Some sounds can be stimulating for the newborn baby as they are able to stimulate their brain and cognitive ability, facilitating their ability to learn.
In this way, the use of stimulating sounds in the baby's daily life during the first year of life helps in the development of their linguistic, motor, sensory, emotional and intellectual abilities, and the sooner the music is introduced into the environment of the child, the more potential she will have to learn.
Sounds that stimulate the newborn baby
Some sounds or musical activities that stimulate the newborn baby can be:
- The sound of the rattles ;
- Sing a children's song making different voices, changing the tone, the rhythm and including the baby's name;
- Play various musical instruments or, alternatively, put instrumental music, varying the musical instrument;
- Put songs with different musical styles, for example, one day put classical music and another day put a pop or lullaby.
In addition, the sound of the washing machine or the exhaust fan because it is similar to the sound the baby heard inside the mother's belly, can calm the baby, as well as calm songs with repeated melodies softly playing close to the baby, make him feel more relaxed and confident.
When to stimulate the baby
These activities with stimulating sounds for babies should be performed as early as possible during the first year of the baby's life, and when he is wide awake and awake.
At the beginning, the baby may not respond to the sound stimuli or it may take some time to respond, however, in the first month of life, he should already be able to react and recognize songs he heard during gestation and from the third month, you must already react to the sounds, turning your head as if trying to look for it.
Useful links:
- The importance of sounds and music to the baby
- What Makes a Newborn Baby
