NEW BORN'S ENVIRONMENT

HOW TO ASSIST A NEW BORN CHILD TO FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THE NEW WORLD?
This article will help the family to setup the suitable home environment for the new born infant who has to slowly adapt to the new world. The article is reflecting the features of various practical ideas given and followed by great trainers of Dr.Montessori education. We can see many such environments all over the world.

*** We suggest seeing a movie called ‘’EDISON’S DAY ‘’ produced by NAMTA [NORTH AMERICAN MONTESSORI TEACHERS ASSOCIATION]. The film has been produced by Mr. Tim Khan. This film is about a 1.5 year old boy assisted by his parents who believe Montessori principles and the movie makes us to become aware about many things about infants.

First we must accept the fact that the infant is seeing the world around him for the very first time. After living very safely for 9 months inside his mother’s uterus provided with food, shelter and care he is making himself to move out of it to under go the next plane of freedom to serve his natural laws.
So we are here to only assist him with our true love. But we are tied with the more emotional love especially regarding with the infant’s physical care but ignoring his psychic needs.
It is our ignorance that the psych of the man develops only the later ages. After seeing this sure your mind will think about the infant’s needs.

Father and mother must mentally prepare with the arrival of new born baby. It is best to prepare our relatives to see and handle the infant very carefully and it will be very nice if they all can wait for few weeks after delivery.
The infant must be helped with suitable clothing according to the climatic needs.
If we are covering the child, please allow the hands to move freely.
The language used by us can be more positive, lovable not babyish.
Use correct words, with required emotional expressions.
Stress, emotional upsets, family fights, separations of parents will create the psychic shock in the child which is going to affect the growth and development
Mothers are strictly advised not to give breast milk if they are mentally stressed.
Please try to feed the child as many years you can.
It is very important for the mother and the child to be alone and in physical contact for first 48 days. There are certain electrical impulses which flow between them and rectify any internal problems.
The infant must be handled with the strong gentle support for his spine.
The infant must be gently touched and handled with love and hugged under mother’s arms to provide the confidence and security.
Even mother’s dressing must be very airy, loose, and comfortable for feeding.
Walk safely, slowly, handle the objects gently.
Traditional jewels, kajal can be used after some months. Because they may defend child’s movements.
Please allow to sleep down on the clean floor. Mat with soft bed spread is advisable.
Better do not arrest the infant with pillows.
Allow the child’s movement in all possible ways.
Mother and father must talk in lovable language with correct words to introduce the outer environment to their child.
Child can understand the language from 1 month.
Infants can see all around them only in black and white till 3 months. After the formation of cone cells in the 4 month, he can see colors.
Try to put black and white pictures, mobiles around him later replace with colorful pictures, mobiles and toys.
Fix a large mirror with a handle bar on the wall and place the bed near the mirror so that the child can see and observe himself and the environment. Slowly when he starts standing he can hold the bar and start his next step of exploration.
With love and over care never arrest the child’s movements and language.
Try your best to mingle the child with your day to day life.
Try your best to mingle him with the nature.
When he starts sitting allow him to have his own food with his own hands. Because taking and putting the hands into the mouth is a very great expression of growth and development.
The child can sit on your laps and observe and also listen to stories with big colorful pictures.
Try to use the books, pictures which can be more meaningful and realistic.
Start exposing to all five natural elements with more care and safety from the day one after the child birth.
Can start give a spoon of good drinking water from the day one after birth.
Better start giving bath from day one and also maintain the order in movement, handling and people who are involved in that.
Even change in holding the infant will cause disturbance and we must be very careful.
When the child starts beginning to walk, allow to walk and run. Better place all the harmful objects away from them.
When the teeth sprouts, offer all the tastes to experience.
PLEASE BELIEVE THAT THE INFANT CAN DECIDE THE AMOUNT OF FOOD THEY NEED TO CONSUME. THEY HAVE THE BASIC MATHEMATICAL SENSE TO MEASURE THEIR FOOD. BETTER FEED AS THEY REQUIRE.
When the child can decide better give choice with limitation.
Basic rules of the house can be given from the day he can observe your talk.
Need not compromise with the decisions.
No rewards and punishments.
We must try our best to implement in our family with these laws of nature to assist the child.
Parents must believe that when we the Montessori teachers are able to implement many ideas and assist your children why can’t you?
Think!