Healthy Baby- Healthy Brain: Importance of Nutrition, Attachment, and Stress Management

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HEALTHY BABY- HEALTHY BRAIN
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HEALTHY BABY- HEALTHY BRAIN
A number of aspects every parent needs to keep in mind in order to help the baby develop
a healthy brain. The first initiative begins when the mother is in the prenatal period during her
pregnancy. The kind of food that is taken up by the mother during this period has a huge impact
on brain development of the child. Researchers are of the opinion that food high in nutrients
should be always taken by such mothers. Moreover, they should twice the amount of nutrients
required but that does not necessarily mean taking twice the amount of food that is required.
Some of the important nutrients that are important for the development of the brain of the child is
folate, vitamin C, iron, omega three fats and even iron. Therefore, diet and lifestyle are said by
nutritionist to be very important as they help in the development of the brain of the baby.
Attachment is one of the most important attribute that also helps to have positive impacts
on the brain development of the baby and their perceptions of attachments. Caregivers should
always stay nearby or in close proximity with their babies. Researchers say that when babies do
not find their caregivers nearby, they feel stress and nervous that affects their brain. The parents
should not only stay nearby but in order to develop sense of attachment, the caregivers should try
to understand what makes the babies secure and how they can make their babies secure. This
makes the baby develop the feelings that present care about them and therefore develop positive
perceptions of their immediate world. This starts even before the born of the child. Researchers
suggest mothers to talk, sing with the baby and touch their womb often with an affectionate
feeling. The baby should be hold only in a straight manner and not in sleeping position. They
should be cuddled and interacted with smile and playfulness. This is done to make them feel that
parents are there to respond for them in their upsetting hours.
Nutrition is one of the most important attribute for development of brain. Mothers are
advised to provide breast milk to their children for their babies for the first two years. This is said