TV may hamper baby talk

[Francis Hult]

The Globe and Mail

 

TV may hamper baby talk 

 

Study finds that parents don't talk as much to their infants when a television is turned on

 

A new study provides fresh evidence that television is bad for babies. 

 

It found that parents don't talk as much to their infants when a television is turned on - even if it is just audible in the background. And that might explain why exposure to television seems to hinder a child's ability to learn language. 

 

"Every word that is uttered to a baby is actually important," said lead researcher Dimitri Christakis of the Seattle Children's Research Institute. Language acquisition starts on the first day of a child's life. Hearing words, and interacting with caregivers, lays the foundation for language development which normally explodes around 18 to 24 months of age. 

 

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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/tv-may-hamper-baby-talk/article1169343/

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