Look how mommy\u2019s voice lights up baby\u2019s brain!<\/p>\n
When can you start teaching your child about natural family planning?\u00a0 Right at the moment of conception you begin your sacred duty to \u201craise the child in the way that it should go.\u201d\u00a0 First by celebrating the great act of cooperating with God to bring an eternal soul into the world.\u00a0 Then resolving to love this child, care for him or her and raise him or her to become a mature, independent, virtuous adult.\u00a0 And did you know the child even in your womb can begin to grow and know its parents love? It\u2019s true. \u00a0Scientists at Stanford University recently studied how important mom\u2019s voice in particular is to the developing baby. The areas of baby\u2019s brain that lit up for mom\u2019s voice also calmed baby and developed areas of the brain important for social skills. Wow. So let\u2019s make sure to have some quiet time with baby and make our words comforting, confident, instructive, nurturing.<\/p>\n
This articles featured image shows how multiple areas of\u00a0a child’s \u00a0brain light up with mothers voice.<\/p>\n
Here’s an excerpt from the study…<\/p>\n
\u201cMother\u2019s voice is a constant and familiar presence in a child\u2019s environment, beginning at a time when these vocal sounds and vibrations are conducted<\/span> through the intrauterine environment to the fetus\u2019<\/span> developing auditory pathways. Early exposure to mother\u2019s voice facilitates recognition<\/span> of this sound source and establishes it as a preferred stimulus: From the first days of life, children can identify their mother\u2019s voice and will actively work to hear this sound source in preference to unfamiliar female voices.<\/span> Throughout development, communicative cues in mother\u2019s voice convey critical information to guide behavior and learning<\/span>. For example, hearing a recording of one\u2019s own mother\u2019s voice is a source of emotional comfort<\/span> for preschoolers during stressful situations, even when the content of the speech is meaningless. Furthermore, when school-age females experience a stressful situation, hearing their mother\u2019s voice reduces children\u2019s cortisol levels<\/span>, a biomarker of stress, and increases oxytocin levels, a hormone associated with social bonding. These studies have highlighted the profound influence that mother\u2019s voice has on children\u2019s cognitive, emotional, and social function.”<\/span><\/p>\n source: Abrams et al.\u00a0 www.pnas.org\/cgi\/content\/short\/1602948113<\/p>\n Return to blog<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Its a Miracle!<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n