Recently I posted my
Maternity Reading List. One of the books I included, even though I had already read a few years ago was
How Smart Is Your Baby? by Glenn and Janet Doman. To be fair, I did not reread it cover to cover, but reread all of the introductory chapters and those pertaining to the first couple of stages of development. As the baby develops, I'll go back and reread the next appropriate chapters.
I really like that this book has a lot of research behind it. I have many online friends who have used some of the Doman methods with their kids with wonderful success. I also attribute a lot of Doman's philosophies to how I was able to get Xander to learn to read at such a young age, as well as a lot of his other learning. I am excited to start applying some of the research and philosophies to teaching the new little one, once he arrives.
However, I will also say that this book is INTENSE. A full Doman program requires a lot of work, some of which I'm not super comfortable doing with a newborn several times a day. I do not intend to do EVERYTHING suggested, nor as often as suggested.
That being said, there is a lot of valuable information in the book and I am grateful for the resource. I actually bookmarked three sections that I want my husband to read before baby, also. We will apply a lot of the strategies as long as we find they are working for baby and for us.
Some Take Home Messages:
- Mothers are the best nurturers and teachers for newborns (makes sense, who could possibly care more that mom and dad?)
- Babies/children want to learn and just need the right experiences and environment to make it happen
- Learning should be enjoyable for both parent and baby
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