SERVE & RETURN!!

Have you heard of baby einstein, and the fact that what it was promoting was false???

It is so important for parents to be aware of the concept of "serve and return" when dealing with their children. To really stimulate your child's brain, you must make direct contact with them. It's not enough to be around them or to put on the tv to occupy them. Activities like reading to your baby, mommy and me classes, and even narrating what you are doing with your baby before they can respond to you exposes them to language and promotes child development. This is important for ALL parents to know as research shows that decreased exposure to CHILD-DIRECTED SPEECH leads to a language gap between that of children with INCREASED exposure to child-directed speech as young as 2 years of age! These differences can ALREADY EMERGE AT THAT YOUNG AGE. Parents, let's make each other aware of the importance of serve & return and child-directed speech.

What are your favorite activities to do with your child? What are your favorite mommy and me classes???