In addition to providing special one - on - one bonding time for parent and child, the developmental benefits
of reading to babies early have been widely studied and proven.
Reading to your baby introduces her to the concepts of stories, numbers, letters, colors, and shapes, and gives her information about the world around her.
Reading to babies also introduces concepts like colors or shapes, builds listening skills, and helps improve the baby's memory.
I saw that young mother read stories to her infant son, not out of obligation, but because it made her happy to
read to her baby boy.
Birth to 9
Months Reading to a baby can be hilarious — and it's also bound to be frustrating for any linear - thinking adult.
This book does a fantastic job of expressing this sentiment and is one you'll want to
keep reading to your baby until they're all grown up.
So it may not come as a surprise that a recent study proved that
reading to baby since infancy can result in specialized brain responses.
In fact, I've been surprised by how
hard reading to a baby can be, in part because it's hard to tell whether anything is sinking in.
I am not talking about getting out the GRE books while still pregnant, but it is a no - brainer that talking and
reading to your baby does make an impact.
Men spent about 4 hours and women about 6 hours per week in the more «fun» part of parenting, which included activi - ties such
as reading to the baby and playing.
And
reading to your baby before they're 1 means you get the opportunity to share some of your favorites before they're interested in reading nothing but Elmo and Mickey Mouse stories.
If that theory is right, parents might do better simply talking and
reading to a baby rather than buying technology gimmicks that claim to boost language.
It includes: Registry checklist from Pampers website baby planner stress ball book to
read to baby diapers & wipes coupons
Also, the bond that is experienced between parent and child later on can start to occur while Mama or
Papa read to the baby prenatally.
Many parents decide to
read to their babies during pregnancy, when the sense of hearing has begun to develop, which occurs around the third month of gestation.
Some things I plan to try: taking out the diaper caddy for diaper changes, getting the towel ready for bath time, or picking out special books for us to
read to the baby together.
I would
say read to your baby even from the womb and buy leapfrog and vtec toys for subliminal learning per say, and when your baby is about 9 months old that's when to start breaking out the flash cards.
And now, Lilly LOVES to read (she
adores reading to her baby dolls and stuffed animals) and so I know she is going to LOVE to read to her new baby brother or sister.