Does music make babies more intelligent?

It is undisputed that music has a positive effect on babies. Even as adults, we know how music can influence our mood. Soft music helps us to fall asleep and cheerful music can chase away a depressive mood.
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It is undisputed that music has a positive effect on babies. Even as adults, we know how music can influence our mood. Soft music helps us to fall asleep and cheerful music can chase away a depressive mood.

Most parents feel shocked, angry, hurt or betrayed when their child starts telling little lies. If a three-year-old child is caught committing a misdemeanour, the child denies all culpability and blames siblings, pets or even objects.

Many women do not want to wait until after the first trimester before announcing within the family that they are expecting a baby. The risk of miscarriage is highest in the first three months of pregnancy and women often have a superstitious fear of triggering a miscarriage by announcing it.

When children bathe in the bath, the bathroom quickly looks like a big toy box. However, wet bath toys should not simply be stored in a box, otherwise they will get mould stains.

The baby enters a developmental phase in which it learns to use its hands. They begin to pick up objects and play with them. They discover how to pass an object from one hand to the other before putting it in their mouth.

Newborn babies are not yet able to grasp, but still need stimulation from the right toys. A baby up to three months usually likes anything that is interesting to look at and makes sounds. In the first few months of life, babies are particularly stimulated by looking and listening.

Many young mothers are unsure whether it is possible to pursue a professional career and still be an active and loving mother. The answer is that you can successfully combine career and motherhood as long as you clearly define what you expect from both and accept where your limits are.

Young children still have to develop their personal taste in music. It is not until their teenage years that certain music genres are chosen to trigger certain emotions.

Caring for a baby will shape its whole life. A baby needs sufficient nutrients to develop fully and the basic nutrient of a small infant is milk.

A child's room is a child's sanctuary. Children need to feel comfortable in their own rooms.