Want to boost your baby’s brainpower?

Then you’d better get started early!

With recent news that breast milk can improve a baby’s IQ, it seems the little’uns’ intelligence rests partly in the parents’ hands.

So what can you do to create teeny boffins in waiting?

“Parents know instinctively that the early years are the foundation for their child’s future learning,” says child development expert Dr Carol Cooper.

“In fact, 75 per cent of brain development happens in the first few years.

“There are many early influences that can have a profound effect on a child’s success in later life.”

Here’s Dr Carol Cooper’s top five tips for brainy tots…

1) Rock and roll

“Singing will stimulate your baby’s brain and help set the foundation for language skills.

“Learning the rhythm of music is also linked to good mathematics skills later on in life.”

2) Nutrients are key

“Good nutrition is essential,” says Carol. “And Omega-3 provides natural building blocks for brain development.” …

3) Make your baby giggle

“Unlike adults, babies love it when you tell a joke over and over and this helps them learn to pay attention, and to develop their memory,” says Carol…

4) Science class

“All infants are eager to learn, so give your child simple activities and toys that involve building – like stickle bricks or building blocks,” advises Carol.

“It develops creativity in the brain, and helps them grasp the basic concepts of maths and physics.” …

5) Cuddle time

“Infants have a huge number of sensory receptors,” explains Carol, “And touch is the first tool they use to learn about the world…

Source: The Sun, UK
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/article433676.ece