Newborns need early education to develop their five senses

In addition to nutritional supply, the development of nerve cells also requires certain stimulation from the outside world. Although the brain has completed the setting and myelination of motor and sensory nerves, it still needs to be consolidated through application to form neural circuits. Therefore, for newborns, early education is to stimulate the five senses, skin and perception. The specific steps are as follows:

Vision

Newborns like graphics with sharp outlines and contrasting colors. For example: circular and striped black and white graphics; like to look at complex graphics with rich content; like to look at people's faces; have a preference for the color red. The focal length is about 20 cm, so you can't see clearly if it's too close or too far. Children can also remember what they see, so it is necessary to constantly change new things to rekindle their interest. We should choose toys that meet the above requirements to give children visual stimulation.

As soon as a child is born, he can not only hear sounds but also have orientation to sounds, which means that the neural connection combining vision and hearing has been completed at birth. Children like to listen to their mother's voice, like to listen to soft voices, and reject noise. So we can use this time to talk to our children more and let them listen to beautiful music.

A child's skin, mouth, hands and feet are tactile organs, and the mouth and hands are the most sensitive parts. Newborns are able to sense temperature, humidity, objects and pain. So we should not wrap children in "candle bags" or put on gloves. Allow children's hands and feet to move freely and feel the outside world. During this period, newborns can be allowed to touch external objects. You can use toys of various textures to stimulate your child's skin, hands and feet. Such as towels, plush toys, wooden sticks or metal sticks. At this time, children may like to suck their fingers. This is a way for children to explore the outside world and seek comfort. It is a need for emotional development. Do not stop it, but be sure to wash their hands.

Newborns have a good sense of taste, like sweetness, and dislike salty, bitter, and sour tastes. When appropriate, you can stimulate your child with different flavors to enrich his or her taste memory warehouse. Don't let your child develop the habit of eating sweet food at this stage, otherwise he or she will not be able to accept other flavors.

Newborn babies can distinguish different smells. After a few days of breastfeeding, they can distinguish the smell of their mother and show great interest in objects with the smell of breast milk. Letting children smell various smells frequently can help improve their ability to distinguish smells.

In short, we must seize this period of time to give children the best sensory stimulation and promote the development of their sensory organs. The above stimulation is what we call early education.