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BabyPlus Prenatal Learning System is a patented set of
sound lessons, played during pregnancy, that strengthen a baby's early
cognitive development. The lessons are based on advanced principles of
auditory neuroscience, and deliver tangible benefits that last a lifetime. You
wouldn't think of missing the daily prenatal vitamin that nourishes your
baby's earliest physical development, but what about his or her early
cognitive development? The BabyPlus Prenatal Learning System offers a simple
daily practice that promotes strong prenatal cognitive development and has
measurable benefits that last a lifetime. BabyPlus introduces patterns of
sound similar to the maternal heartbeat. As your baby compares the sounds to
the ever-present heartbeat, early enrichment begins. Parents around the world
who have used BabyPlus report that their babies: were born relaxed and alert,
nursed more readily, had an increased ability to self-soothe, and were able to
establish healthy sleeping patterns. Later in life, parents report that their
children: show strong developmental milestone achievement, have longer
attention spans; and enjoy strong learning and school readiness. Learn more
now about the lifelong benefits of BabyPlus! A Breakthrough in
Learning This patented, prenatal curriculum is designed to strengthen your
baby's learning capabilities with naturally derived audio lessons. For your
child, the developmental benefits of BabyPlus last a lifetime. Parents who
hope to give their prenatal child every intellectual, developmental, creative,
and emotional enrichment will want to take a closer look at the BabyPlus
Prenatal Education System. BabyPlus is a patented, prenatal curriculum
developed to strengthen a child's long term learning capabilities. These
naturally derived audio lessons are founded on the very language of the
prenatal child, the language of the maternal heartbeat. As a baby
distinguishes the simple rhythmic sound lessons of BabyPlus from those of the
mother, auditory learning begins. As a mom's pregnancy progresses, so does the
BabyPlus curriculum. The baby is introduced to a sequential learning process
at a time during development when the advantages will be most enduring and
significant. The developmental benefits of BabyPlus last a lifetime. What are
Professionals Saying? "Baby Plus may have been the simplest, yet most
important thing I did for Mary before she was born. From her quiet, calm
alertness as a newborn to her, now happy, interactive personality as a
toddler, I have been amazed at what a difference Baby Plus has made in the way
she learns from everyone and everything around her." Elizabeth Moore, M.D.
Pediatrician "As a pediatric physical therapist, the developmental strengths
of the BabyPlus children I've seen in my practice are very convincing. These
children consistently demonstrate very strong fine and gross motor skills,
early milestones, and long attention spans. Now, I too am a BabyPlus mother
(of three) and I have seen countless additional benefits in my own children,
most notably their strong learning skills and long-term memory, and adaptive
dispositions. What a wonderful investment!" Paula Ryan, PT Pediatric Physical
Therapist "BabyPlus is a brilliant system. I have used it myself, will
definitely use it again, and have only positive things to say about it in my
book." Sarah Brewer, M.D. Obstetrician Author of SuperBaby: Boost Your Baby's
Potential from Conception to Year One "For their child's lifetime development,
every parent should hear about this discovery, an innovation representing the
single most significant step science has taken toward increasing infant
potential." Rene Van de Carr, M.D. Obstetrician Author of While You Are
Expecting "I think that someday, the use of BabyPlus will be absolutely as
common during pregnancy as is taking a prenatal vitamin today." Karen Bell,
R.N. Registered Nurse, BabyPlus Mother of 3 "I just love your BabyPlus! I
would recommend it to anyone! My son was alert and active from the time we
began using your product at 18 weeks gestation. Gradually, he began to
anticipate his "sessions" and would kick when it began. Since his birth he has
been more alert than the average baby. He is now 16 months old and has more
than 50 words in vocabulary, listens intently, watches lips and speaks 10-15
words in his father's native Italian! I credit half of this development to
Babyplus!! He has benefited greatly from your product!" Kati Corsi Teacher "An
expectant mother provides for the physical growth of her developing child
through conscientious lifestyle, diet, and the use of prenatal vitamins.
BabyPlus offers similar enrichment by strengthening a child's learning
capacity at the most critical period of development. I have seen the
remarkable benefits myself." Susan Morrow, Ph.D. Molecular Biologist What is
Prenatal Learning? Every mother knows that her child's physical development
begins during the crucial prenatal months. Taking a prenatal vitamin to enrich
a child's nutritional environment is the standard-of-care for providing an
optimal environment during a child's earliest physical development. It is
widely accepted that a child's learning ability begins during those very same
prenatal months. Educators, scientists, criminologists and physicians alike
have long ago acknowledged the vital importance of a healthy and enriched
prenatal environment as it pertains to the long term development and learning
ability of a child. An age-appropriate prenatal curriculum strengthens a
child's ability to learn during the developmental period when the advantages
will be most significant for the child. In the prenatal months, the brain is
at its most receptive stage of learning. The prenatal baby's hearing is fully
developed by the 18th week of pregnancy. Independent studies have demonstrated
that, for the duration of the pregnancy, the baby can actually compare and
contrast simple sounds. By encouraging this simple 'auditory exercise' during
this crucial period, these studies have demonstrated that the child may
realize significant long-term developmental benefits. Dr. Mark Pitzer, Ph.D.
writes, "Research suggests that a child's intellectual development is
influenced equally by their inherited genetic blueprint and the early
immediate environment." This crucial early environment is not just the "0 to
3" years of age that we hear so much about, but actually the "prenatal to 3"
years of age. An expectant mother's uterus is not a 'soundproof booth'. The
developing child can certainly hear many of the sounds and noises in his or
her mother's external environment. However, these sounds are fairly fleeting.
