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It would never have occurred to me to read to my baby, to be honest. Do other parents do that?
by facepalm 12y ago
It would never have occurred to me to read to my baby, to be honest. Do other parents do that?
- danudey 12y agoWe don't read actual books to them yet, but since a constant supply of words helps their cognitive development we basically talk to our baby at every opportunity. Reading twitter, food packaging, store signs, singing songs (even if we can't remember the actual lyrics), explaining how to make a good reuben sandwich. I'm glad to see the research bears it out.
- facepalm 12y agoTalking I do as well - usually just describing what I'm doing at the moment while I carry her around. Or telling her how incredibly cute she is.
- thorin 12y agoEveryone I know (in the UK) does this from an early age. Not sure why - tradition? Like Johnny 5 in short circuit babies "need input!". Our one year old has enjoyed listening to music, watching tv (not kids TV and not too much) played with tablets, remote controls, and played with my instruments and guitar amps. Ever since she's been able to crawl she's been grabbing books from her little shelf and bringing them over for me to read for her.
- facepalm 12y agoHer bringing books sounds great.