Absentmindedly talking to babies while doing housework has greater benefit than reading to them. The research describes the informal talking as more frequent, so I think this result makes a lot of sense. Babies dont understand language yet, so their brains are just subconsciously forming and strengthening connections that pick up on the statistical intricacies of whatever language theyre hearing. Thus, simply more talking in whatever form will be more beneficial to them. This shouldnt be confused with letting children simply watch TV. Other research posit that babies have a relatively difficult time learning to talk by watching and listening to TV programs. To learn to speak, babies benefit from social interaction.
Posted on: Fri, 02 Jan 2015 21:05:53 +0000