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Smart Nursery Design

Outfitting a Stimulating Environment for Baby

By Jacqueline Rupp

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  • Play simple games. It is amazing how many times Baby will giggle over the same sock being dropped to the floor or be surprised by a game of peek-a-boo.
  • Read to Baby. But make sure he is able to look at your face and the pictures in the book, as learning to talk is a visual skill, and babies need to look at faces. "Learning to trust your parental instincts can be quite helpful," advises Briggs. "Parents definitely know more than they think. Look at how a mother interacts with her baby: She leans in close to her infant, smiles and nuzzles his cheek or massages his hand. She repeats words in a higher pitched voice, while exaggerating the pronunciation. This is exactly what Baby needs to learn. The distance is right where Baby can best see the mother's face. The display is engaging and entertaining for the baby, especially to hear familiar sounds repeated."
  • Briggs also advises parents to allow Baby to lead the learning. She says babies have a remarkable ability to engage us and let us know what they want. So you really don't have to stress about missing some key form of brain stimulation. Baby will do the work for you; just being receptive to your baby's cues is all it takes.
    • Stimulating Subjects
    Adding a few stimulating accessories can be a fun part of decorating for your baby. Of course, the first rule of any nursery d袯r is safety, so make sure there are no hanging wires, mobiles or toys in the crib.

    Carey Weisinger of Rowlett, Texas, got a brilliant idea for her baby's room. "I bought strings of large star lights and had my husband hang them around the room as a sort of border at the top of the wall where it meets the ceiling," she says. "There is usually no stimulation on the ceiling, so I wanted to add some to our nursery. Don't forget the importance of decorating the ceiling or haing an interesting, graphic fan, since babies look up so much."


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