Did you know, moms? The brain development peak starts before your baby is born! So when is this peak period? The answer is: late pregnancy and infancy. That is, from about 30 weeks of fetal life to 1 week of infancy. Scientific studies have found that 70% of brain weight and structure development is completed during fetal life and infancy, and from late pregnancy onwards, the baby’s brain development enters a rapid growth period. Twelve months after birth, a baby’s brain development increases by 175% over that at birth, while at 18 months the developmental growth over that at 12 months is only 18%! The before-and-after comparison is shocking. Given this, how can a baby’s brain develop better? During the rapid growth period, the baby’s brain weight increases at an average rate of 1,000 mg per day, and within 6 months it increases by 200,000 brain cells per minute, which directly determines the extent of the baby’s brain development, so it’s not necessary to be famous before it’s too late, but it’s important to be smart before it’s too late. A, adequate nutrition 1, protein Protein is the body to maintain the metabolism of various tissues of the basic nutrients, is to promote the growth and maturation of new tissues, so it is the key nutrients for baby brain development. 2, DHA Some mothers have asked the author, is not the more DHA supplement the better, because many ads keep emphasizing how much DHA added to their products, how much nutrition can provide to the baby. Indeed, the development of brain cells is certainly inseparable from DHA, but there is no evidence that the more DHA supplementation, the smarter the child, so the right amount of supplementation is fine, not lacking but not the amount. 3, lecithin lecithin is actually a very important basic nutritional elements, but people’s awareness is not that deep. Because at first from the egg yolk found, so called “lecithin”. But lecithin is very important, the higher the content, the faster the brain’s nervous system transmission speed, the stronger the memory. By the way, the lecithin content in breast milk is definitely higher than that in formula, so breastfeeding is advocated. Second, parent-child communication Fetal education is very important this has basically become a consensus, such as advocating the mother across the belly to the baby talk, touching the belly with the hand, this is a way of parent-child communication. When the baby is born, there will be more ways of parent-child communication, such as touch, parent-child games, parent-child reading, etc., all of which can well promote the baby’s brain development. On the other hand, language is an integral part of intellectual development, not only learning language, which is also an aspect of intellectual development. From the baby’s initial listening to parents, to imitation, and then to their own voice, this process is the baby’s brain is developing at a rapid pace, because when babies hear their parents consciously talking to them, the brain will become more active. Third, feeding properly Feeding is not only to provide nutrition, but also to exercise the child’s language skills, because “chewing” is to promote the development of facial muscles, and language is needed to carry out the mouth muscles, otherwise there will be slurred speech, drooling and other problems. However, do not overfeed, baby eat more, it will let a lot of blood to the gastrointestinal tract to digest food, prone to insufficient blood and oxygen supply to the brain, affecting brain development. Fourth, adequate sleep is the guarantee of long-term sleep deprivation on intellectual development is harmful, because lack of sleep will not focus, memory will not be good. So children’s sleep time should be fixed, and not later than 21:00. Five, participate in more outdoor activities The brain not only determines our language, emotions, learning, including movement is also an important function. Exercise not only strengthens the body, but also stimulates the child’s brain nerve development, which is an important role in developing the right brain. For example, using blocks and small balls to exercise various hand movements such as grasping, gripping, pinching, throwing, patting, etc. for infants and toddlers. Outdoor activities can also increase children’s knowledge, expand their horizons and stimulate intellectual development.