There are a few things that you can do to maximize the results of playing classical music for your newborn.
When you exercise this type of child rearing, you want to do so in a manner that will facilitate its effects rather than minimize them or eliminate them altogether.
One of those things is to play a little of the classical music on FirstWhispers CD when your newborn is rested (not asleep), dry, and fed.
Things like a lack of sleep, a wet or soiled diaper, or hunger may distract your little one from fully absorbing all the wonderful sounds that classical music has to offer.
You can also monitor how you react to the music that you play.
Babies are well known for being some of the world's greatest imitators.
So while you may or may not be aware of it, your newborn will not only watch your behavior and mood toward the music you hear, she may even copy it.
Your newborn may learn wonderful lessons from the classical music playing in the background, but she will also learn a few other unintended lessons from your own reaction! In addition, you don't want to saturate your newborn with the music either.
Some parents get a little obsessed with pushing their children into things that they believe will give them a push or an extra advantage down the road.
They compete with the Jones's next door.
They buy their children expensive computers before the kids can even read or they enroll them in high priced preschools for a hopeful academic edge.
You don't need to carry your efforts that far because it's highly probable that those extremes do more harm than good.
Instead of perceiving the above as helpful, young children may perceive them as pressure and when they don't meet the expectations placed upon them, they get discouraged.
Keep your efforts light and fun instead to see healthy results - not pressured results.