50 Simple Ways to Make Your Baby Smarter

Keep encouraging your child to love learning - by nature they love to learn - they learn a whole new language by one and to use all their muscle to walk and they even figure out how to get you to do everything they need you to do :-) Keep this wonderful fascination with learning alive and your baby will be smart - very smart. I am one of the mums who wrote the Snapatoonies DVD's - there are a bunch of free clips on our Facebook page - facebook.com/snapatoonies Snapatoonies - your so clever! Le

My daughter was never breastfed, She is six years old and in gifted classes with an IQ of 137. I think she did just fine on formula.

im a father of my 81/2 month daughter, and i appreciate all this information. i watch those my baby can read movies with my baby girl and i also learn from them to on how to teach it to her. So, i just get creative and choose 2 things that they we teaching and i just repeatedly go over it in fun ways to help her learn.

(Contd)....He can mimic you to some degree, I know when he was 3 months he started intensly watching my mouth when i would talk, to try to say what i was saying but it would only come out as gurgles. Now when i say bye he'll look at my mouth and repeat it back to me clear as day ( he has done this on multiple occasions for different people). He also has his bottom two teeth in. :)

I do believe that bf makes your baby smarter my baby is 4 months and already is sitting up by himself and staying up, not only that but he recgonizes sounds and people. He is alot more interactive and talkative than babies his age.

I think everyone commenting needed these 50 hints as babies. All but one of these posts has spelling, grammatical and punctuation errors! Amazing. In any case, my twins spend all day playing, exploring and discovering their environment (safely). They aren't super-geniuses yet, but they are happy and very curious. I love the picture idea. I wonder if my 8.5 month olds will enjoy that game. They are both very smart in my book.

I think nursing is a very personal thing for each mom. There are many reasons why a mom chooses not to EBF or even BF, and there are very few ilnesses that require her to stop completely. Formulas are much better than they ever used to be and more moms work... breastfeeding is a huge commitment (speaking from experience, I am EBF my 6 mo)no one needs to make any one feel guilty about choosing to BF or not choosing, its a hard choice and mommy guilt is awful!!!!

Sutdies are showing that it is a myth that breastfed babies are smarter. The reason they seem to be is that more women who breastfeed have a higher eduacation and are more financially well off. Their children's intellect is being improved by good parenting and better opertunities than babies who may not have those advantages. If you feed your baby formula but are a good parent, engage your children, and give them lots of opportunities, they will be just as smart as those who were breastfed.

love the info my son is already doin this stuff. caint wait to try the picture thing

I have a 1 year old. She will be 2 in June. She is awesome to smart for her own good. She can read sight words. She knows all the nusery songs example itsy bitsy spider. She tells when she has to go to the restroom. She is doing excellent but she can have a bad attitude. People tell me she will grow out of it. I dont except that answer. If she can be smart enought to know all this information. I know she can produce good behavior. Any advise?

Well people, I think DNA plays a factor no matter what. Mom's be a geat mom and talk to your infant as a talking individual and be sure to go light on the goo goo stuff. Reading before birth has proven to be very beneficial. Breast feeding is great, however I just do not think that all geniuses of the world were breastfed.

cibernetic wrote: I went to Hardvard and had my PhD at MIT. I wasn't breastfed. Please, discuss something more constructive. Maybe you should learn how to proofread and spell?

I went to Hardvard and had my PhD at MIT. I wasn't breastfed. Please, discuss something more constructive.

I read some of the comments below where few were offended and wrote " breast fed babies are smarter " whoever wrote please read the article. It only says breastfed infants have slightly higher IQ. not way too much!

Studies that show breastfed impacts IQ are out there - but the phrase "breastfed babies are smarter" is misleading & inflammatory. It doesn't mean breastfed babies are smarter than formula fed babies (they're not!). It means that breastfeeding your child can give your child a slightly higher IQ than what he already had. There are many things out there that impact IQ, and parents can do these regardless of feeding choice. Breastfeeding alone doesn't make a mommy a good mommy or a kid a smart kid.

