80% of information about the surrounding
environment a newborn receives mainly from touching and feeling something as
the eyesight is underdeveloped yet. Hearing is another sense, which helps to
get the information about the world, and which is quite developed compared to
the sight. Thus, for an infant the favourite music is mom’s and dad’s voices
and the favourite feeling is parents’ touch when massaging or lulling the newborn into the sleep.
Development of
senses is closely connected to the intellectual development, therefore, during
the first year it is essential to pay major attention to the sensoric as well
as to the physical development. With every touch baby is learning about the
life. Besides, it provides the feeling of safety, which stimulates
self-confidence and makes baby calm and happy.
To make our newborn
feel safe and comfort, we are trying our best to stimulate the development of
senses: massaging, lulling, singing nursery rhymes, speaking and commenting his
funny emotions.
Besides, with Maria
we prepared a magic bag with pieces of fabric of different texture. Mornings and
evenings we put these pieces one by one into Andrew’s small palms for him to
have various feelings.
This magic bag can
be also used by Maria in the form of the game proposed by M. Montessori: to
find another piece of fabric of the same texture when eyes shut.
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