Unlike other senses like touch and hearing, your baby’s sense of vision, needs time and practice to get precise and accurate as is the only sense that isn’t stimulated in utero. Maximum vision development happens in the first year of life. As their visual system develops, the world around them continues to fascinate them. Birth
Continue Reading...Startle With Everyday Sounds- is it Normal?
Do you often notice your new born start crying the moment there happens to be a loud noise in the surrounding or may be when you are putting your baby down to sleep. This naturally occurring involuntary reaction, known as the Startle reflex (Startle response) or Embrace reflex and is normal in healthy babies. It
Continue Reading...Sensory Play – Meaning
Sensory play is one of the ways to provide the brain with enriching experiences for brain development. The neurons in the brain need meaningful experiences which help in building connections between them (synapses). Synapses in the brain are added or pruned based on such experiences. Senses refer to the different ways we perceive the world.
Continue Reading...Sensory Development from Womb to Three Months
Senses are an integral part of development. There are seven senses in our body (touch, smell, sight, hear, taste, movement and balance). At eight weeks of gestational age the sensory system begins to develop. Touch Touch is the first sense to develop in the womb. It is through touch that mother and baby are
Continue Reading...Sensory Play Importance
Senses are an integral part of development. There are seven senses in our body (touch, smell, sight, hear, taste, movement and balance). At eight weeks of gestational age the sensory system begins to develop. Touch Touch is the first sense to develop in the womb. It is through touch that mother and baby are
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