How Babies Develop Language: Hearing and Moving Mouths Matters Your baby’s first word is a significant milestone. The day they utter “ma-ma’” “da-da”, or another important recognizable word, you begin to see the signs that your little one is now using spoken language to communicate, opening up a world of possibilities. This process of developing […]
Speech and language Read aloud, guided reading, story telling, drawing attention to punctuation marks, capitalization, introducing letter-sounds relationships, drawing attention to commonly used words when they appear in print. Behavior control and emotional regulation Frequent discussion of household rules and the rationale for them, asking the child to reflect on scenarios in which there is an opportunity […]
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It is known as motherese, baby talk, or Infant Directed Speech (IDS). It contains simple, short utterances Uses high-pitch voice Has exaggerated intonations to convey affect Highlights syntax and lexical units Similar to pet directed speech (PDS) Helps soothe and comfort babies Can produce a visible effect on physiological growth of a 3-4 month old […]
From birth to 5 the brain of a child undergoes unprecedented structural and functional changes, the development of brain structures and interconnections between various parts of the brain that occurs during this period cannot be compared to any other life stage. At birth, the average baby’s brain is about a quarter of the size of […]
Birth to 6 months. Preventing Falls Do not leave your baby alone on elevated surfaces – e.g., tables, beds, sofas or chairs. Place your baby in a safe place when you cannot hold him/her, for example, in a bassinet, cot, playpen, on the floor, etc. Babies usually start crawling at six months. Always use safety […]
From Birth to Toddlerhood Infants grow and develop more rapidly than at any other time of life. This means that they have particularly high nutritional needs. Appropriate infant feeding practices and food choices are needed to support normal growth and optimal nutrition. Unsound infant feeding practices can result in nutrition and growth problems that may […]
Babies are not born with all the visual abilities they will need in life. This is largely due to immaturity of visual centers of the brain, which continue to develop in the postnatal period as the child receives exposure to various visual stimuli. Pursuant to report on normative vision published by American Optometric Association and […]
National Reading Report Panel provided comprehensive discussion of research evidence in 5 areas of reading instruction: Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Fluency, Vocabulary, and Text Comprehension. Phonemic awareness refers to noticing, identifying and working with the individual sounds in spoken words. Before children learn to read, they must understand that words are made up of speech sounds, […]
Before we delve into a discussion of sleep training methods with their “pros” and “cons”, here is a helpful reminder about ABCs of sleep. The safest sleep for infants is Alone, on their Back, and in the Crib. This is a standard recommendation given to parents of a newborn child across the United States, the […]