In this episode, Mary and Kim talk about the importance of the first 1000 days in the life of a child.  What parents and caregivers do to increase conversational turns, which in return increases language development and cognitive growth.  They discuss articles that have come out in the last several months discussing what was lost language wise over the last couple of years in our little ones, and how we can work to close those gaps before the school-age years. 

Articles referenced in Episode:

Covid-Era Babies Are ‘Talking’ Less, Signaling Future Reading Challenges (forbes.com)

COVID-era infants vocalize less and experience fewer conversational turns, says LENA research team - LENA

COVID-era babies are "talking" less, signaling future reading challenges – HotAir

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