| It's a common notion that children aren't really | | | | at an earlier age. |
| ready to learn seriously until they're 5 or 6 years | | | | Babies can be taught the concept of quantity by |
| old. In reality, that's a very inaccurate belief. | | | | associating a quantity of objects with the proper |
| Professionals in the field of child education have | | | | numerical reference. This will help them later on as |
| discovered over the last century that the minds | | | | they learn mathematics in school. |
| of children are extremely receptive to new | | | | Playing music for a baby can, unsurprisingly, |
| information from birth until the age of 5, making | | | | encourage musical talent. It can help a baby learn |
| this the best time to teach children new | | | | proper pitch and the names of all the notes. |
| information. What can babies really learn in this | | | | Playing classical music for a baby can teach him or |
| early stage of development? | | | | her to recognize a piece just by the composer or |
| Babies pick up languages very easily in this stage | | | | the era in which it was composed. |
| of increased learning. They're able to learn any | | | | Allowing a baby to spend more time on its |
| language in the world, whether it's spoken, | | | | tummy will usually mean that he or she will learn |
| written, or sign language, and they can actually | | | | to crawl and walk sooner than babies who don't |
| learn to read before they're even a year old. | | | | spend much time on their stomachs. |
| Teaching sign language to a baby is actually very | | | | Babies and young children can learn an incredible |
| beneficial in that babies who communicate through | | | | amount of information in the early years of life. |
| sign language can express themselves much | | | | We owe it to our children as parents and |
| earlier in life than babies who only communicate | | | | caretakers to provide them an intellectually |
| verbally. | | | | stimulating environment where they can learn |
| A baby can pick up any foreign language to which | | | | about language, math, the arts, and whatever |
| he or she is exposed from birth and will be able | | | | their minds want to pursue. Encouraging a baby to |
| to speak it with no accent. It's best to start | | | | learn more within these first five years can lay |
| teaching language to a baby as early as possible | | | | the groundwork for a child who loves to learn. |
| since he or she will master reading and speaking | | | | |