Under the age of 3 years, especially from 0 to 1 year, the intelligence of infants develops rapidly, and it is the golden period of intellectual development of the baby’s life. The basis of the baby’s intelligence development is the development of the brain, and the first few years after birth is the most rapid period of brain development. Brain development Newborn brain weighs 370 grams; 700 grams at 6 months, about two times the birth (50% of the adult brain weight); three times the birth (¾ of the adult) at the age of two, four times the age of four, has been close to the adult, but the weight is only 27% of the adult, therefore, the brain is the first to develop. From birth to 1 year, a baby’s brain weight increases at an average rate of almost 1,000 mg per day, with an increase of 200,000 brain cells almost every minute for 6 months. The sooner your baby’s brain develops, the faster and more critical it is, so your baby needs to be smart before it’s too late! Factors affecting baby’s intellectual development Every pair of parents want to have a smart baby, so in addition to genetic factors, what other factors affect the baby’s intelligence? 1, nutrition of the brain Nutrition is an important material basis for brain development, nearly 90% of the entire brain development before the age of 2. The second 3 months of gestation and 6 months after birth is a critical period for the baby’s brain development. If the mother or baby is malnourished during this period, it will have a negative impact on the baby’s brain development and make the baby less mentally developed. Therefore, during pregnancy, mothers should pay special attention to the scientific and rational nature of their diet to provide sufficient nutrition for the brain development of the fetus. After the baby is born, special attention should be paid to breastfeeding and adding complementary foods on time to ensure that the baby gets enough protein, energy and other substances to promote the normal development of the baby’s brain and reduce the negative impact of nutritional factors on the development of intelligence. 2, the growth of the environment Most parents know to give their babies breast milk, cod liver oil, formula, but do not ignore the role of the environment. The development process of the brain needs a lot of input from outside information to complete, and the input of outside information directly promotes the development of the brain. If you input, you develop; if you don’t input, you don’t develop. Lack of input in which area, it is inevitable that in which area is not developed, will grow up to be inferior to others in this area. 3, parenting factors Parents’ own behavior on the baby’s intellectual development constitutes a very prominent influence. This is mainly related to the personal qualities of the parents. In the parents’ high education, good cultivation and harmony in the family grew up in the baby, its habits and academic performance is often relatively good, rarely occur behavior problems. Conversely, babies tend to have more behavioral problems, and their intellectual development is correspondingly low. Therefore, parents must pay attention to the improvement of personal qualities, pay attention to the harmony of the family atmosphere, to make an example for the baby, to promote the baby’s intellectual development. 4, emotional factors baby if long-term anxiety, tension, fear and anxiety and other negative emotions, can affect the baby’s intellectual development due to neurological dysfunction, making the baby’s poor adaptability to the surrounding environment, the ability to respond to decline, is extremely detrimental to the healthy growth of the baby. Therefore, parents should pay attention to the baby’s emotional changes, especially during the baby’s illness to pay attention to the baby’s mental and psychological state, and give timely encouragement and support to prevent emotional disorders that affect the baby’s intellectual development. These are the factors that affect the baby’s intelligence, to make the baby smart and healthy, then the acquired factors are very important, so parents must create a good environment for the baby. How to promote the baby’s intellectual development 1, more and baby communication Baby began to babble, parents should pay more attention to communication with the baby, although sometimes some of the baby’s words are not clear adults do not understand, and some of the adult baby do not understand. But parents’ timely cavity for the baby’s intellectual development and language development will be of great help. Communication more, the baby will slowly understand the meaning of parental language, which is very helpful for brain development. 2, develop baby’s ability Every baby learn to sit time, learn to walk time is basically the same, individual cases are not much different. When the appropriate month parents should pay attention to the development of the baby’s corresponding ability. Also pay attention to the ability to train the baby to do things on their own, such as eating, eating snacks and playing with toys, so that the baby to slowly figure out, can also promote brain development. 3, pay attention to nutrition This is something that many moms and dads should be able to think about. While focusing on giving your baby nutritional supplements, pay extra attention to let your baby eat more food that helps brain development, such as food containing protein, fat, calcium and vitamins, like fish and beans are very helpful to your baby’s brain development. In particular, walnuts are known as the fruit of education, you can give your baby appropriate to eat some every day.