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Words Help Babies Learn

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Terry Graedon

April 01, 2010

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Terry Graedon

April 01, 2010

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How soon should parents begin talking to their babies? A new study suggests that speaking to infants as young as three months old helps them conceptualize categories, even though they cannot speak themselves. The research compared the effects of abstract sounds to spoken words in terms of 46 young babies’ ability to recognize a related picture. Words were much more effective, suggesting that it is never too soon to start talking to and even reading to the baby.
[Child Development, online March 24, 2010]

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Terry Graedon

Terry Graedon, PhD, is a medical anthropologist and co-host of The People’s Pharmacy radio show, co-author of The People’s Pharmacy syndicated newspaper columns and numerous books, and co-founder of The People’s Pharmacy website. Terry taught in the Duke University School of Nursing and was an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology. She is a Fellow of the Society of Applied Anthropology. Terry is one of the country's leading authorities on the science behind folk remedies.Read Terry's full bio.

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