Parenting for the future
Parenting for the Future (the focus of this blog) is no easy thing. It’s a challenge, a personal transformation and ultimately a lifestyle. It requires the ability to remain positive in the face of a torrent of overwhelming information, and to go on, making small steps in the right direction. For your baby, for yourself, for the planet. Read more…
Dr Dimitri Christakis has just released a study that shows TV watching inhibits the acquisition of language in infants. It ties in well to the guideline from the American Academy of Pediatricsthat kids under 2 shouldn’t watch television.
The finding that struck me was that for every hour the TV was on, the child heard 700 fewer words from an adult. Read more…
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