What newborns can hear

Newborns prefer the mother's high voice to her father's voice, and also prefer rhythm sounds, like in the uterus. It is to this music that they are accustomed. They are better calmed down to quiet sounds with a gradually accelerating and slowing rhythm, such as classical music. Loud rock music with a chaotic rhythm disturbs their peace.

Newborns recognize the sounds that they often heard during their stay in the womb, such as the mother's favorite piano play, which she often played while pregnant. Infants and older children also show more attention to the tales that the mother often read aloud during pregnancy.

You do not need to walk on tiptoe around a sleeping newborn baby. Small children have a wonderful ability to block annoying noises. Such a barrier to stimuli functions even when the child is awake. Sometimes you can call a child by name, but he will not even notice, and you wonder if he hears you. Children selectively approach what they pay attention to. If a child is carried away by a carousel, and you call him, his visual interest takes precedence over other feelings, and he turns you off. Try again when it is not

will be so passionate about anything.(Be prepared for exactly the same behavior when your newborn is two years old.)

Newborns also protect themselves from sensory overload. In the turmoil, when everyone around screams and runs around, some children become alarmed, while others sink into a deep sleep, as if saying: "Too much here is happening to you. I'm off".

Surprisingly, newborns are able to determine in which direction the source of sound is located - to set the direction. Call your child on the right, and he can turn to the right. Now try on the left side. Not all newborns turn their heads in the direction of all the voices and not always, so do not be scared if another month or two passes before your child starts turning his head to your voice.

Mother's voice is special. Newborns are able to distinguish the voice of the mother from the voices of strangers.

When newborns hear the same sounds, they become addicted, which in the jargon of developmental specialists and stimulating the child means boredom. If you can not establish an auditory connection with your child, try changing the height of your voice. In addition, children feel confused when they can not see who is talking to them. They like to look at whoever speaks. To attract the child's attention to his voice, first set eye contact in the eyes and then start talking.

Caution when handling sound: the impact of loud sounds - at a rock concert, for example, - can lead to hearing loss. Practical rule: if you can keep a conversation with playing music, it is safe. If you have to shout over the noise, it's too loud.