What the baby hears leaves marks on his brain

By Dr. Eric Jackson April 30, 2021

Children, and especially infants, are the most receptive and capable of absorbing everything around them . Both external stimuli and displays of affection or even negative energy and bad mood are captured and are part of the baby’s development. This information is supported in turn by the tone of the voice, the gestures and the sense, which ultimately translates into a language that the child will learn forever.

The baby begins his communicative learning process from an early age, the information he perceives from the world becomes his experience of life and about life. All the communicative expressions that are manifested to the child, including whispers, the sound of the voice of his mother or father, music, the reading of stories and stories of the grandfather, are transformed into the mechanisms that the child understands as processes for translate emotions and feelings.

The interrelation that the newborn baby has with its direct environment, generally the voice of its parents, will remain forever etched in its brain , leaving traces that last a lifetime. Therefore, the power of words and the power that babies have to shape their brains according to their surroundings should not be underestimated.

How to take advantage of communication to promote the formation of the child’s brain. During the hours of the day, and in each routine that we perform, we can take advantage of that moment to work favorably on communication with the baby.

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How to stimulate the brain with the right language

To stimulate the infant’s brain development, we can take advantage of the small but very important moments, in which he does not sleep, and that he is wide open to perceive the world around him, generally when he perceives basic needs and his mother goes with him.

What you can do

Make sure your words have a soft tone, with positive messages and tendencies to fill the home with harmony.
You should try to have eye contact with the baby, speak directly to him either while playing with him, changing and dressing him or when you feed him. This interaction is one of the most frequent and you must know how to take advantage of it.
The gestures and caresses at bath time are of the utmost importance, at that time the baby is very receptive and can learn a lot about affection.
Seeks that the baby has moments of laughter and a lot of humor, this will leave very positive marks on his brain, from which he can learn about love and well-being.

What you should avoid

Avoid scolding or a severe call for attention, instead you can indicate with the word NO everything in which you should have a limit.
Talking with strange tones, emulating cartoons and saying words that do not sound clear or understand can be a bad idea, the best thing you can do is speak clearly with the baby, this leaves a much more positive mark on his brain.

The mother’s voice accompanies the child every day since it is a fetus, thanks to the fact that the amniotic fluid helps to conduct the sound, therefore the importance of being clear from when we begin to give examples and leave marks on the baby, for the rest of your life.

The importance of accompanying words with gestures

The gestures, along with the tone of the voice that we use when communicating, must go together when communicating with the baby. The verbal language will be supported with acts that support the positive emotions that will be recorded in the brain of the baby or child.

Things to keep in mind when talking to him

Smiling while talking to him is one of the best decisions you can make.
Giving him time to respond, to react in some way like this, he also learns to interact and understand.
Imitating your modes of communication can also be very helpful in recording in your brain that you are being understood from childhood and what you can expect understanding from others.

Improve your “babytalk”

This word in English sums up the dialogue we have with a baby, and it is something that we all do without being aware of it. Our way of carrying out this communication is natural, since we are prepared to teach and prepare our own species to develop the sense of speech and communication, but there are certain ways that can affect.

Naturally we make sounds that can stimulate the child’s reactions, for example the sound that we produce with a high voice captures attention and can even provoke pleasant reactions in the child such as laughter, and we do this innately.

The best thing you can do to work on the development of the baby’s brain even before its birth, is to take care of yourself as a mother and lead a lifestyle as you would like him to lead in adulthood, after all, he already is absorbing from you, even before being born.

By Dr. Eric Jackson

Dr. Eric Jackson provides primary Internal Medicine care for men and women and treats patients with bone and mineral diseases, diabetes, heart conditions, and other chronic illnesses.He is a Washington University Bone Health Program physician and is a certified Bone Densitometrist. Dr. Avery is consistently recognized in "The Best Doctors in America" list.