The one true and consistent sound presented to the child naturally during
those months is the mother's heartbeat. For the duration of pregnancy, this is
the natural language heard 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It is a natural,
simple, and repetitive sound. Therefore, in order to truly communicate with
and encourage early comparative learning during the prenatal months, sounds
similar to the mother's heartbeat are the most developmentally appropriate.
For more information on prenatal education go to BabyPlus. Can Prenatal
Learning Aid in Bonding? Bonding is the relationship that forms between a
mother and her child that establishes the basis for an ongoing mutual
attachment. Bonding implies that there has been interaction between them, each
contributing to the relationship at some level. The encouragement and practice
of prenatal learning provides the mother with an opportunity each day to focus
on her prenatal child. She can offer her prenatal baby auditory stimulation
that she knows will help the baby's cognitive development. It is a loving,
conscious effort on the part of the mother and it is satisfying to her
maternal instinct to be able to do something so very beneficial for her baby.
As a mother observes the baby's movements in response to a prenatal
curriculum, communication between the mother and baby has begun. The baby
reacts with interest and curiosity to these new sounds which have entered its
otherwise predictable environment. In brief, their interaction becomes an
elementary form of learning, like playing a game (the same delight seen in
infants playing peek-a-boo or pat-a-cake). Parents who have engaged in
prenatal learning with their babies report various responses. Typically,
babies will become active during the sessions, kicking in rhythm with the
simple sounds of BabyPlus. Other babies adjust their biologic clocks to begin
arm or leg movements at the precise time a session is to start (even if the
mother is late) if the mother turns on the BabyPlus unit at the same time each
day. Still others who are normally active may cease activity during the
sessions, as if they are concentrating on the sounds. Naturally, while such
bonding is most significant between the mother and the prenatal baby, others
can share in this interpersonal exchange. Not only do they observe maternal
happiness as an effect, they can place their hands or face against the
mother's abdomen and feel what is going on. In this way the family can
experience the beginning of interactive family communication. How a baby
responds can actually provide a preview of future personality traits! Does
Playing Music Encourage Prenatal Learning? Every prenatal child experiences
the sonic environment of his or her mother: outside voices, traffic,
television, radio, and CDs. The sounds generated by this outside stimuli pass
through the abdominal wall, which lowers the volume by about 35 decibels and
muffles the sounds. For the baby, it is much like listening to sounds
underwater. Even though the baby is exposed to these sounds, they pass by him
as white noise because they are too complex and the baby has no frame of
reference for them as sounds. Listening to music is a pleasurable experience,
and certain types of classical music can have a calming effect on a pregnant
mother. Since the prenatal baby can sense a mother's mood, the mother's
emotional state can have a corresponding calming affect on the baby. However,
music is not 'basic' enough to be the most effective prenatal curriculum. The
most dominant sound heard by the baby is the mother's pulsing heartbeat at 95
decibels. This sounds to the baby as loud as a rock band concert would sound
to you. This heartbeat occurs naturally at about 1 beat per second. The baby's
heartbeat is approximately 2 beats per second. As the baby develops and hears
these two sounds repeatedly, they become imprinted in the baby's cognitive
architecture. They become the permanent foundation upon which all learning
will be built. The most effective prenatal education curriculum is one that
utilizes the main element of the baby's frame of reference, namely, the
heartbeat. Research has shown that introducing a heartbeat sound at a lower
decibel level (like the simple rhythms of BabyPlus at 65 decibels) encourages
the prenatal baby to begin to differentiate between the two sounds. Click here
to hear what your baby would hear inside the womb. The next progression is to
slowly increase the rate of the sound used in the curriculum. Following this,
the curriculum can introduce a slight tonal change. All changes in the
prenatal curriculum must be very slight to give the prenatal baby the means of
discriminating between these similar sounds. In this pattern of staged
progression, the baby begins to learn. Such sounds must be very simple and
repetitive, something which neither speech nor music can accomplish as
effectively. That is why nursery rhymes, tunes, reading aloud, and classical
music are simply too complex during this early stage of development. What are
the Benefits of Prenatal Learning? Parents and researchers alike have observed
and measured the benefits associated with the BabyPlus Prenatal Education
curriculum. Babies that have enjoyed this prenatal curriculum are born more
relaxed and alert. Typically, their eyes and hands are open at birth. These
infants are more responsive and interactive and are visibly ready to absorb
and appreciate their environment. Parents report that these babies nurse more
readily and self-soothe more easily. Parents also report that, if their care
giving skills are consistent, the regular sleep/wake cycle of their baby
becomes quite consistent at an early age in the infant's life. There is also
documented scientific evidence that the immune system of an infant who sleeps
well and sleeps regularly is actually stronger. Additionally, an obvious side
benefit of a well-rested baby is a well-rested parent! Babies that have
benefited from prenatal learning are reported to reach early childhood
milestones, such as the ability to point to body parts on command, walk and
talk, etc. ahead of their peers. Utilizing such milestone assays as the
Clinical and Linguistic Auditory Milestone Scale (CLAMS test) and the Vineland
Social Maturity Scale (school readiness test), these children have shown an
increased attention span and measurably improved school readiness. Parents
have also reported that BabyPlus children exhibit greater creativity and
independence. All of these traits result as a combination of both genetics and
an enriching early environment. Strong thinking children are more successful
in school and in life. Prenatal learning does not create a "genius baby"
anymore than a prenatal vitamin creates a "bodybuilder." The prenatal months
of early development are simply the right time to strengthen the foundation
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