Environmental sounds are often the first shared reference points between a child and the world around them. A plane passes overhead and a toddler looks up. A garbage truck brakes and they freeze, listening. These … Read More
We teach young children how to recognize colors and shapes. We teach them to name emotions. These are foundational skills for everything from math to art to language developing. Teaching them to name sounds may … Read More
Like many parents, I kept track of my son’s earliest words for his scrapbook. But after reading How Babies Talk: The Magic and Mystery of Language in the First Three Years of Life, I became fascinated … Read More