| There are several practical techniques for early | | | | it's also able to activate multiple areas of a child's |
| childhood stimulation that help to promote | | | | brain. Surprisingly, smooth jazz (vocals) has been |
| intellectual development, physical and mental skills | | | | found to be an excellent auditory stimulant for |
| in pre-school children. Almost all methods of | | | | young learners in a broad range of situations. New |
| sensory or intellectual stimulation employ some | | | | age (Kitaro) music can likewise be an effective |
| type of stimulation based on one or more of the | | | | stimulant as an aid to early childhood development. |
| five senses. One of the most effective methods | | | | In addition, many children love noise makers from |
| involves stimulation of the visual senses in a | | | | banging on empty pots and pans or shaking |
| variety of ways. Audio or hearing stimulation is | | | | rattles, tooting whistles and horns to extracting |
| also a strong method used during early childhood | | | | sound from musical instruments of all kinds. It |
| that can achieve significant results in pre-school | | | | may be nerve-wracking to parents and siblings, |
| aged children. | | | | but is essential to the child's development. |
| Early Childhood Development: The Five Senses | | | | Pre-Natal Stimulation in Early Childhood |
| Among the theories predominant in intellectual | | | | Development |
| development and learning, the theory of multiple | | | | Not only pre-school aged children can benefit from |
| intelligences is one of the most frequently and | | | | sensory stimulation but forms of pre-natal |
| extensively applied. Parents who want to | | | | stimulation can also be effective. Ways to |
| accelerate or promote mental and sensory | | | | introduce this can include: |
| development ion their children can always rely on | | | | Playing soft, low-volume music through |
| the use of games and playing. For example, using | | | | headphones placed 180 degrees apart against the |
| the sense of touch to give the child experience | | | | mother's skin |
| with a variety of textures, or changes in | | | | Talking or reading to the unborn child |
| temperature are simple, safe ways to stimulate a | | | | Gentle massages |
| child's sensory experiences. Taste is stimulated by | | | | Important Note: Before engaging in any of these |
| experiencing a range of different flavors. Colors | | | | or other techniques, parents or care-givers should |
| and flashing lights on toys or other play objects | | | | consult with their obstetrician or pediatrician. |
| are likewise ways of effecting substantial | | | | Benefits of Early Childhood Development through |
| stimulation in early childhood skills and sensory | | | | Sensory Stimulation |
| development. Physical stimulation using motion and | | | | Any of the aforementioned areas can be |
| moving objects including rolling, bouncing, flopping | | | | successfully used as an effective means of early |
| or tumbling toys and objects can also be highly | | | | childhood stimulation to promote intellectual and |
| effective. | | | | sensory development in pre-school age children. |
| Early Childhood Development: Audio Stimulation | | | | Proving this stimulation allows the brain to develop |
| Techniques | | | | more extensively and at a faster rate than |
| Parents and caregivers of young learners can use | | | | non-stimulated children. This early childhood |
| stimulants such as noise makers to activate audio | | | | stimulation will give the child a developmental |
| senses. Nature sounds or environmental sounds | | | | advantage over other children of the same age |
| recordings played to children are gentle but | | | | or level in more than 85% of cases. Such |
| effective audio input that greatly help with early | | | | early-developed children ultimately do better in |
| childhood stimulation. Another frequently used | | | | school, integrate better with peers, siblings and |
| method for neural stimulation includes playing | | | | parents, they also tend to be happier and better |
| classical music selections in the background while | | | | adjusted overall according to numerous clinical |
| the child is doing other things including during their | | | | studies. Teachers at the pre-school and primary |
| "nap time". Beethoven, Brahms and Mozart | | | | school levels also note a higher level of social and |
| especially, are classical music composers often | | | | educational integration among children who have |
| used for this purpose. While the music is relaxing, | | | | had some type of early development stimulation. |