Looking To Make Your Baby Smarter?

Looking To Make Your Baby Smarter?
Forget the DVDs, Dad is Best for Baby Brain Development

Dec 23, 2009 – IRVINE, CA …

Over the past couple of months, there has been an uproar among parents over Baby Einstein toys and the unfounded claims that the toys will make a baby smarter. In light of this, Boot Camp for New Dads reminds parents that there is a substantiated way to raise your baby’s intelligence - through playtime with Dad.

Now celebrating their 19th year, Boot Camp for New Dads is nationally acclaimed as the “Best Practice” for preparing men to be fathers and has been named a U.S. Navy Model Program. Boot Camp for New Dads has prepared more than 200,000 men for fatherhood over the years. Today, Greg Bishop and 400 other Boot Camp Coaches conduct workshops in 44 states and the U.S. Navy, Army and Air Force.

Greg Bishop, author of two books on fatherhood and the founder of Boot Camp for New Dads bcnd.org), a non-profit orientation program for fathers-to-be, operating in more than 260 hospitals, clinics, schools, fire stations and churches around North America and internationally, has worked with hundreds of thousands of dads over the past 19 years.

Bishop and thousands of dads (and moms) know that when it comes to raising infant intelligence, dad is the baby’s best toy. According to a recent article in Parents magazine, playtime may look like all fun, but is actually “work” to your child. In the article, Marilyn Segal, PhD, an early childhood studies program director at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale stated, “Playtime helps develop a baby's social, intellectual, language, and problem-solving skills.”

Babies grow by playing. Never underestimate the power of play and the way dads are happy to crawl on the floor and really get into playtime with their baby. For example, the skills a three-month-old learns by playing a simple game of “peek-a-boo” include observation, language, coordination, communication, exploration, problem solving, socialization, rhythm, creativity and humor. Other games work on dexterity, balance, trust, strength and timing.
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Babies need rich stimulation when growing up, especially during the first year. Never let your baby grow up lying on the bed throughout the day, gazing only at the blank ceiling, while you and your spouse are away at work. Arrange a rich stimulating program for your baby, as soon as the mom returns to work after the post-natal leave. Rich stimulation makes your baby more confident, more intelligent and linguistically more gifted. Acute deprivation of stimulation during the first year can lead to retarded brain growth and language impairment. Find out more at the Saturday Parenting Seminar. Reservation: 2866 2028.