What defines a high IQ in a baby?
Tags: Baby, Health, Mental Health, Parenting, Brain

BY THABITHA DAVID · PUBLISHED JULY 4, 2020 · UPDATED SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Boost your baby’s IQ- All parents have the desire to have a baby with extraordinarily high levels of IQ or in other words a genius baby.

I have known moms who have started to eat particular food to produce a genius baby right from the time the baby was in their womb.

Others including me have tried and followed a particular set of habits to boost our babies’ IQ after the baby is born.

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What defines a high IQ in a baby?

You have probably heard comments from other people comparing your child with other babies of the same age.

“Why has your baby not started to crawl yet?” or “Why is your baby not walking at his or her first birthday?”

Questions like these make a mother very upset. Every mother should keep in mind the quote by Albert Einstein

“Every child is born a genius.”

That said, it is not possible to make your children the exact copy of Einstein. I don’t think Einstein’s mother could have made another Einstein.

So, what does it mean to have high IQ in a baby?

It is the mere concept of nurturing the baby with the best environment, love, and teaching basic habits from the very beginning.

As a result, the baby will grow up to give its best potential in life.

Research says that a child reaches milestones at his or her own time.

If your baby is little late in developing a milestone, it doesn’t mean that he or she will not excel in life.

However, it is your duty as a parent to provide your best to help to boost your baby’s IQ.

Ways to boost your baby’s IQ

We have outlined below some of the ways in which you can help boost your baby’s IQ. These are things I have tried while raising my baby and I have given real life examples and reasons to help you better.

Talk to your baby

Babies have the ability to understand words even before they start speaking.

Therefore, it is vital for parents to start communicating with their baby in the very first month. Talk to your baby as if he or she can understand you the way toddlers do.

Although, you will not get any response in the initial months, you will be rewarded greatly within a few months.

You can teach your baby little commands like “Clap your hands”, “Wave bye-bye”. These little commands are accomplished by repeating the same command over and over again. A day will come when your baby will respond to your command and it will bring tears of joy to your eyes, if you were like me, someone who had no clue what to do or how to talk to your baby.

Your mind says that it is a waste of time and you know that your baby is not going to understand anything you say. Let alone respond to you.

You might be asking yourself what is the point? Or if there is a point at all. How do I talk to my baby? Then I recommend that you read my article How- To TALK to your baby to encourage language development.

Play games with a lot of hand motions

Who wouldn’t love to hear some baby giggles?! Games like peek-a-boo or acting out nursery rhymes could be used to engage a baby.

There is this “Where’s the Baby?” which Diago plays with the little baby in ‘Ice Age’ movie. It’s just a different version of peek-a-boo.

I have tried it with all my 3 kids and my niece and no surprise it gets them to burst into giggles and they love it.

Playing games with a lot of hand motion is a lot of fun for both the baby and the parent. It is a good way to communicate with the baby.

Furthermore, it helps the baby understand the concept of hand motion and builds vocabulary.

Very soon, you will hear your baby acting out and singing the same nursery rhymes when he or she starts to speak!

Read to your baby

Reading to your baby should be initiated as early as the first month.

Yes, at first it will seem very boring for the mother, but it will be a fun-filled activity within a few months. This will build the habit reading before bedtime.

If you are wondering how to read to your baby then our article How to read to a baby: 7 simple techniques. Will be of good help to you.

Parents should seize this opportunity to build a relationship with their child. Not only does this enhance vocabulary, but your child will start reading a very young age. Reading is one of the sure shot ways to boost your baby’s IQ.

Skin Contact

Research says that skin contact does wonders to a baby at birth. The benefits of skin contact don’t end at this stage.

A baby needs to be frequently caressed when changing diapers or at reading time and whenever opportunity presents. You can read our highly appreciated article 12 everyday activities that WILL impact baby’s development.

Skin contact builds a strong connection between the mother and the baby. Research shows that massage promotes growth in babies and gives them a sense of security.

Interactive Toys

Different types of toys could be used to help the baby in achieving milestones.

In the first few months, attractive colored toys could be shown and put nearby so that the baby feels the urge to roll over.

Then, around 4 to 6 months, moving toys can be used to encourage crawling.

Make your home ‘baby-safe‘

When your baby is up on his or her twos, watch out! This toddler will be on the move! Now is the time to put up the safety door in the kitchen.

Additionally, put tape on the sockets. Also, shut those drawers with child safety locks.

You might be wondering how keeping the home baby safe helps to boost your baby’s IQ.

When you keep your home safe. You will not be worried about your baby moving around in the house.

The moving around will enable your toddler to develop vocabulary, a sense of shapes, and mental maps of the house. The more he spots, looks, feels and explore things the more he registers and learns.

He also gets a chance to watch others move around and interact in the natural settings. He will also be able to sit and explore further things that catches his attention.

My elder son kept going to a particular corner of our balcony and sit there. We wondered why he does that. Only to find that there was a small hole in the corner where black ants came. This took his fancy and he spent weeks looking at them.

When your baby is naturally exposed to his surrounding and when your baby explores the same it will help in boosting your baby’s IQ.

Sing to your baby

When the baby is in the womb, it develops an attachment to the tone of the mother.

Hence, humming to a newborn baby calms down the baby as it makes him or her feel safe.

Singing to a baby stimulates the baby’s brain. Likewise, singing with hand motion has greater effects. It is a great way to enhance fine motor skills.

Babies develop motor skills before they start speaking, so they learn to clap and wave.