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An Infant's Mind
Baby's Brain Development
By Teri Brown
As an example, Doman says a newborn baby usually has a less than perfect light reflex. "The light reflex is seen when the baby is exposed to light and the pupil constricts in response to that light," she says. "The sooner this reflex matures and becomes consistent, the sooner that baby will develop the ability to see outline and then detail. 
weeks or months earlier than he would have done if we had relied upon accidental stimulation. This is purposeful stimulation rather than accidental stimulation."
Doman says this is one example of sensory stimulation for infants. A full sensory stimulation program at the newborn level or in the first few months of life involves very brief stimulation in all five sensory pathways (seeing, hearing, feeling, tasting and smelling). These brief stimulations help each pathway mature. As these pathways grow and become more mature, they are more useful for Baby. Mom and Dad can learn how to evaluate these pathways so they can easily determine what Baby needs next and what he or she no longer needs in each area.
"Learning is an inverse function of age," Doman says. "The younger the baby is, the faster he will learn. If the baby is provided with visual, auditory and tactile stimulation with increased frequency, intensity and duration and given enhnced mobility, language and manual competence opportunity, he will develop more rapidly in all areas. This will increase his overall understanding of the world around him and greatly increase his interaction with his family. His happiness, health and general well-being are also significantly improved by stimulation and opportunity."
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