FACTORS AFFECTING

DEVELOPMENT:

EARLY SENSORY
STIMULATION
Reported by:
Jennylyn V. De Ocampo

What is Sensory
Stimulation?

This refers to the impact the

environment has on our minds and
bodies as we receive information
through our sensory organs and our
brains interpret this input.
Usually sensory stimulation involves
one person providing the stimulation to
another person such as when someone
passively receiving a massage or has
fur rubbed on his arms.

But sometimes..
A

person can merely sit to enjoy

the visual stimulation of trees,
olfactory stimulation of flowers,
auditory stimulation of birds and
tactile stimulation of the wind.

Different sensory stimulation

that can help shape our
childs mind:
Visual stimulation
Auditory stimulation
Olfactory stimulation
Tactile stimulation
Gustatory stimulation

1. VISUAL STIMULATION
FACT:

60% of our brain is used

for seeing
Our brain stores all the conscious
and subconscious, negative and
positive thoughts and feelings of
all we place our attention on.
These become like imprints that
can influence our ability to learn
in positive and negative ways.

Allowing

young children to
see destructive images
actually blocks access to
the type of brain functions
needed for the types of
accelerated learning we
provide.

How to stimulate?
In her first month, a baby can
only focus about 20 to 30 cm
away. This is just far enough for
her to clearly make out the face
of the person holding her. Keep
her cuddled up close to you.
Shell find your facial expressions
fascinating.

At 1 month, your baby can see in

color, but she cant tell the difference
between different shades, stimulate
her eyes with high-contrast, bold
black & white toys.

How to stimulate?
2 months old

Babys eyes
adjusted and shell
be able to separate
different colours;
interested in
primary shades

What to do

Use toys and

objects in red,
yellow and blue to
get her attention.

How to stimulate?
8th months

Your baby will remember

and recognize the faces of
the people she knows well

WHAT TO DO

Show photos of familiar faces

and see if she recognizes who
they are

12th months

Your baby will be able to tell

the difference between near
and far

WHAT TO DO

Use distance to be able for her

to recognize people like the
figure shown below:

PASTEL COLORS ARE

MORE SOOTHING AND
RELAXING THAN
STRONG BRIGHT ONES.

 Blue:Power,

will, faith, protection, courage.

Yellow, Gold:Illumination, wisdom, selfknowledge and open-mindedness.
Pink, Rose:Love, compassion, beauty,
selflessness, sensitivity, appreciation, comfort,
creativity, charity, generosity.
White:Purity, hope, joy, self-discipline,
integration, perfection, wholeness, nurturing.
Emerald Green:Truth, vision, holding the
highest vision of oneself and others, healing,
wholeness, abundance, clarity, constancy, focus,
music, science.
Purple:Peace, selfless service, right desire,
balance, harmlessness.
Violet:Freedom, mercy forgiveness, justice,
diplomacy, intuition.

2. AUDITORY
STIMULATION
FACT:

Babies can HEAR before

hes even entered the outside
world. His hearing is almost fully
developed by the time hes born.

Your babies hearing starts to

develop between 23 and 27 weeks
of pregnancy. To begin with, hell
mostly hear your heartbeat,
stomach rumbles and the sound of
your voice as you go about your
day.

Some classical music that

can help:
Baroque

(Largo tempo) best music to

play while engaging in a study or training
because its BPM (beats per minute) is the
same as the alpha brain wave state
ALPHA STATE most receptive, alert state of
mind we can be in, which is ideal for learning
WALTZ have BPM that is in harmony with the
natural rhythm of our body. The waltz helps
raise our energies and consciousness upward,
which can have a positive impact when
studying.

Music that cant help:

The

ff music can be distracting:

Vocals
Choir
Instrumental that stand out
Music that carries a syncopated beat
(such as rock music) is detrimental
for study.

LISTEN TO:
A. VIVALDI 6 VIOLIN
CONCERTOS OP.6

3. OLFACTORY
STIMULATION
FACTS:

Olfactory stimulation can

change our brain waves and
mood in powerful ways. Certain
types of stimulation like food
smells tend to influence our
thoughts in ways that are not
conducive to learning.
When your baby is born, her
sense of smell is highly sensitive

The sense of smell is processed by a part of

the brain that also controls memory. Your
baby will form strong associations between
particular scents and the experiences
attached to them.

Familiar smells, especially those

of mom or dad, can be very
comforting and soothing for your
baby. Being in a favorite place with
familiar smells can help to calm
her down if she is upset.

