During the reading this week I was fascinated by the development of language that each child goes through to learn how to talk. I think it is also equally interesting how some people have thought that babies do not communicate until they can talk. To me that idea seems extremely hard to imagine. Babies communicate in so many ways by their different cries, coos, and even their gestures. Babies also learn quickly to read their parents and to judge what kind of mood their in and how to please their parents. The babbling stage of a baby I think is the pivotal moment for a child to learn how to talk. At this stage children are working out how sounds work and they're trying so hard to get their first words out. Everyone has seen videos on youtube or TV of babies babbling on and on non-stop because they're trying to form words. I think babies also babble so much because of positive reinforcement. Parents hear the baby start to babble and they praise the baby and clap, laugh, and smile. To the baby this is very rewarding so the child keeps doing it. After the babbling stage it's only a matter of time before the child starts to say their first words, and from there their language development takes off like a rocket.
Reference:
Berger, K. S. (2011). The Developing Person Through the Life Span. New York, NY: Worth Publishers.
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