| |   BabyPlus Prenatal Education System Listening and learning—in the womb! Scientifically
designed audio lessons derived from the familiar “language” of the maternal heartbeat.
Listening and learning—in the womb! Scientifically
designed audio lessons derived from the familiar “language” of the maternal heartbeat.
What is BabyPlus?
BabyPlus is a series of 16 scientifically designed rhythmic sounds that resemble a mother's heartbeat. The rhythm of the sounds increases incrementally and sequentially as the pregnancy progresses. The BabyPlus sound pattern introduces your child to a sequential learning process, built upon the natural rhythms of their own environment.
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Listening and learning—in the womb! Scientifically designed audio lessons derived from the familiar “language” of the maternal heartbeat.
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A Prenatal Opportunity
This "auditory exercise" strengthens learning capabilities during the developmental time period when the advantages will be most significant for a child. BabyPlus is the first educational tool designed for prenatal use that has been proven effective. BabyPlus children have an intellectual, developmental, creative, and emotional advantage from the time they are born.
Your baby can very clearly hear these rhythmic sounds. She/he learns to discriminate between the sound coming from the mother and those from BabyPlus. In other words, the learning process has begun. Your baby's brain begins to accelerate the rate at which it compares and contrasts sounds. This process builds your baby's memory for greater capacity and function throughout life.
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The BabyPlus Millennium Edition is at the forefront of this 21st century learning revolution.
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Other prenatal enrichment approaches that use music, reading or singing have been tried, however:
the fluid surrounding the baby muffles all but the simplest of sounds.
music is too random and complex.
the spoken word is too hard to understand.
Babies and children enriched with BabyPlus:
are more relaxed at birth, with eyes and hands open,
crying little
nurse better
sleep better
reach their milestones earlier
have longer attention spans
enjoy improved school readiness
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For well over a decade, thousands of parents worldwide,
have given their children the BabyPlus advantage.
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Among doctors, scientists, and teachers, there is tremendous interest in the impact of prenatal enrichment. BabyPlus is the irrefutable leader in this field. BabyPlus is based on sound scientific theory, is supported by research, and its value is proven by follow up studies.
BabyPlus is not a toy - it is a profound educational tool, and the first step in your child's lifelong cognitive development.
BabyPlus was developed by Dr. Brent Logan, a developmental psychologist. Dr. Logan’s 20 years of research have demonstrated that prenatal stimulation using heartbeat-like sounds of increasing complexity is the most effective means of communicating with your developing child.
Why Should a Mother Use BabyPlus?
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"Never mind the musical mobile, baby rattle and the lullaby toys,
the ultimate in early learning has arrived."
Daily Express, London
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Using BabyPlus® during pregnancy provides a wonderful bonding opportunity for mother and baby.
Babies are born more relaxed with their eyes and hands open, and crying little.
Babies nurse better
Babies sleep better.
Babies and children have longer attention spans and reach developmental milestones more quickly.
Babies have advanced language, musical, and creative abilities.
Babies and children have enhanced curiosity and the ability to gather and process information very quickly.
Babies and children have a better ability to self-soothe.
Children demonstrate expanded cognitive abilities - testing has shown higher than average IQs.
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"An idea of pure genius, one which the world will accept because it offers the most profound gifts for developing minds."
Mikhail Lazarev, M.D., Ph.D., Chief, Children's Health Laboratory, Center for Rehabilitative Medicine, Russian Ministry of Health, Professor, International Academy of Sciences and Art, Moscow
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Do babies like BabyPlus?
Developing babies seem to like it very much. They frequently respond with soft, repeated movements accompanying the rhythmic sound patterns. Mothers report this to be comforting, and have confirmed that their babies anticipate, recognize, and seem to enjoy this activity. Virtually every mother who has ever used the BabyPlus system reports that it has been a tremendous bonding opportunity.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why should we use BabyPlus?
Is it safe?
Is there any chance of overstimulation?
How do the BabyPlus sounds educate my baby?
Does the mother's heartbeat conflict with the BabyPlus sound?
Why heartbeats?
Can BabyPlus aid bonding?
Can I use BabyPlus more than twice a day?
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1. Why should we use BabyPlus?
The real question is, "why wouldn't you use BabyPlus?" It is safe, it is scientifically sound, and the benefits are remarkable. In order to give your child every advantage, you take care of your health while your pregnant - eating right, taking prenatal vitamins, avoiding alcohol, etc. Why not start educating your child as early as possible?
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2. Is it safe?
Yes it is. There is no question that this is an entirely new field of education, but on the other hand prenatal stimulation has been around for thousands of years. BabyPlus simply represents the evolution of prenatal stimulation to a technique that has incredible benefits for the child. We believe that, someday, the use of BabyPlus will be as much a part of being pregnant as is taking prenatal vitamins.
