How to make your child mentally strong?

Cognitive development is the construction of thought processes, including remembering, problem solving, and decision-making, from childhood through adolescence to adulthood. A mother should always try to improve child’s cognitive development. We should stimulate and encourage them than forcing.

Enhance your child’s cognitive development from the birth:

• Make eye-contact with the newborn while breastfeeding.
• Talk to the child and sing songs.
• Touch the baby softly.
• Cuddle away.
• Respond to your baby’s needs.
• Hang a colorful mobile above her crib.

Enhance your child’s cognitive development from 3 months:

• Kiss, hug and sing softly.
•  Respond when the baby babbles.
• Give your baby a soft toy or rattle to reach for and touch.
• Gently clap your baby's hands together or stretch arms (crossed, out wide, or overhead).
• Gently move your baby's legs as if paddling a bicycle.
• Place him on the floor in a safe place on her tummy for short periods to play.
• The baby looks at hands and plays with own fingers, 

Enhance your child’s cognitive development from 6 months:

• Help her to sit alone.
• Let her hold things with both hands.
• Play peek a boo
• Explore outside with your baby – you could go for a walk or visit the park with your baby in a sling or pram.
• Talk to her about your day.
• Provide noisy toys.
• Hang mirrors at his level.

Enhance your child’s cognitive development from 9 months:

• Help her stand on a flat surface.
• Name the objects you use at home.
• Play action games in which you and your baby take turns. Try blowing kisses, clapping, or peeking.
• Read books with your baby.
• Teach the parts of the body by pointing.
• Search for hidden objects.
• Start to see cause and effect, such as the fact that things fall when dropped.

Enhance your child’s cognitive development from 12 months:

•  Let her walk.
• Ask to show the familiar objects at home.
• Let her roll a ball.
• Encourage her to eat alone.
• Encourage her to talk proper language.
• Pointing out colors and shapes.
• Give simple instructions. “Put the ball in the basket, Please!”
• Listen to music with him.

Enhance your child’s cognitive development from 18 months:

• Let her climb the steps.
•  Teach her to catch and throw a big ball.
• Take him out on the town.
• Act silly. Make funny faces, do a crazy dance and wear pants on your head.
• While looking at a book, ask him questions such as “Where is the teddy bear?”
• Stack 4 or 5 building blocks.
• Offer art supplies, such as crayons and washable markers for use on paper. 
• Talk about colors. Eg. “Bring your red ball.”
• Name objects or actions in a picture book

Enhance your child’s cognitive development from 2 Years:

• Teach him to draw a circle or a straight line.
• Let him express his opinions.
• Start potty-training.
• Brush his teeth every day.
• Do three to four-piece puzzles
• Group toys by type, size, or color.
• Observe and imitate adult actions, for example pretending to drive a car.
• Enjoys playing with sand, water, dough; explores what these materials can do more than making things with them.
• Can follow two or more directions.

Enhance your child’s cognitive development from 3 Years:

• Stand on one foot for about 5 seconds.
• Kick, throw and catch a ball.
•  Ride a tricycle.
• Take her to a grocery store and let her find the things that you need.
• Join her when cooking and talk about the ingredients and measurements.
• Correctly identifies some colors.
• Remembers the parts of a story.
• Can match identical pictures.
• Knows own gender.

Enhance your child’s cognitive development from 4 Years:

• Do a somersault and hop.
• Dress alone.
• Use a fork and a spoon.
• Involve and cooperate in team work.
• Draw a person with a body.
• Count ten or more objects.
• Knows his/her name, age, phone number and address, if taught.
• Can count 10 or more objects.
• Copies letters and may write some.