Infant Brain Stimulation - Research

Great research results of baby brain stimulation. From high- contrast, colors, fixating to tracking. Very inspiring information for fresh moms.

http://www.huggamind.com/highcontrast.php

Few interesting lines:

" Deborah Brateman, the former head nurse of the Neonatal Intensive Care Nursery at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D.C., reported that flash cards incorporating black and white patterns increase the amount of time babies spend looking at their environment from an average of 4 to 5 minutes to up to 45 minutes after being fed. "

"Different colours do not hold the baby’s interest for long (R.L. Fantz, 1963, p.125). A further study showed that babies prefer to look at objects and two colours – black and white. " (Salapatek & Kessen, 1966, p. 125).

" A more recent study (2014) on human expression showed that 2-3 days old newborns could perceive different human expressions (whether it’s happy, angry, surprised or neutral) if these faces were presented to the newborns within 30 cm distance (again – the distance between your face and baby’s while breastfeeding). "

As a mom myself, I am often reluctant to provide too much screen time to my children. Helpful educational apps are great while entertaining them at home, car or in bad weather. But still. The best thing you can do for your little one, is to go to the nature.

" To fully stimulate your infant’s vision development, bring your baby out into nature. Whether it is a green park or by the ocean, nature contains minute details (in colour, in shapes, movements) that man-made toys failed to replicate. In nature, babies are exposed to 360 degrees of visual stimulations, and even if its the same park, the stimulations are different from day to day, season to season. "

My intention with the app is to provide you free tools to be the best mother without the need to buy black and white toys or books. Save your money to buy a ticket for the trip or adventure. :)

D.