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Watch and learn. 👀 🧠
I’ve written often about how infants learn language not just with their ears, but with their eyes.
But I’ve rarely run across a better video example than this lovely moment shared to IG by seanandcaitlin.
Watch this back and forth closely. As mom speaks, our hero (shown here just shy of 8 weeks old) puts his newfound visual acuity to good use - studying not just the sounds she’s making, but the way mom’s mouth moves to produce them.
And watch how closely he manages to mimic her - repeating her greeting over and over again.
He’s not yet vocalizing the sound. But make no mistake: That little mouth is parroting the movement of mom’s own. He’s saying “hi.”
This video helps to illustrate the ways in which language learning is fundamentally social - happening best through engaged, face-to-face interaction with loved ones (and not through prolonged exposure to media).
Prioritize face to face time with your baby. It unlocks the whole world for them.
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