Study shows that talking to toddlers helps boost brain development
A new study has shown that talking to toddlers can help shape their brain development. Research from the University of East Anglia published in the Journal of Neuroscience found that toddlers develop much faster if they are spoken to from a young age after thousands of hours of data were recorded. Researchers used thousands of […]
2 years ago
“Is she your girlfriend?” Why joking about romance can be damaging to your kid
“Pushing heterosexual norms can be harmful” The language we use around children is something we need to be extremely conscious of. Everyone is trying their best to be progressive and open-minded, but sometimes parents slip up and use dated sayings like “is she your girlfriend?” when joking with their boys. An expert has recently warned […]
5 years ago
6 common phrases experts say are “Psychologically Damaging” to our kids
It’s time to watch your language! The language we use around our kids is something we’re all wary of. We make sure not to curse and instead say ‘sugar’ even when we’ve burned the dinner, stubbed our toe, and forgotten to cancel the newspaper subscription we never have time to read. We taught them how […]
5 years ago
New study: Exposing kids to two languages (or more) from birth will ‘super-charge’ their brains
If you are debating whether or not you should expose your baby to two languages, we bet this will prompt you to dust off those old Irish/French/Spanish skills (no matter how basic) straight away. Because a new study has shown that babies raised in bilingual environments develop core cognitive skills like decision-making and problem-solving — […]
6 years ago
Scottish council announces the launch of several ‘Gaelic only’ speaking schools
The schools will be similar to Irish speaking schools. Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, the council for the Western Isles in Scotland have recently announced that several of its school will now be taught exclusively through Gaelic. The schools which will be modelled on Irish speaking schools in Ireland and Welsh speaking schools in Wales will exclusively […]
6 years ago
Study finds that children learn most of their vocabulary from their father
Do you agree? A new study has found that babies get most of their vocabulary skills from their father. The research, which was conducted at Evanston Northwestern University and Evanston Northwestern Healthcare showed that different language skills are picked up from the male and female sexes. It was first thought that children learn most words from […]
7 years ago