Home Parenting Advice New Study Sheds Light On How Toddler’s Develop Language Skills by Erica LoopJuly 31, 2019 Search more like this language developmentspeechlanguageuniversitysocializationexperimentaljournallearnplayabilityadultassociateexposurehearing Advertisement Trending Now Entertainment & Movies Netflix Finally Releases Trailer for Netflix Addams Family Spinoff ‘Wednesday’ News News Anchor Parents ‘Report’ on Their Baby’s Day in Viral TikTok Viral & Trending Texas School District Removes Anne Frank Adaptation from Shelves Recalls 2 Million MamaRoo & RockaRoo Baby Swings Recalled after Infant Death Viral & Trending Scotland Becomes the 1st Country to Make Period Products Free Advertisement Recent research from the University of Waterloo may have found a connection between early social experiences and how toddlers learn about language. When researchers study how children develop language skills they typically look at the adult-kiddo connection. But this study, which was recently published in the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, examined how children affect the language development of other children. photo: Naomi Shi via Pexels Professor of psychology at the University of Waterloo and study co-author Katherine White said of the study, “We wanted to know if more exposure hearing other children speak would affect toddlers’ ability to process child speech.” What did the researchers find? After conducting two language experiments with 88 toddlers the study found that the more time toddlers spent around other toddlers the better able they were to associate new words with objects. White said, “Our study demonstrates that toddlers are extremely good at processing the speech of young children, and that this is true even for toddlers who do not have a lot of experience with other children. This means that they could use this kind of speech, in addition to adult speech, to learn about their native language(s).” —Erica Loop RELATED STORIES Babies Totally Know What You’re Saying, Even When You’re Not Talking Moms and Babies Brains’ Sync up When Looking at Each Other, Research Finds The More You Talk to Your Babies, the Smarter They’ll Be as Teens, New Study Finds Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on Copy (Opens in new window) Search more like this language developmentspeechlanguageuniversitysocializationexperimentaljournallearnplayabilityadultassociateexposurehearing Welcome to our Tinybeans family! Be sure to check your email for new activities, recipes and parenting hacks – and to see if you’ve won! Do you have a dog or cat? Select YES below and click submit to start receiving FREE pet ideas and inspiration, news about new pet products, exclusive offers and limited-time promotions. Yes, I have a pet! Submit GET READY FOR SUMMER! Enter to Win a $250 Gift Card! Enter your email and zip code below for a chance to win a Mastercard Gift Card. We’ll pick one winner per month through August 31, 2022 – 5 lucky winners in all! email zip_code campaign_name Enter Now! I agree to the official rules and to receive email communications from Tinybeans. By providing my email address, I agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience possible. Accepting the use of cookies enables important site functionality including personalization and analytics. Accept Decline Create an account to save this content on Tinybeans Choose how you would like to sign up. Continue with Apple Continue with Facebook Continue with Google or Continue with Email By signing up, you agree to Tinybeans Terms of Service and acknowledge you have read and agreed to our Privacy Policy. Sign in to your Tinybeans account Don’t have any account? Create an account here. Forgot your password? Reset it here. Sign In or Continue with Apple Continue with Facebook Continue with Google Personalized recommendations Tinybeans uses personal information to share useful recommendations and ideas for your family. This may include your previous activity, family profile and your hometown. Tinybeans keeps your data safe and does not sell personal information to any third party. Learn more about your privacy and location choices. Close
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