The Lack Of Stimuli In The Baby Can Cause Delays In Its Development

Not all children are stimulated correctly or often enough. The lack of stimuli in the baby can cause delays in its development. Here is how to identify the lack of stimuli and how we can solve this problem in time

Babies need care, love and attention mainly from their parents and siblings (if they have them), since otherwise, those babies who do not have that fundamental interaction that motivates and excites them, generally tend to have different levels and types of delays in their development.

The lack of stimulation can cause slight consequences in the psychological, emotional and social aspect, which can be evidenced in various types of stagnation during their growth, such as: setback with intellectual skills, difficulty in integrating into society, poor handling of emotions or poor self-control.

The aggressive reactions of our little son in eventual moments are demonstrations of some deficiencies that he could have in his first months of life and are generally consequences of the frustration caused by the lack of attention, motivation and early stimulation.

What is early stimulation and what is it for?

“Early stimulation or attention consists of providing the baby and the child with the best opportunities for physical, intellectual and social development so that their capacities and abilities allow them to be better than they would have been without that environment rich in quality intellectual and physical stimuli. ”Wikipedia 

Stimulation is a tool that all moms must learn to develop during the growth of our child, it serves to solidify the personality, self-esteem and social integration.

It is imperative that children are very well stimulated from the womb to 7 years of age because in that period of time their brain is very moldable.

Love is the main positive stimulus of a baby, its lack can negatively affect its integration with society and promote attention deficit.

How to identify the lack of stimuli in the baby?

Mothers instinctively know our babies, but sometimes we do not realize certain aspects that may not go perfectly normally. Some ways to recognize if our child needs stimulation are those mentioned below:

• Slow process of gross motor skills.
• Poor fine motor skills for his age.
• Difficulties coping with basic activities such as: crawling.
• Extreme shyness
• Language problems or slowness in starting to speak.
• Low self-esteem (frequent use of words such as: I can’t, I just don’t know, etc.).
• Little interpersonal relationship.

What to do in the absence of stimuli

Once we have detected any behavior of our little one that indicates that there is a lack of stimuli and depending on its level or complexity, we can perform some actions to amend them at home and / or combine it with tools provided by a professional in the area according to the finding.

• At each stage of our baby’s growth it is possible to apply stimuli or activities that they can develop according to their age, such as: dancing, singing children’s songs and playing hide and seek.

• Hugs, kisses, touching their hands, massaging, smiling and talking are stimulants that represent love, patience and serenity. These tools will help you strengthen the bond you have with your baby.
• Your baby’s mood can change just by feeling like he doesn’t have enough attention. Under no circumstances is it educated by ignoring, we can provide help by specifying, repeating and demonstrating.
• The easiest way to change our son’s mood is by hugging him and having a prolonged closeness; the longer he wants to stay snuggled in your arms the more positive and satisfying results will be.
• Professional help is an excellent option for more complex cases that can help our children in psychomotor, cognitive and emotional areas.
• Group therapies allow socialization with other children with the same difficulties, integrating music, shapes, colors and specific exercises for learning that can be applied later at home.

Since a baby is born, he has the need to know and discover the world around him, supporting him during this stage with good stimulation (full of love) will have a positive return in many aspects of his life and the circle of people around him. .