How To Make Your Baby Smarter

3 Ways To Make Your Baby Smarter
By Justin Arnold | Submitted On April 28, 2013

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Expert Author Justin Arnold
A baby's brain is a little like a brand new computer, all booted up and ready to go. But whether that computer ends up stuffed full of 'free' toolbars, 'Candy Crush' games and photographs of lycra wearing cats on skateboards, or full of useful stuff that might actually make a difference, all depends on what
Besides perhaps parental love, the simple answer is play.

For a young child play is critical, it is vital for their intellectual growth, for their social development, for their understanding of the world, of themselves, of language, of so much that makes so much of a difference to so much of the rest of their lives.

But simply saying that play is important isn't really enough, because there are many different types of play, different ways of playing, and different ways in which play can have a positive impact on the development of a child's brain.

So here are 3 different types of play, and ways in which it can be significantly beneficial to a child.

1. Active Versus Passive. Some toys are active, and some are passive. Which would you consider best? In fact passive toys are by far the best when it comes to the development of so many lifelong skills.

An active toy is one which does all of the action for the child. The child presses a button, sits back, and watches the toy move and shake and dance and clap and sing and flash its lights and do all sorts of exciting things. While the child just watches.
They will have a great deal of fun, and they'll be actively writing the rules, making the decisions, planning, testing, playing, experimenting and having a lot of creative fun.

2. Rules Versus Free For All. Sometimes having play which includes rules is important and beneficial. A board game for example includes rules, teaching children about taking turns, about waiting, about sharing, and about using strategies.

This type of play is great, but it is also important to introduce play that has no rules. It's sometimes too easy to introduce rules into play which doesn't need them. So for example, if you were to give a child a box of dressing up outfits, then tell them to put on a superhero outfit and go to rescue someone might sound fun, and it might sound as though you as a parent are offering them helpful direction and ideas. But what you're actually doing is giving them rules.

Sit back and let them get on with it. Let them design the game, choose the rules and decide what's going to happen. It might be mad, it might not make much sense, but a child's intellect, creativity and imagination will be greatly