1.Baby Talk : From the moment babies in the ᴡᴏᴍʙ, they are familiar with their parents’ voices. Your baby loves to hear you talk, and talking to your baby is extremely important for their future development. So talk to your baby. Tell them what you are doing, how you are feeling, what you are thinking. They will sit there and eagerly listen.
2.Singing a Song or a Lullaby: This is another excellent way to connect with the baby. Music creates a soothing environment for the baby to learn in a pleasant way. It is even better if you sing a song with hand movements. The hand movements naturally take your baby through gestures that encourage developmental skills such as bringing hands together at midline, moving them away from each other, crossing over hands, etc. If you incorporate this into your daily routine, you may notice that the baby begins to smile and laugh anytime you start to sing those songs.
3.Do Skin-to-Skin: Holding a baby close to you is a form of communication. It lets them know they are safe, and cared for. When you hold your baby skin-to-skin, it is even better. It the many benefits: Helps baby’s sᴇɴsᴇs develop. Sᴛɪᴍᴜʟᴀᴛᴇs baby’s ᴘsʏᴄʜᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ and ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ɢʀᴏᴡᴛʜ. Can ʙᴏᴏsᴛ baby’s ɪᴍᴍᴜɴᴇ sʏsᴛᴇᴍ. Pʀᴏᴍᴏᴛᴇs ʙᴏɴᴅɪɴɢ. Can help with ᴅɪᴍɪɴɪsʜɪɴɢ ᴘᴏsᴛᴘᴀʀᴛᴜᴍ ᴅᴇᴘʀᴇssɪᴏɴ in new moms. Rᴇɢᴜʟᴀᴛᴇs baby’s ʙᴏᴅʏ ᴛᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ and ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ʀᴀᴛᴇ. Can aid in tempering a new mom’s ʜᴏʀᴍᴏɴᴀʟ Fʟᴜᴄᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴs. Encourages a positive sleep rhythm for baby. Skin-to-skin should be done by both parents, not just the mother.
4.Walk Outside : Take your baby for long stroller walks, so he comes to associate the outdoors with active movement. Some parents ᴡᴏʀʀʏ that they are taking their babies outside too soon. However, as soon as a baby is born, it is fine for parents to take them outside . You will notice that your baby will become less fussy and more relaxed as soon as you walk them around outdoors. This is because they are sᴛɪᴍᴜʟᴀᴛᴇᴅ and engaged by the world around them and focus on processing all of the information.
5.Infant Massage: The benefits of infant massage go above and beyond using touch to ʀᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ɢᴀs or ᴄᴏʟɪᴄ, although this is a definite plus! Massaging a newborn is a way for parents to communicate with their baby non-verbally. This gentle touch will help an infant develop trust, confidence, and familiarity with a parent. Plus, massage is a surefire way to stimulate all of baby’s sᴇɴsᴇs, which aid in their rapid development.
6.Get mimicking what your baby does: This is a wonderful way to engage with him. Cooing at your baby’s little sounds and gazing into your baby’s eyes is a great way to connect with your child. By doing so you will realize the pleasure that your baby gets when you are mimicking the expressions and sounds. Psʏᴄʜᴏʟᴏɢɪsᴛs say that when your baby is changing facial expressions and making those cooing sounds they are sending signals to parents to communicate with them. The constant engagement between a baby and the parent is the foundation for your baby’s ʙʀᴀɪɴ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴍᴇɴᴛ.
7.Read to Them: It is never too early for your baby. You can start reading to them as early as when they are one month old. You can start with colorful books which have very short stories in them. It may seem a little different from usual to read out to such a young infant. However, it is extremely beneficial for the language development of your baby.
8.Add Some Color: Vɪsᴜᴀʟ sᴛɪᴍᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ is crucial in ɪɴFᴀɴᴛs. It is the only way the Vɪsᴜᴀʟ center in their ʙʀᴀɪɴs s will develop. Parents to surround their babies with light and dark contrasting colors as well as interesting visuals. These contrasts will register more powerfully on their ʀᴇᴛɪɴᴀ, and it will help their ᴏᴘᴛɪᴄ ɴᴇʀᴠᴇ, thus sending strong Vɪsᴜᴀʟ signals to their ʙʀᴀɪɴs . If you were only to have neutrals and pastel colors around your newborn, that’s on par with ᴋᴇᴇᴘɪɴɢ them ʙʟɪɴᴅ Fᴏʟᴅᴇᴅ!
9.Play Along : This is a great way to engage and communicate with ɪɴFᴀɴᴛs. Through play your baby learns how to move, communicate, socialize and understand their surroundings. The first thing your baby will learn is to associate the feel of your touch, the sound of your voice and the sight of your face. He will learn to feel comfortable and secure in your arms.
10.Tummy Time: If you have done all the things with your baby, remember that your baby also needs to be doing enough tummy time. Pediatric recommendations for tummy time range from three to five minutes, two to three times a day. Studies have shown that ɪɴFᴀɴᴛs who get this amount of tummy time are quicker to reach milestones in the first years of life.
