House Tours & Other Real-Life Experiences that Build Your Baby’s Brain

My New Life

Kate Garlinge

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4.7 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2020

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Talk to any toddler for more than a couple of minutes, and you will be easily reminded of how thirsty they are for knowledge and information. While humans are continuously learning, we are born with something of an empty canvas and it’s the early experiences that we encounter as babies that form the brain architecture to support that learning.

At a birthing class, Jessica Rolph was introduced to a book that helped her put the science of early learning into action with her own baby and ultimately inspired her to create Lovevery. This book was written by Dr. William H. Staso, the guest on today’s episode.

Will is a psychologist who focuses on the assessment of autism in children under 3 years old. In 1999, he published “Neural Foundations: What Stimulation Your Baby Needs to Become Smart,” a book about the experiences that form the early architecture of the brain. In it, he shares multiple ideas for learning activities and ways to engage with your baby.

Key Takeaways:

[2:55] Dr. Will Staso explains what happens on a neurological level during the first 3 years of life.

[4:52] The importance of a baby’s environment to when it comes to wiring neurons.

[6:41] What parents can do to promote language acquisition.

[8:58] Will explains ways to stimulate your baby’s brain in place of flashing, noisy toys.

[10:06] Will talks about experienced-based activities.

[11:36] What does the perfect learning environment for a baby look like?

[14:10] The role of the adult and how to interact with your baby.

[15:55] Discovery learning requires non-restrictive parenting.

[17:49] Awareness of location and quantities prepare your child for letters and numbers later on.

[18:25] Learning sequences and making predictions.

[19:52] Nature or nurture?

[20:35] What does smartness really look like?

[21:45] Why is one brain more efficient than another?

[21:59] Will sums up his advice to parents.

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“Neural Foundations: What Stimulation Your Baby Needs to Become Smart” Dr. William H. Staso. To get a free copy of the book, please DM Jessica Rolph on Instagram.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Time for a new season. In this next one, we're trying something new. We're calling it perspectives,
0:07.2	curated perspectives, so you can make informed choices for your family. We're interviewing
0:12.8	multiple experts on sleep, eating, and parenting philosophies, and as we prepare the lineup,
0:18.5	we're revisiting an episode that was a listener favorite,
0:22.4	house tours and other real life experiences with Dr. William Stasso.
0:29.7	Parenthood is a time of so much change for you and your baby.
0:34.4	A little reliable information can go a long way towards making this new life a good life.
0:40.2	I'm Jessica Rolfe, and this is my new life, a love every podcast.
0:50.6	Talk to any toddler for more than a couple of minutes, and you'll be reminded of how thirsty they are for knowledge and information.
0:57.8	Why do I have to wear shoes? Why do dogs have tails? Why? Why? Why?
1:03.5	And while we humans are continuously learning, we are born with something of an empty canvas.
1:09.0	It's the early experiences we have as babies that form the brain architecture to support that learning.
1:15.2	It's hard not to miss the headline that the early years matter.
1:19.1	No pressure or anything.
1:21.3	At a birthing class, I was introduced to a book that helped me put the science of early learning into action with my own baby and ultimately
1:29.0	inspired me to create Lovevery. The book was written by Dr. Will Stasso, our guest on the podcast.
1:35.8	Today, he is a psychologist who focuses on the assessment of autism and children under three.
1:41.2	But in 1999, he published Neural, what stimulation your baby needs to become
1:47.9	smart. A book about the experiences that form the early architecture of the brain. In it, he shared
1:54.8	so many great ideas for learning activities. In our conversation, Will talks about house tours and other real life experiences and ways to
2:03.3	engage with your baby.
2:04.9	These are things you already may be doing, but didn't even realize how important they can be.
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