Ways To Stimulate Babies’ Vision

Playing with the baby, hiding his favorite toy, is one of the ways to contribute to the development of vision. If you leave only a part visible, he’ll be able to find it.

In early life, everything is to be discovered . Boosting babies’ vision is a wonderful task that will open their eyes to a life full of experiences and achievements.

In the newborn, smell and touch are the most developed senses. Vision is still limited. He can perceive his surroundings, but has difficulty focusing on an object in his field of vision. Up to 2 years of age, stimulating the baby’s vision will be a great challenge and colors are your great ally.

Conquering this outer world, which the baby barely knows, will become easier as visual stimulation is started early.  The smaller the baby is, the more likely the progress will be fast.

When the baby is able to differentiate shapes, he increases his visual perception, a fundamental aspect for the school phase. Parents should encourage this ability to increase speed in recognizing objects and situations of daily life.

The first and best stimulus is the maternal face. The baby never gets tired of exchanging glances with Mom. If she tries to stay ten inches from the baby’s face, the little one will be able to focus his vision better in the first few months of life. With that, the sweet and fun words you say looking your little one in the eyes, will cause a pleasurable effect that will make your baby want to always seek your eyes.

Voices and looks, the maternal bond

The newborn will associate the mother’s face with the voice, the touch, the caress, the moment of satisfying hunger and the feeling of security. It is recommended to maintain eye contact with the baby when breastfeeding, bathing and playing with the baby. When the baby looks and touches the mother, while she talks and cuddles, the emotional bond is reinforced.

Red or colored rattles help the baby, from the third month onwards, to relate vision with hearing to find the origin of sounds. When you swing and move the object, the little one will follow it with his eyes. Babies generally prefer pictures of different sizes and with elaborate designs.

It is also possible to stimulate the baby’s vision through lights that he will try to follow and that, in addition, contract his pupils, an indication that everything is fine. Letting the baby look at the little hands, discovering that he can move them is extremely important. Soon he will try to hold objects and will begin to become aware of his own body. This is the beginning of eye-hand coordination.

Toys & Stuffed Animals

Swinging a stuffed animal in each hand while talking to the baby will draw his attention to the objects shown. In addition to stimulating vision, it starts the process of learning to converse.

Great allies in this task of stimulating the baby’s vision are the colorful foods that he can pick up with his hands. When placing it in the mouth, the child develops even more the coordination between the eyes and the hands, increasing the bonds between the five senses.

Photos and other activities

Showing your baby family photos is an excellent eye booster. From 8 months, the baby can recognize faces and also remember loved ones. A positive thing is to take a walk in the park or travel to the beach and allow your baby to observe different landscapes. Besides having contact with different objects, such as leaves, stones, cars, animals, etc. In this way, the little one can increase their visual capacity. Pointing at things while talking about them also helps develop babies’ skills.

Little by little your baby will start to differentiate and recognize objects. He will begin to look for them with his eyes and become more aware of the world around him. He begins to fix his gaze on small things, begins to have a sense of depth, and follows fast-moving objects.

As stimulation progresses, the baby becomes able to differentiate between what is close and what is far away. He becomes more aware of the world around him and better able to face new situations. Another achievement of the wonderful experience of learning to live.