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May 16, 2008

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QUIZ: Strategies that Build Brains
Answer to Question 1 of 5
Wrong, the correct answer is: Which of the following activities helps build a newborn's brain? (Choose one or more.)
	Sticking out your tongue slowly with your face about 12 inches from your baby's, and watching her reaction.
	Reading Shakespeare out loud.
	Reading the phone book out loud.
	Dancing with your baby.
	All of the above.
When babies are awake, alert, and not fussy, they can see faces about 12 inches away, and can actually imitate facial expressions. You can tell by the intense look of interest on your baby's face that she is tuned in and learning. (Some infants take longer to do this, so you might need a little patience). Any poetry with rhyming or a distinctive cadence helps build listening and language skills. In fact, any words at all are helpful, as long as you yourself are interested in the material (if it's the phone book, great!). Movement, touch, and music also are all excellent ways of reaching and teaching a baby.

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