Did you know?

By Mickey Mellen | January 20, 2011

Language development begins in the womb. Infants less than an hour old can tell the difference between the language of their parents and a foreign language.
Children are born wanting to talk and communicate with the adults in their lives—that’s you!
The first year of life is critically important for language development, even though many babies do not say any words during this period.
How, and how much, you talk to your children from birth to age three has a huge influence on their language skills in school.
Babies can communicate many of their needs and wants before they start talking, and how you respond can help them learn the words and phrases they will use later.