Babies born since the pandemic began seem to be quieter than pre-pandemic babies, according to new research. But this method has been shown to help increase vocalizations in young children.
Some types of toys afford easy serve-and-volley opportunities. Take the case of an animal farm. Each time the baby picks up the cow , a parent could say “moo moo” . The baby may then continue engaging with the cow giving the parent more opportunities to volley. If your baby is ready, they may choose to return the volley by babbling or even saying “moo moo”.
But that’s not all. Responding contingently to a baby’s vocalization is key. Babies are sensitive to the effect that their behavior has on the people and environment around them. In a, researchers at the University of York and James Madison University tested an app that responded to the language-like utterances of six-month-old babies with a visual reward.
But why stop there? Interactive apps and toys may be used to support contingent responding to babies’ vocalizations. Consider a talking book that a parent could operate to produce a sound when the child coos or vocalizes a sound. An app that plays music or produces visual rewards contingent on babies’ vocalizations. A dolphin hung over a crib that does a backflip every time it detects a baby's speech.
Keren-Portnoy, T., Daffern, H., DePaolis, R. A., Cox, C., Brown, K. I., Oxley, F., & Kanaan, M. ."Did I just do that?"-Six-month-olds learn the contingency between their vocalizations and a visual reward in 5 minutes. Infancy : the official journal of the International Society on Infant Studies, 26, 1057–1075.
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