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My 3 year old is also frequently complemented on her language skills. She talks non-stop and is well ahead of other kids we meet in her vocabulary and use of la
by jebarker 3y ago
My 3 year old is also frequently complemented on her language skills. She talks non-stop and is well ahead of other kids we meet in her vocabulary and use of language. She watches TV most days.
- llm_trw 3y agoI taught myself English at age 5 from watching American television. To this day I sound like I was born in SF despite not spending more than 6 months total there in my life. Television, and internet TV in particular, is the most amazing tool if you start using it properly. I mean ffs, I have access to lectures by world experts in every field one click away. 50 years ago you had to go on a sabbatical for a year to have a chance of doing what I for an hour before falling asleep now.
- sandspar 3y agoThe internet is a grocery store. If you let a child pick out their own food then some will choose a balanced meal. But many, perhaps most, will choose candy. When you're dealing with populations then you have to think statistically.
- llm_trw 3y agoIf you let children play outside without supervision they will decide to open a cat to see how it works before too long. You don't need to think statistically, you need to parent.
- jollyllama 3y ago>open a cat to see how it works before too long So what? To a literal reading of Tom Sawyer, dead cats are a standard American toy. Might even help cure warts. >You don't need to think statistically, you need to parent. Indeed. Parent with the assumption that your child will become a statistic.
- llm_trw 3y ago>Parent with the assumption that your child will become a statistic. With a parent like that I'm sure they will.
- jollyllama 3y ago*parent with the assumption that you child will become a statistic if you don't Thanks for the judgement though
- carlsborg 3y agoI think the "Rachel" effect on global toddler vocabulary is deeply underestimated.