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A so-called “new” study into talking to babies? !

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NotSpaghetti Mon 15-May-23 08:24:34

This was pre-mobiles being so all-pervasive as well.

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NotSpaghetti Mon 15-May-23 08:23:57

Families I supported years ago did not all know this.
One mum of a toddler specifically told me she didn't talk to her as you "can't have a conversation" and it was "boring".

Maybe more evidence will encourage Labour to re-launch SureStart which was having an impact on these underprivileged children.

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Foxygloves Mon 15-May-23 08:22:19

Nanna8 gringrin

But yes, Sparklefizz it does need saying, you are right.
It has broken my heart on occasion to see a young mum glued to her phone while her baby in its buggy looks as if they are trying to make eye contact with their mum sad

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Germanshepherdsmum Mon 15-May-23 08:19:49

Presumably this groundbreaking research was funded somehow.
Yes, the mothers glued to their phones (such a sad but all too frequent sight) need to understand the benefits of chatting to their little ones.

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Sparklefizz Mon 15-May-23 08:18:04

Probably it does need saying, though, because nowadays young mums are often on their phones.

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nanna8 Mon 15-May-23 08:16:01

And they get paid to come up with this stuff ? We all knew that from the start and so did our parents and grandparents. Talk about sucking eggs! No doubt someone got a PhD out of it.

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Foxygloves Mon 15-May-23 08:13:46

This should come under “Parenting” but as a mother and a Gran, I do wonder why some academics make claims for stating something we have all known (and practised) since our children were babies, and our mothers and grandmothers before us probably as far back as Adam and Eve!
Talk about Department of the Bleedin’ Obvious!

TALKING to babies can help boost their brain development, according to a new study.
Researchers from the University of East Anglia (UEA) discovered that two-and-a-half-year-olds who heard more speech in everyday life had more myelin – a substance that makes brain signals more efficient – in language-related areas of their brains.
The researchers said their findings, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, demonstrate how talking to toddlers can shape their developing brain, and can have a similar effect on babies as young as six months.
On reflection though, it makes me think how some young mums, glued to their phones are both missing out on that lovely interaction with a tiny and possibly unwittingly affecting their little one’s development.
So on second thoughts, perhaps it does need saying confused

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