Ways to Build Your Baby's Attention

Your baby will be interested in things that are different, therefore when stimulating learning and attention you should create an environment with many differences. Some examples of differences are: sounds that can be high or low and items of contrasting colors or size such as things that are very big or very little.  Provide your baby with new and different things to look at, feel, taste, and listen to.  Provide things to engage with that you know that your baby is interested in, such as certain songs or objects you have observed that he enjoys or is curious about. Other ways of stimulating your baby's interest are using his favorite toys or including his name in play such as when reading a story or telling a nursery rhyme.  You can help train your baby to stay alert and shift attention by your interactions with him through your facial expressions, voice tone, and games that facilitate visual tracking.