Infant Stimuli Paperback - 2003

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An important book for all parents, grand parents and care givers. The book is divided in two portions. The first section gives a complete insight into the development and functioning of the vital senses and the brain. The second section of the book provides a detailed program for the mental and physical stimulation of the baby in the first year of life. The first year program is divided into four quarters comprising of three months each. The important tools and techniques have been discussed in detail for the enhancement of your baby's intelligence in the first year of life. The book has been written in a simple language. It has over 450 pages with more than 300 colored illustrations which will help you in following the program easily. Stimulation of the right brain is the core of this user-friendly book. Right brain stimulation helps in developing important qualities like image visualization, high-speed mass memorization, and the ability for high speed processing of information. The most important tool in developing these qualities is the use of flash cards, the technique of which has been discussed in great detail in the program. This book contains interesting facts about how the important senses like the vision, smell, taste, touch and hearing evolve in the developing fetus inside the womb and in the first year of life. The majority of the brain growth occurs in the first year of life and that is the reason why the first year is a crucial time for the development of the infant. There are certain time frames in the early months of the baby's life when learning takes place at a very rapid rate and with effortless ease. These periods are called the critical windows of opportunities.Great emphasis has been laid on the critical windows and their time frame for the development of all the vital senses.