It
is believed that newborns see the world in black and white. In fact,
this misconception by scientists has already been refuted. Indeed, the
baby’s vision up to 3 months is still very imperfect, and he
distinguishes black and white images much better. However, he sees the
rest of the colors, although worse.
If you ever showed a
baby black-and-white pictures, you probably noticed that they literally
attract his attention. This is because it is easier for the baby to
focus on the contrast image.
All
of the above does not mean that the baby's surrounding space needs to
be limited in color, but to demonstrate contrasting black and white
pictures to him in the first 3 months of life is extremely useful. This
contributes to the development of attention, visual acuity, the ability
to focus on objects.
How to include black and white pictures in the life of a baby?
Black and white pictures can be placed in front of the baby in any place where he is awake.
On
the Internet you can find a huge number of black and white pictures for
download, at least here. But you can see ready-made card options (Ozon,
My shop, Koroboom), as a rule, they are made of thick cardboard, which
is undoubtedly a plus, because, growing up, the child begins to grab
cards with pleasure.
When to start showing?
Pictures
can be shown from birth. First, the child will like most geometric
shapes and simple patterns. Later, from about 1.5 months, it will be
interesting to watch pictures with silhouettes animals and different
items.
Starting from 1.5 months, I showed and called black and white cards with images of different objects, based on recommendations
Methods
of Doman. That is, she took a set of 10 cards and scrolled them in
front of her son, voicing the names. Then, after a certain number of
impressions, she replaced the old cards with new ones (one at a time) in
the set. I will not argue now that the baby remembered everything
(since it is hardly possible to verify this 
), but the fact that he always looked with great interest and sometimes squealed with delight at their appearance is a fact!
After
3 months, experts recommend showing already bright color pictures. They
should also be contrasting and with a minimum of detail.
