Talking to children

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I found \link{http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4872102.stm\this} report interesting.

Yesterday, when I was driving home with my 2 year old DTS after picking them up from nursery, I asked them about their day, they babbled, I told them about my day, they babbled, I then started to sing nursery rhymes and they joined in with their babble and finally we counted to 10 several times. Similarly, when we arrived home, I just talked about whatever was in my head, they ran around babbling doing their own thing and so it went on. I don't really see what else I can do. When I'm not working, I read to them a lot, play with them, take them for walks and discuss the surroundings,they even join in when I am exercising to a DVD and I explain to them what I am doing.

So, is this article a true reflection of modern parenting?

Hello, charliemouse2!

I'd forgotten I'd got this name until I just saw yours - I don't normally use it though so no confusion

tarantula

I am not a very talkative person either and I do sometimes wonder if that'll have a negative effect on ds . But he is very smiley and sociable atm (although he can't talk yet!) and enjoys facing forwards in his pushchair so he can see what's going on.

If your baby is rear-facing, don't you spend more time looking where you're going than making eye contact anyway?

hello charliemouse! :)

i too was wondering if i'd ever come across the "original mouse"!

I talk all the time to ds and always have....he's now in the 'what's that?' phase which will doubtless be followed by the 'why' phase...