When you cuddle

your baby, and you
can smell each
other's scent, you're
both boosting your
levels of oxytocin, the
love hormone. This
chemical reaction
helps with
the bonding process.

Your baby can smell even before she

is born. Through the amniotic fluid,
she is able to
smell and taste the flavours of foods a
nd drinks
that you have consumed.

Best Essential Oils for

Frankincense.This oil stimulates the
Learning
limbic system of the brain as well as the
hypothalamus, pineal and pituitary
glands. It has also been used to relieve
depression.
Rosemary. This helps clarify the mind
and emotions.
Peppermint.This is used to awaken
the mind and heighten the senses. It is
one of the best oils to boost energy,
creativity and learning skills.

4. TACTILE STIMULATION
Tactile

stimulation can be a positive

learning element for young children.
When looking around your children's
classroom, for example, furniture and
other objects can produce conscious
or subconscious feelings that can
affect their ability to concentrate or
learn. These feelings can arise by
handling or by simply looking or
thinking about those objects.

Most Important Type of

Tactile Stimulation?
A MOTHER'S TOUCH

IT IS THROUGH TOUCH
THAT YOU FIRST
COMMUNICATE AND
INTERACT WITH YOUR
BABY

Expressing

love by touch is the

most important and powerful
type of tactile stimulation you
can give your child. Nothing
matches a mother's loving hug or
a gentle caress to quickly bring
your child into a state of mind
and emotion that's perfect for
learning.

How to stimulate?
Your baby will love to
feel the comfort of
your touch from the
moment hes born.
Skin-to-skin contact
can soothe your baby
and help
with bonding.

As well as being
comforted by the feel
of you touching his
skin, your newborn
can respond to touch
with his grasp reflex.
If you stroke the palm
of his hand hell curl
his fingers around
yours.

Massage can help you to bond

with your baby. By interacting
with your baby, you will get to
know the type of touch he
likes and responds to in
particular ways.

Your baby's skin is very

sensitive. He is likely to
enjoy the sensation of
being in water and,
particularly, of splashing
water in the bath!

Stimulate your babys senses

with different textures
smooth, rough, hard or soft
and toys that make noises, like
rattles. Books incorporating
textures are good, or you could
explore the feel of fabrics,
cardboard or artificial fur.

Once your baby's a little older

you can introduce play
with sand, clay or water too.
He'll love seeing how the
different textures respond to his
touch.

5. GUSTATORY
STIMULATION
Your

baby uses her mouth

and her sense of taste as a
way of exploring, learning and
making sense of food and the
world around her.

When you are just 9 WEEKS

pregnant, your baby already
has tastebuds. Later on,
she may prefer the foods
she was exposed to before
she was born.

Your newborn can recognize

sweet and sour tastes, but
prefers sweet. This is one
reason why she loves the taste
of your breastmilk.

Your baby uses her

mouth for more than just
tasting. It's very sensitive,
so she uses it to get to know
different textures.

How to stimulate?
When you first
start introducing foods,
sweet vegetables such as
carrots or sweet potato may
appeal to your baby's love
of sweet tastes.

Giving your baby lots of

different foods to try, with
various tastes and
textures, may help her
enjoy a variety of foods as
she get older.

How long you breastfeed

could also affect the variety of
food your baby will eat by the
time shes two years old.
There's more variety in the
taste of breastmilk than
formula milk so it could make
her more open to eating
different foods as she gets
older.

Try to not give your

baby salty or sugary foods.
Your babys young kidneys
are unable to cope with
processing too much salt,
and sugar can cause dental
decay. Its also a good idea
not to give her a taste for
salty or sugary food.

EVALUATION

GUSTATORY STIMULATION
1.

Sometimes your
baby may love a new
food straight away. On
other occasions you may
need tokeep trying the
same foodbefore she
begins to like it.

2.

AUDITORY
STIMULATION

At around three months,

your baby may first start to
exercise his vocal cords by
babbling. Babble back! This will
encourage him to try to talk
more, and he'll love listening to
the sounds you're making. He
may even try to imitate them.

OLFACTORY STIMULATION
3.

Dont use highly

perfumed or fragranced
skin products in the early
days so your baby can
get to know your familiar
scent andbond with you.

REFERENCES
http://www.babycentre.co.uk/
Davis,

Brad , Auditory Stimulation

Enhances Your Childs Brain
Functions
Davis, Brad, Olfactory Stimulation
Can Affect Your Child's Ability to
Learn Properly
Davis, Brad, Visual Stimulation Helps
Shape Our Child's Mind in Powerful
Ways

THANK YOU!

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