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Given the environments that a child born today will likely face in the future, what do you think is the right balance to strike in early childhood?
by nugget 10y ago
Given the environments that a child born today will likely face in the future, what do you think is the right balance to strike in early childhood?
- tlarkworthy 10y agopediatricians say for young children (under 2), background noise is discouraged as it interferes negatively with language development. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/128/5/1040 http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/128/5/1040.
- sliverstorm 10y agoI think being vulnerable to overbearing stimulus is probably less evil than requiring ongoing level of stimulus to function. Your kids might struggle with pulling them away from stimulus they are not used to, but they will figure it out as they grow up and hopefully keep the ability to go without constant stimulus. Personally, my plan is to minimize background stimulus so as not to stunt the ability to focus, and to ensure there are balanced periods of both stimulus and no stimulus. You might say that stimulus will be harder and harder to escape in the future, but I like to think if you choose, you will still be able to keep much of your life free of it.