Should My Baby Play Computer Games To Get Brighter?
By Dalene Joubert
Babies playing computer games give the impression of sheer brilliance. And many parents even boast and show off their infant's superior intelligence once they can use the computer. What's more, parents already dream about their next Einstein or Da Vinci or…
In reality, very few of these apparently super bright kids excel at school.
Literally thousands of children with superior intelligence struggle at school… even if they try hard. In almost all of these cases specialists in child development find one common factor…
They lack a complete range of developmental skills.
What does this mean? And what does this have to do with computer games?
Simply this, children need a complete range of developmental skills for best infant and early childhood learning to occur. And without a complete range of skills it is almost certain that a child cannot excel at school.
Surprisingly enough… it doesn't need to cost you a penny to ensure your child develops a complete skill range. Exposing a child to various educational experiences give almost all of these skills. And when these experiences are given at the right time it's a good indication of your child's success in school and in other general life situations.
One more important point… correct developmental experiences don't just happen spontaneously. Parents must intentionally do a few simple things to ensure that their child gets the right experience at the right time.
Experts in child development have also determined that there is an optimum time for infants to learn specific skills. In simple terms… during the first few years your child merely must learn certain basic skills. Without these skills, your child lacks a complete range of abilities. And incomplete abilities lead to serious learning problems at school. What's more, most of these problems can be prevented if parents know what their child needs.
Here's a secret you may not know…
Your baby doesn't need to play computer games to guarantee brilliance at school.
Despite what you may have heard about the unbelievable stimulation computer games give, it's not best for your child within the first 4 years. It's much more important to develop skills such as knowing the simple directions of "left" and "right", learning "cause and effect" concepts, getting both hands and eyes to work together, putting together and using all the information your child gets from eyes, ears, left and right, feelings and even thoughts. It's almost like getting a powerful computer to do the right things with all the data it gets from so many sources.
Your child can get all these skills and concepts merely by playing games, doing ordinary day-to-day activities and playing with stimulating educational toys.
But let's say you don't believe this information and still decide your baby must learn the computer. What then?
Truthfully, you will succeed teaching your baby to play computer and online games. And your baby will be able to use a computer. But this is only a "splinter skill" at best. In fact, your baby doesn't have a real skill. It's very much like building a house without a good foundation. The truth is, you'll see the cracks in the near future!
Last and final point: playing infant online games take very important time away from specific development activities your baby desperately needs. And these activities are the ones responsible for children really excelling at school.
So, forget about parents showing off their babies playing compugter games. Let your child rather build the right foundation to last a lifetime.
About the Author:
Dalene Joubert likes to share using toys, games and activities to encourage kid potential and performance. For more tips and advice on toys & child development visit www.educational-toy-guide.com/articles.
