Rene Van de Carr Method

The Prenatal Classroom

Dr Rene Van de Carr is one of the earliest pioneers of prenatal stimulation and teaches parents how to stimulate their unborn babies through music and other exercises at his Prenatal University in Hayward, California.

In his most recent book, While you are expecting.your own prenatal classroom, he says, "There is a critical time in an infant's development beginning at about five months into pregnancy. Interaction between the baby and its environment stimulates brain growth both before and after birth."

This is the fundamental principal on which he bases his program which he developed in 1979 after his research showed how babies were benefiting from prenatal stimulation. Since his initial research, Dr Van de Carr, along with co-author Dr Marc Lehrer, has collected data on more than 3000 children born after going through the Prenatal University program. His remarkable findings show the following points in children who were stimulated before birth;

Time frame - The critical time window begins at five months into pregnancy and continues until the age of two.     Orientation - Babies who received pre-natal stimulation were better able to deal with the world outside of the womb.     Movements - Babies are often more in control of their movements after birth.     Emotions - Babies appear more calm, alert, and happy.

Dr Van de Carr says, "The Prenatal Classroom program shows you a practical, everyday way of teaching your baby before he or she is born." So how can you use this program to help your baby? The following will help you decide whether this program is best for you and your baby.