To improve the intelligence
of children is not only done with learning. Children's intelligence can be
improved by playing activities, but not just any play but play correctly. The
program activities can be done until the child was 5 years old. And there are
several types of games that can improve children's intelligence depends on age. The baby's brain cells had
started since he was 3 months in the fetus. Brain cells still continue to form
until the age of three or five years. The number of cells that grow in the
brain as much as billions, and play activities while learning aims to connect
the brain cells.
A professor of Weil Medical
College of Cornell University called, Alvin Eden, MD said that in choosing toys
for children, the main thing that should be considered by parents is the level
of safety.
Below is an explanation as
well as the types of games that can improve the intelligence of children by age
level:
- Age 0-9 months: To
stimulate the senses of sight and hearing can be given toys that have a unique
sound and have striking colors, playing "boo, and others.
- Age 9-12 months: Games
beam can be done to stimulate creativity.
- Age 12-18 months: Start
introducing the child with color pencils, dolls, and balls.
- Age 18-24 months: Playing
puzzle or stacking memories and images to stimulate the imagination.
- Age 2-3 years: Give the
child's game of street toy train or arrange start introducing children to
musical instruments, and professions that could be the ideals of the child.