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Home › Articles › Baby Bonds › An Infant's Mind

An Infant's Mind

Baby's Brain Development

By Teri Brown

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– the time of their greatest neurological capacity to absorb and store language."

Obviously, very young babies can learn. With stimulation and attention, your child may learn to do what they were born to do – communicate with their parents. And even if they don't become the next boy wonder, you may have given them a lifelong gift – a love of learning and communication.

Language Stimulation Do's and Don'ts

Janet Doman, the author of How Smart Is Your Baby? Develop and Nurture Your Newborn's Full Potential (Square One Publishing, 2006), offers these tips:

Do:

  • Always listen to Baby.
  • Look as if you are listening.
  • Be willing to wait for a response.
  • Accept the fact that Baby decides whether to respond or not; it is his choice.
  • Respond to what he says.
  • Welcome enthusiastically every effort Baby makes to talk.
  • Assign meanings to the specific sounds that Baby says repeatedly.
  • Use real words when talking to Baby.

Don't:

  • Use "baby talk" with Baby.
  • Ignore Baby.
  • Ask a question and leave no time for Baby to answer.
  • Neglect to answer him.
  • Imitate or make fun of the sounds he makes.
  • Correct his pronunciation.
  • Try to force him to answer or respond.

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