FROM THE LAB TO THE LIVING ROOM
Parents
Imitation in children: Who gets copied?
Our children grow up in environments saturated with tools and objects that they will eventually need to learn how to use. Past studies have shown that, when learning a new skill, young children often copy ...
What patterns foster language in babies?
Your baby hears millions of speech sounds over the first year of life. Every time you say something, sounds and syllables make their way from your mouth to your baby’s ears, and your baby has ...
Your message matters!
When adults speak to babies, they change how they speak without even thinking about it. They speak higher, more slowly, and exaggerate the prosody (rise and fall of the voice). Research shows that speaking this ...
Babies are discriminating learners!
Babies love to imitate those around them. They actively observe their environment and imitate much behaviour including others’ facial expressions right down to their mannerisms. It’s how they learn. However, it may not always be ...
Use your words, babies!
In infancy and toddlerhood, girls tend to have better language and social skills than boys. On average, toddler girls are advanced in the size of their vocabularies and the length of the sentences they can ...
This is my baby’s temperament!
Maybe you have one child who is calm and easygoing and another child who is energetic or sensitive. Did you ever wonder why they behave differently, even though you raised them in the same ...
TOYS AND TV: COMPETING FOR BABIES’ ATTENTION
Infants and toddlers are a growing audience for TV programs and videos that are produced especially for them. Infants as young as 3-months watch these media and become regular viewers over their first year. ...
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