Many new mothers will have this experience -
Imaginary picture:
The mother smiled warmly and interacted intimately with the newborn baby, and the baby also responded to the mother's sweet smile.
Real-life footage:
“hi...... Baby...... Look at Mom... Oh here..." The mother greeted the baby with enthusiasm, but the baby was still "high and cold" and did not look at the mother a few times.
Mom's long-awaited warm and interactive wish was dashed!
Image source: Scientific Family Parenting Original
Moms don't be sad, the real reason why the baby "ignores you" is here, after watching the video, you will understand!
So, in the eyes of a newborn baby, the mother is an abstract painting!
Newborns' eye-brain development is still in its infancy, unable to distinguish colors, can only identify black and white, distinguish light, moving objects and shapes, and the appearance of the mother is naturally blurry.
But the baby can't see clearly now, does not mean that at this stage, his vision has not improved!
At different stages of growth, the baby's vision will also have different degrees of development:
Babies around 3 months old can follow the movement of objects very smoothly, and they can also fix their gaze on an object;
At 4 months of age, the baby begins to establish three-dimensional vision;
6 months old baby, during this time the retina has developed very well.
Therefore, from the birth of the baby, vision and brain are developing rapidly, and the nutritional supply at this stage cannot be ignored! Don't wait until you are 4 or 5 years old, the baby has opened up the gap with others to regret it...
From the video above, we can also learn more: vision development and brain development are closely related. The more your baby sees, the more he understands!
So, how should mothers seize the opportunity to make the baby's eye and brain develop better? Today Xiaobian will take a few tricks!
Any colored moving object can attract the baby, and these can also promote the development of vision! So at home we can:
1. Make good use of "color cards" in nature
In fact, the most interesting thing to know about color is to devote yourself to nature, and the spring season is very suitable for going out for a walk. Take your baby to know the colorful world.
But now this weather, everyone should not want to go out!
So, we can "take home" the color! Collect some different colors and go home to match them with color cards of different colors.
Let the color cognition be implemented from the figurative things to the abstract cards, and the baby can also have a certain understanding of abstract things!
You can also prepare color cards in advance to take to the park, and then look for things that correspond to the color of the cards.
2. Make good use of the "game props" hidden in the home
Red Ball Chase (for newborn babies)
When your baby wakes up, it is in a supine position. Use a brightly colored red ball to slowly move around 20 cm from your baby's eyes to get his attention first.
When you see that your baby has noticed the red ball, slowly move the red ball from the middle line to the side, gently turning the red ball while moving to attract his attention.
The red ball can be moved from side to side in the middle line, causing the baby to turn his head and neck to follow.
Cabbage Barrel + Ice Cream Stick (for 1-3 years old)
After running out of toilet paper at home, don't lose the rolls inside! Let's take a look at "waste utilization":
Paint the color, or glue a colored sticker to make a roll. One end of the ice cream stick is painted with a different color, and the baby inserts the ice cream stick into the reel of the corresponding color.
3, nutritional elements "assist" can not be less
Many mothers know that if you want to develop your brain well, DHA can't be less! So what does it have to do with visual development?
DHA is the most abundant polyunsaturated fatty acid in the retinal photoreceptor, accounting for 50% of total retinal fat, which promotes the maturation of retinal light-sensitive cells and the response and conduction of visual information.
The optic nerve in the brain is internalized by the eye vision, once the optic nerve is impaired, it may lead to gradual blurring of eye vision, and may also cause myopia or astigmatism symptoms.
Knock on the blackboard again to draw the point: the brain and visual development complement each other and influence each other.
Therefore, DHA, which plays an important role in brain and visual development, must be paid attention to and supplement the nutritional elements in place for the baby!
In the daily diet, these foods are rich in DHA, such as: