Ok Ladies...for any of you who have been accused of being chatty...this one if for you.
In a study that compared the effect of parental chattiness on children's vocabulary this is what was found:
At age 16 months the children of "non-talkative moms" had approximately 25 words while children of "talkative moms" had approximately 50 words.
At 24 months the children of "non-talkative moms" had approximately 200 words while children of "talkative moms" had approximately 500.
So go ahead and chat it up. It is better for the kids!
Source: Laliberte, Richard, "Parents Report," Parents Magazine, Vol.72, No. (September 1997), page 50
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I'm so proud of you, Ginger! You're simply amazing for all of your outstanding accomplishments, plus your gorgeous, obvy!. I wish we lived closer, so you could check out my Wild Man, though I think he's just selective/lazy with his talking. :)
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