Signs of the baby's intelligence

Baby's intelligence

 According to the opinion of science, the increasing rate of children's intelligence is due to the proper growth of the brain, in addition to the fact that genetics play an important role in determining the intelligence of the child, and some may describe the infant as smart as a result of his spontaneous behaviors, such as laughter, ease of habituation to strangers, frequent movement and activity, and in this article We will learn more about the signs of the infant's intelligence.

Signs of the baby's intelligence

Newborns and up to four months:

1. The integrity of his senses.
2.  Optical focus on things like games, especially towards bright colors.
3.  Move his hands and feet early.
4. Interact with a smile, with smiling faces.
5. His hints early.
6.  His ability to hold a certain object, such as a mother’s hair, or her clothes.
7. Feeling of memorizing and remembering faces, through their intonations and joy, when meeting these faces. 
8. Too much damage, the child who looks around and looks at the faces around him, is smart.

Greater than four months:

1.  Curiosity: You see the child move in many places to discover it, or that it is attached to the source of sound, light, or movement.
2. Lack of sleep: where experts have shown that a child who sleeps for a few hours is a smart child, while a child who sleeps for long hours may indicate stupidity.
3.  The child's urging to inquire about something, whether by movement or gesture, or by asking verbally, in case the child has exceeded one and a half years.
4. Imitating adult movements involuntarily.

Ways to develop the intelligence of the infant

• Trying to make him laugh, smile in his face, and talk to him, as this raises his level of intelligence, and accelerates his ability to speak and interact with those around him.
• Dealing with him with great tenderness, and unfortunately some mothers deal with their children, on the basis of temporary or regular needs, such as breastfeeding, changing nappies, sleeping, wearing beautiful clothes, and maintaining personal hygiene only.

Ways to develop children's intelligence in general

• Teaching music: it increases his intelligence, such as learning to play a musical instrument, such as: piano, oud, or violin.
•  Child nutrition: especially breakfast, as it supports his memory, with the necessity of containing his food, on various nutrients, such as: iron, vitamin A, vitamin B, zinc, folic acid, and glucose.
•  Not sitting too long in front of the TV: this weakens his social skills, and impedes him from practicing his motor and mental activity.
•  Share reading stories with children: This stimulates the child's imagination, makes it more fertile, raises his intelligence level, and improves his writing skill.
•  Supporting their curiosity: A smart child frequently asks about something that raises his curiosity, and in return, parents should not suppress his curiosity, or underestimate his desire to know, or even ignore providing answers to him, but rather provide logical answers he can understand, and seek to integrate him also into activities that stimulate His curiosity, like nature adventures, scientific tours with institutions and school.