How to encourage the development of a baby's vision, according to his age

Contents:

• Medical Video: Tummy time exercises for your baby
  
• Age 0-4 months
  
• Ages 5-8 months
  
• Age 9-12 months
  
• 1-2 years old
  

Medical Video: Tummy time exercises for your baby

The development of a child's vision is important. Children's vision plays a role in many other children's abilities, such as motor development, sensory, cognitive, and social development. Therefore, it is important for parents to pay close attention to the extent to which the baby's vision develops.

Now, parents can even encourage children's vision development in various ways. The following are various ways to stimulate a child's sense of sight based on his age.

Age 0-4 months

• Use a light sleeper or another dim light in your baby's room.
• Change the position of the baby's bed or change the position of the baby in it at regular intervals so that the baby is accustomed to seeing everything from a different perspective.
• Install or hang toys on baby cots at a distance of 20-30 centimeters (cm), which is the distance at which babies are able to focus on seeing an object.
• Ask your baby to talk when you are in the same room so that the baby learns to find the source of sound with his eyes.
• When you breastfeed your baby with milk, milk with both breasts alternately.
• Get used to make eye contact with the baby.

Ages 5-8 months

• Install toys that can move on the bed or put toys that can be reached by children to play.
• Give time for the baby to play and explore the surrounding area.
• Provide a toy beam that can be held by children, try to choose a toy beam with primary colors (red, yellow, and blue).
• Invite children to look for items around them. For example, place your favorite doll behind a blanket and ask the child to look for the doll. Babies over five months are usually able to find certain items even though they are somewhat hidden.

Age 9-12 months

• Invite your baby to play peek a boo to help babies develop visual memory.
• Mention the name of an object while playing to trigger the baby's language development.
• Trigger your child to crawl, for example in your direction, so that your child can learn the layout of objects around him.

1-2 years old

• Invite children to play soccer by rolling the ball so that the child's eyes are trained to follow the movements of an object.
• Encourage children to play with wooden and ball blocks with variations in various shapes and sizes to practice fine motor skills that are closely related to children's visual abilities.
• Tell children a fairy tale to train their children's ability to visualize or imagine something.
• Invite children to walk to interesting places. When there are things that steal a child's attention, encourage children to continue to observe it in detail.

To help the development of children does require more time. However, that does not mean you can ignore it. Continue to help your child so he can achieve optimal development.