What are the signs that a four-month-old baby is smart?

It is not an easy thing for a woman to get pregnant and give birth. A pregnant woman needs to go through ten months of suffering before the baby can be born smoothly. After the baby is born, every move of the baby will concern you, for fear that there will be any problem with the baby. All parents hope their babies will be smarter, so the question is, what are the signs of a four-month-old baby's intelligence?

Love to laugh

The earlier a child laughs, the more likely he is to be smart. While this is not a completely reliable sign, it is a symbol. Babies who start laughing early often become smart and lively children. Laughing means that he can distinguish what makes him happy, and this is the beginning of psychological activity. A baby with keen senses and quick reactions is often very smart. The more sensitive the baby is, the easier it is to be satisfied.

Dora's words: Although a newborn baby will spend most of his time sleeping when he is just born, it is best for the mother to make more eye contact with him when he is awake, chat with the baby gently, stimulate the baby more, and make the baby laugh more.

weight

Babies who are slightly overweight are because their mothers received good nutrition during pregnancy. These babies may have psychological advantages in life and better physical fitness. For example, they can eat more food each time and therefore do not need to be fed frequently. They can turn their energy to more intellectual activities and therefore have reason to be happier than other children. Meanwhile, heavier, more attractive children may find themselves in a pleasant, emotionally supportive world and take advantage of this initial good fortune in many ways. However, while very intelligent children are often larger and heavier at birth, this is not always the case!

Dora’s words: The heavier the newborn’s weight is, the better. Some mothers suffer from gestational diabetes during pregnancy, which causes the baby to become oversized. Oversized babies will increase the difficulty of delivery and increase the baby’s risk of disease.

Love to imitate

Newborns have the ability to imitate adult facial expressions. Eight hours after birth, the baby can imitate his mother sticking out her tongue. When the newborn is in a quiet and awake state, stand 20-25 cm away from his face and let him look at your face. First, stick out your tongue, repeating the motion slowly once every few seconds, then stop. If he keeps looking at your face, it means he may be moving his tongue in his mouth, and after a while, he (she) will stick his tongue out of his mouth. If you make the mouth-opening motion to your newborn baby several times, he will learn to open his mouth, too. In addition, newborns will imitate pouting, smiling, and sad expressions.

Dora’s thoughts: Parents may wish to actively communicate with their newborn baby, and often perform actions to the newborn baby, from simple to complex, to improve his imitation ability, which is beneficial to the newborn baby’s intellectual development.

Alert and sensitive

At birth, smart newborns may be more alert than other children. Some children, from the very beginning, are able to raise their heads for a while on their own, as if looking around, and have a strong curiosity about life. For example, some babies like to lie close to their mother's arms, and they can distinguish the smell of their mother's breast milk. Some newborns can distinguish tastes finely and will show unpleasant expressions when they taste salty, bitter, or sour. When he's in a good mood, he'll gaze at you and smile, suck his hands, or grab the hand of the person he's talking to.

Dora’s thoughts: If you have a baby at home who is alert, active and curious, mothers should stop complaining that the baby is a little rascal who never keeps quiet, because that is a sign of the baby’s intelligence.