New year - new baby - NOT a new idea....
2009 will be a new year. You may be having a new baby.
However, the idea of prenatal learning is not new.
As far back as 500 B.C. different cultures began to believe that the fetal environment could determine behavior. Even before that, many cultures practiced gestational songs and rituals. Through time, the idea of impacting the stages of fetal development has grown in popularity.
Even Plato and Aristotle spoke of vibration and prenatal receptivity to external factors, respectively.
Through the 1800's and 1900's, the idea continued to grow and to be researched by psychologists. In the 1970's and 1980's, with advances in technology, scientists and researches were able to get a better picture of a developing baby.
From the 1990's to today, even more advances in the study of this fascinating topic have occurred.
So - 2009 is a new year - and you might be having a new baby - but this is not a new idea!
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