Recent Posts
- Bumpo Seat Recall
- Birth Practices Affect Breastfeeding
- Are you a breastfeeding mom who works?
- Powerhouse Nutrients for Pregnancy and Lactation
- Pool Safety Campaign
Blog Archives
Subscribe to Patty’s Blog (RSS feeds)
Free Get-Acquainted Sample Pack
Contains your choice of valuable guides, coupons, audio workshop, bonuses, and subscription to Birth & Parenting News Monthly E-Newsletter. $67–$231 value, yours free for a limited time. Click here to receive your customized Get-Acquainted Pack. There’s no obligation — just great information!
Stay Connected
Share this page
Study: Early Language Development
A study published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences questions common assumptions about language development in infants. The study authors report that it is widely accepted that infants begin to learn language by discovering features of speech including consonants, vowels, and combinations of these sounds. Learning the meaning of words (rather than just perceiving their sounds) has been said to come later, usually between 9-15 months of age. However, the study authors found that infants aged 6-9 months already know the meanings of common words for certain foods and body parts through their daily exposure to language. The study authors encourage parents to talk to their babies at this age-babies can understand many words much sooner than they can actually say them.
Our bi-weekly Birth & Parenting News blog highlights the latest news items, research results, consumer alerts, and legislative action alerts of interest to expectant and new parents and the professionals who work them. From Center for the Childbearing Year.