| What is Sensory Stimulation? | | | | witnessed how easyly babies become irritated when |
| In its simplest terms, sensory stimulation refers to | | | | over-exposed to music, lights or even touch. This |
| the impact the environment has on our minds and | | | | emotional reaction signals that they feel |
| bodies as we receive information through our five | | | | overwhelemed by the amount of information |
| senses. This form of stimulation is vital in early | | | | received and cannot cope. |
| development (zero-to-five) for brain development | | | | How much is too much? |
| and early learning. Years of research has proven that | | | | Age, development, and individuality, all play a role in |
| children who receive adquate stimulation achieve | | | | identifying the optimal stimulation threshold in a |
| higher IQ scores than those who lack or receive | | | | particular child. As a general guideline, stimulation |
| improper stimulation. | | | | activities should be limited to three sessions per day |
| So, what is proper stimulation? | | | | and not to exceed fifteen minutes per session. Your |
| At birth, an infant’s brain is inmature and requires | | | | child will tell you when ‘too much’ is ‘too |
| stimulation to fully develop. However, this requires | | | | much’. Does he become irritable after ten |
| appropriate dosification. Too much sensory-stimulation | | | | minutes? Does he push away the toys? Learn to |
| will cause an overload of information, which in turn will | | | | read his cues and remember that sensory-stimulation |
| hinder the ability of the brain to learn and make new | | | | activities are to be short in duration and individualized. |
| connections. For example, many parents have | | | | |