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3. Is there any chance of overstimulation?
No! The entire system is designed to present the sounds of BabyPlus to the fetus at a level below that of the normal sounds of the maternal heart beat.
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4. How do the BabyPlus sounds educate my baby?
The unborn child receives very little stimulation in the uterus. The only sound that it can clearly discern is the maternal heart beat. By providing the infant with sounds which closely mimic the maternal heart beat but which vary in ever increasing ways, the child learns one of the most basic learning skills of all - discrimination - before she/he is born
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5. Does the mother's heartbeat conflict with the BabyPlus sound?
Obviously both sounds are occurring at the same time, but it is the same as if you listen to two different rhythms being played at the same time two sets of drums - you can listen selectively to one or the other and clearly hear the difference.
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6. Why heartbeats?
Whether the maternal heart speeds or slows due to exercise, emotion, stress, or sleep, changes in its rate are randomized, hence not curricular in structure (progressively and consistently more complex), therefore no different from any other sonic stimuli in the mother's environment--all reaching the unborn child but nonsensical, merely meaningless white noise with no opportunity to imprint; both extreme simplicity and repetition are required for this very special kind of learning, a critical phase which ends with birth.
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7. Can BabyPlus aid bonding?
There are two primary ways in which bonding between a pregnant mother and her unborn child are enhanced by using BabyPlus. First, the physical act of stimulation occurring twice or more daily (particularly if provided at the same times of day) becomes a regularized process which by its very mechanics focuses upon the fetus, drawing attention to any potential response; this is the psychodynamic effect.
More importantly, as the mother witnesses fetal movements in response to the BabyPlus rhythms--often synchronized with them and of considerable duration--a dialogue is established: Her infant has reacted to cues she initiated.., our earliest connection with another individual, just like a game; in this sense, the baby becomes personalized without having to exit the womb--it relates directly to the mother's behavior. As she realizes this growing attachment, every motor reaction by the fetus to the mother's use of BabyPlus in turn elicits her hormonal/biochemical responses which cross the placental barrier, further evoking in the child reinforcement of its playful activity.
Naturally, while such bonding is most intense between mother and her unborn child, father, any siblings, and extended family can as well share in this interpersonal exchange--not only do they observe maternal happiness at its effect, they can place their hands or face against the mother's abdomen and feel what is going on... the beginning of human communication in the family classroom.
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8. Can I use BabyPlus more than twice a day?
It is not beneficial to increase the amount of your baby's daily listening time. If a child hears the lessons too frequently, they become habituated to the rhythms of BabyPlus and the distinction is not as readily made.
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The BabyPlus® system is very easy to use. The mother wears around her abdomen our easy-to-play microchip unit that includes an enclosed audio speaker. She wears/plays it for an hour in the morning and an hour in the evening. She may continue normal activity while wearing the BabyPlus system.
The BabyPlus Prenatal Enrichment System is comprised of 16 audio program "lessons". Each audio lesson is played for an hour twice a day for seven consecutive days. Subsequent lessons are played the next week, and so on for the rest of the pregnancy until the curriculum is completed. While each audio lesson is intended to be played for a specific number of days, the duration of play of each lesson may be adjusted to match the remaining term of pregnancy.
Your child will receive optimal enrichment if BabyPlus is started any time during mid-pregnancy.
Ideally, the BabyPlus lessons would be started between the 18th and 32nd weeks of pregnancy (fourth and eighth months). Starting the lessons later in pregnancy is fine, but the number of days of each lesson will need to be reduced proportionately.
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JUST PUBLISHED!
Learning Before Birth: Every Child Deserves Giftedness
by Brent Logan, Inventor of BabyPlus
ebook, paperback, and hardcover available from www.1stbooks.com
All major bookstores
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"Our work at the Educational Development Foundation has been focused on increasing the speed of learning and we have determined, without a doubt, that Dr. Logan's BabyPlus is the earliest method to accomplish this goal. As we observe the BabyPlus prebirth learners at Gahanna Children's College, our early childhood research center, we see them learn new skill in the areas of cognition, communication, socialization, fine motor and gross motor skills much faster than any of the traditional birth learners. BabyPlus babies are "Born to Learn".
Robert Bennett, Ph.D., President, Educational Development Foundation, Columbus, Ohio.
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Prenatal enrichment has been practiced for thousands of years, dating back to the ancient Chinese. However, the effectiveness of enrichment has been limited by the simple fact that the fetus is surrounded by a fluid environment that muffles and distorts all sound reaching it.
Armed with this knowledge and awareness of the fetus' continuous exposure to the maternal heartbeat, Dr. Brent Logan, a developmental psychologist, began working on a technique that would provide optimal enrichment of the fetal environment. BabyPlus is the result of his 20 years of research and effort.
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