Boost child's brain development with life-like quantum cards

Tejal Bajla flashes a set of quantum cards before her sonIn a video uploaded on YouTube 34yearold Tejal Bajla asks her son Armaan to spot the flag of Australia Skipping past a variety of large colourful flash cards strewn on the floor in their Prabhadevi home the fouryearold picks the blueredwhite flag with the sevenpointed star This is a nobrainer for the kid who started learning to associate countries with their corresponding flags when he was all of eight months His mother would sit at an armrsquos length from him and flash the cards before him pronouncing each name loud and clearThe large 11x11 inch cards are known as quantum cards ldquoAt the age of two he was able to identify the flags and world leaders The cards have been a great bonding exercise toordquo says the lsquomumpreneurrsquo who has launched 55 sets under Brainsmith a venture that she cofounded with engineer Akshay Jalan this SeptemberThe back storyA fouryearlong research to find engaging material to stimulate her childrsquos mind along with courses such as lsquoHow To Multiply Your Babyrsquos Intelligencersquo at Glenn Domanrsquos Institute in Philadelphia led Bajla to launch Brainsmith ldquoContrary to popular belief babies are capable of absorbing complex information as long as it is provided in a factual and joyous manner The first six years of a childrsquos life are the most important As an early brain development tool quantum cards are aimed at stimulating the visual and auditory pathway to the brain Using them frequently helps build your kidrsquos photographic memoryrdquo says Bajla an exbanking professional who also comes armed with an MBA degree A 10card set on mammals includes koala beaver walrus giant panda and blue whale PicSuresh KarkeraQuantum quotientSuitable for kids from the age of one to 10 the sets feature a range of topics mdash from mammals and endangered species to construction vehicles art and culture world religions geography personalities fruits and vegetables butterflies and world monuments The team has also designed Indiaspecific cards including states monuments presidents prime ministers and musical instrumentsldquoWe have categorised the topics agewise For instance fruits and vegetables work well for infants since they are visually more appealing while older kids can learn about more complex topics like Impressionist paintings and inventorsrdquo informs Bajla who roped in professional artists from Sir JJ School of Art to hand paint lifelike images which were later digitally enhancedTrivia talkThe back of each card is printed with interesting facts about the image collated by a threemember content team roped in by the founders For instance did you know that koalas are the only animals besides primates to have fingerprints or that a blue whalersquos tongue alone weighs as much as an elephant ldquoThis not only gets the child accustomed to the word but also the details around it It helps them hold interesting conversations We have also provided a phonetic breakup for words in sets with complex pronunciations like the dinosaursrdquo informs JalanApart from metros the team has also sold the product in smaller towns like Ropar in Punjab and Siliguri in West Bengal ldquoIt can also work as learning aid for teachers and library resource material We plan to create them in multiple languages mdash both vernacular and foreignrdquo he sums upCost 699 plus taxes per set Log on to wwwbrainsmithin