I personally was able to breastfeed my baby but know many mothers who are not. I believe a good IQ is base on parenting and education abilities presented to the child but there are studies showing that IQ is heightened by breastmilk. I don't think it is a major increase though, nothing to get concerned or defensive over. Be a good mom and thats the most important thing I think!

hi i like to know how to help baby to be smarter my baby boy has to month old

#12 I believe is misleading. I was unable to nurse my baby and I have researched myself and found NO significant evidence to say it is a FACT?? that breast feed babies are smarter than others. I believe this statement should be reviewed and removed if found to be untrue. I believe this is not a factual statement. Thanks

#12.So your telling me that your child is going to be smarter than my kid simply because you breast fed yours? Its a FACT? Show me links to the studies that show that is the case and not your interaction with them. What about those people that CANNOT because it's not physically possible. Thanks for leading people to believe that my child is going to be dumber than yours because I CAN'T breastfeed her. Talk about setting up stereotypes. This is supposed to be a knowledge website for parents.

i love my baby boy jj!!:)

I don't really know that I want my baby knowing how to put on his own shoes or use a computer at 18 months. I guess we all have different parenting ideas!

cr1s7y -- use a pump ...

Not sure about other babies. Mine is super sensitive with his feet. Since birth, we've played "the foot game," where I hold my hand in place for him to kick, touch, push against, whatever, with his feet. It's adorable. Seems babies have more control with their feet (from turning and kicking in the womb) than hands, and that this is a great way for them to connect with the world and you.

I am an OB nurse. My advice to ANY new mom is to introduce a bottle (formula or better yet pumped breastmilk) AS SOON as breastfeeding is well established. That way you won't interfere with nipple confustion, but your baby will get used to drinking from a bottle WELL before you go back to work, or if you need a babysitter. I gave both my kids a bottle of pumped breastmilk between 2-4 weeks of age (only like once a week or so) just so they got used to it.

my baby is six months old and was breastfed till 5 months shes growing so fast i cant believe time going

My daughter is 10 months old and i am still breastfeeding her. Now that i went back to work, it is getting harder for me to come home for luch to breastfeed her. She will not drink the formula i give her. She spits it out and starts crying. I cant give her whole milk until she is one year old. I dont know what to do. I feel sad when she crys because she wants to be breastfed. Is there something someone would suggest me to do??

@faithwilliams51: I exclusively breastfed my son until he was 6 months. Now he's 10 months; I rotate breastfeeding and formula now. What helped me was to make the formula as close to body temp as possible. My son wouldn't take it if it was too cold. Also, try breastfeeding first. If he still acts hungry after, try a small bottle. It also may just be the type of formula he may not like. Nestle Good Start works like a charm for me. Hope this helps. :-)

my baby is seven month of age and was breastfed for the six month i now have to go out to work and he doesn't want to take his bottle of formula what can i do to let him take his formula?

this article is interesting thank you so much for this wonderful research. frm Ayyuba

i have a son is now 1year 11months we speak 3 languages he mixes the languages will he ever manage to speak fluently with 3 languages ,i feel he is confused.

This is very helpful because you're always looking for the best things for your kids. Being smarter is definetely one of them.

I ENJOY THE HINTS/ARTICLES THEY SEEM TO BE HELPFUL SOME MORE THAN OTHERS BUT THEY DO HELP I ADVISE ALL PARENTS ESPECIALLY FIRST TIME PARENTS TO READ THEM IT ALSO HELPS BECAUSE U OFTEN FIND THAT U ARE ALREADY DOING MOST OF THE THINGS THEY HAVE MENTIONED OR IT GIVES U A DIFFERENT WAY TO DO WHAT YOURE PROBABLY DOING ALREADY!!! HAPPY PARENTING !!!

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I am a new mom. This articles is veryy helpful.

50 ways to make your baby smarter is like a mirror of every mum, I think so. I tried to do maximum of these with my little angel. I noticed that, she likes fun,music, picture books, new toys, travelling, dancing what i do infront of her and try to do every thing what she observe. 'Tips' 50 ways makes me confident that I am on the right way.

MY BABY IS 8mths old and he is not sitting by himself is there anything i can do to give him that boost

*spelling error in message...."life" not "like"...oops, sorry folks, my typing fingers were too quick. ;)

It's great to treat your child like an adult when it comes to language and learning! However, they still need to enjoy the whole experience of being a "child" and just having silly fun with you...even if it means you "cooing", dancing silly, repeating back the baby talk....like is too short to be so serious and they grow in a flash before your eyes! Enjoy the ride! :)

I have always treated my baby as an adult, spoke to them in adult language, even had them help cook at a very young age. My daughter now, who is 18 months, can clean with wipes, put on her shoes, eats by herself (since she was 12 months old), knows how to use the remote control, computer, etc....the list goes on and on - all because I treat her like an adult. I have never discouraged her from doing anything, she is even doing summersaults.

I like to find different things for my baby to stack whether it be formula, empty yogurt cartons, plastic bowls, and I also do one set at a time then add something different to see what he does, my son of ten months sets it aside knowing that it is different or doesn't stack it. This is a great way to point out different objects.