Early Learning for Babies and Toddlers

Posted: Tue 4:34 AM, Mar 26, 2013

Updated: Tue 10:30 AM, Mar 26, 2013

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Early education and intervention specialists say just talking to your child will help stimulate their brain's ability to think and problem solve. With that, studies show they'll be less likely to develop a childhood learning disability.

"They may not pay attention or understand, but they are learning," said mom, SheRae Hunter.

That's why she and her husband, Kyle, have been reading books and stories to their now 16-month-old son, Zecharaiah, every day since he was born.

"It does help their mind develop, it does help their speech and vocabulary develop," said SheRae Hunter.

"I think that we weren't even thinking too much about the learning disabilities, we were just trying to help him develop and thought it was a good thing to do," said Kyle Hunter.

And reading to your child is one of the best things to do.

"Read to your child," said Infant and Toddler Connection local system manager, Sharlene Stowers. "Read to your baby, even when they're teeny, tiny, read to them. Point out pictures in the books."

That's exactly what the Hunter family does. They say Zecharaiah surprises them with new things he learns every day.

"Learning to go up a step or learning to open something he's never opened before," said SheRae Hunter.

The Hunters spend nearly five hours a day playing, reading and spending one-on-one time with their son. Studies show that interacting with them on their level also helps them learn.

"One of the things that we do is to try to teach parents that they can use their regular daily activities and turn them into a fun, educational, playful experience for their child without having to do anything special," said Stowers.

That can be anything from folding laundry to cooking dinner.

"Certainly you're never going to be able to do it 100%, but just to be aware," said Stowers.

Another thing the Infant and Toddler Connection of Shenandoah Valley suggests parents be aware of is when their TV is on. They say kids under two-years shouldn't watch any TV because the screen isn't healthy for brain development. They also advice parents to be cautious of learning programs that are marketed for babies.

"Things like Baby Einstein and 'Your Baby Can Read' and those products, actually they do not help language development. They actually can also decrease language development in your child because a child's brain is wired to listen to a normal, natural voice. So they perceive things differently when it's an automated, electronic voice," said Stowers.

The Federal Trade Commission filed false advertising charges against the marketers of "Your Baby Can Read." Last July, the company announced they were going out of business.

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