your baby in front of his peers,\u201d. . . \u201cCreate a baby genius,\u201d. . . The claims are spread across the pages of parenting magazines and television screens alarming parents that all the other babies have already started the race.\u00a0 But can we take these promises at face value?\u00a0 Do these programs make enough of a difference to justify the cost?\u00a0 The answer really depends on how far you look into the future.<\/p>\n

Undeniably, baby\u2019s brains are built to learn, and to learn quickly.\u00a0 The rapid absorption of language sounds, the rhythms of music, and facts about the world \u201cawaken\u201d the brain to learning as it continues to build and shape neuron networks and grey matter.\u00a0 Studies of children who have suffered brain injuries show the resiliency and learning potential of the brain, as major functions can be regained due to a quality called \u201cplasticity.\u201d\u00a0 Plasticity is where groups of neurons meant for one particular function, let\u2019s say for example moving small hands, can take on a new function such as smiling.\u00a0 Add this quality to the brain \u00a0growth that still occurs after birth, and it gives babies just the right balance of flexibility and thinking power needed to reach those early developmental steps.<\/p>\n

The important fact to remember about baby learning and IQ potential is that it is a holistic process during the early months.\u00a0 Babies encode new information as whole experiences, much more than itemized lists or individual facts.\u00a0 Think about your own early memories, and most likely you will recall the whole scene in which the experience took place, the emotions that you felt, and who else was there.\u00a0 Your brain at that time was learning to encode a \u201cscene\u201d or a whole story of the event and to take in as much as possible.\u00a0 In this way, baby thinking is a lot more like coloring in a picture than it is like building a tower with blocks.<\/p>\n

Now back to baby I.Q..\u00a0 What happens if we isolate and advance one area of learning in particular in a baby\u2019s brain, say, learning the answers to simple math facts?\u00a0 The good news is that babies will see the pattern of facts, learn the right answers to the problems, and amaze aunts and uncles at the next holiday dinner.\u00a0 The more realistic news is that this skill is a demonstration of learning, not I.Q., and with the further we look into the coming years the less likely this early \u201cleap\u201d will translate into a meaningful advancement in comparison with other children.\u00a0 Learning an academic skill while still in the first couple of years of life does not translate into a guaranteed position ahead of the pack in that skill.<\/p>\n

So, with a more realistic attitude in mind, we can \u201ccall the 1-(800) number on the screen,\u201d as long as we recognize that we are paying for learned skills, not\u00a0 I.Q. points. \u00a0Probably the most important factors to consider in spending this type of memorization and learning time with your child is 1) whether or not this is an enjoyable parent-child experience, and 2) if it doesn\u2019t take away from the other important enrichment activities that babies should be doing during the months before preschool or kindergarten starts.\u00a0 There\u2019s only so much time in the day and only so much money in the budget for baby\u2019s early learning, so don\u2019t forget the crucial importance of coloring, laughing with other babies, and other general life experiences that help babies feel they are in a world of discovery.<\/p>\n

For more information please see this list of books on Child Development<\/a>\"\"as well as articles in our Child Development<\/a> section.\u00a0 Baby toys<\/a>\"\" that stimulate development especially those that the baby can use to play and explore on their own but can also be used for interactive play with parents are best.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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