Here’s why you should paint your baby’s nursery BLACK until they’re three months old

BLACK is probably not the first colour that springs to mind when it comes to decorating your baby's nursery.

But parents are being encouraged to use a variety of hues to help aid their newborn's development and growth.

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Gradually introducing a variety of vibrant colours into your child's bedroom can help boost their mood, emotional well-being and productivity.

The experts at Dr Sears Wellness Institute have told how to add colour to your youngster's life.

0 - THREE MONTHS

Research has found that in the early stages of a baby's life they can only see shades of black, grey and white.

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Therefore, experts believe it's a good idea to decorate your child's nursery in monochrome colours and patterns.

This will provide the best form of visual stimulation, and will assist in brain growth and development.

THREE - SIX MONTHS

Studies have found that babies can see colours by the time they reach three months old.

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Adding bright, primary colours into their nursery at this stage is essential for stimulation.

Thankfully, if you start with a monochrome base, adding pops of colour to compliment it should be easy.

SIX - 12 MONTHS

A baby's colour vision is well developed around the six to eight month period.

It's now a good opportunity to introduce a bolder colour scheme into their bedroom.

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This needn't be an expensive task and can be easily achieved with art, toys, books or furniture.

ONE - TWO YEARS OLD

Between one and two years old many children begin to speak.

Meanwhile, at approximately 18 months they begin to differentiate between colours.

Introducing a few more colours at this age will help stimulate cognitive development.

THREE - FOUR YEARS OLD

Children should be able to name basic colours by the age of three or four.

To reinforce their recognition skills, you can add accents of colour with bean bags, lamps and rugs.

Additionally, playing recognition games such as eye-spy can help develop their language and communication skills.