Baby Facts You Might Not Know
Sure you know that most of a baby's day involves sleeping eating and bowel relief. Do you understand how a baby moves? Have you been taught why a baby grows in certain ways at certain times? Most people don't concern themselves with the smaller details of a baby's growth. Other parents decide to learn everything they can about the way their child grows and develops as it gets older.
Every day is a surprise when you have a baby! Only half of the things you have learned about babies is correct. Here are some interesting facts about infant development.
At birth a baby's skull has yet to fuse together. This is why it is so important for adults to be careful when handling a newborn's head. This is why that space on the back of a newborn's head is called the soft spot and you need to handle it with care or you could do some serious damage to your baby. You will be glad to know that the soft spot stops being so sensitive and soft within a few months. You will need to continue to be careful with the front of your child's skull for a while longer because the frontal plates take longer (up to eighteen months) to harden up.
Even while they are in utero, babies can identify music. By the time a woman is thirty four weeks into her pregnancy the unborn baby can identify different sounding songs. That means that this happens more than a month before the baby is born! Some babies even pick up on the beat of a song and move around to it! So a person's musical preference does show up before the child is conditioned to like one type of music over another. Doesn't that astound you?
Many babies struggle with verbal communication but physical communication comes easy. This is why so many parents teach their children sign language when they are babies. Babies are taught how to ask for things like food and a new diaper which makes it easier for them to get what they want from their parents. Studies show that babies who learn how to communicate physically before they can communicate verbally (through programs like "baby signs") have stronger communication skills as adults than those who were left to learn verbal communication first.
The fact is that most knowledge about childhood development is not widely known. Infant and childhood development is fascinating. The more you know about the subject the more you will enjoy watching your children grow up! Learn more about Predicting Baby Gender. Stop by Mandy Calire's site where you can find out all about Baby Gender and what it can do for you.