Tag: language development
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Nursery Rhymes and their Meaning
These seemingly childish rhymes have their roots based in historic fact. Many people have researched the origin of traditional nursery rhymes which have been part of children’s lives for hundreds of years and these familiar rhymes have existed for centuries. Nursery rhymes began to be printed in England as early as 1570. The verses…
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How Babies Learn to Listen
The mother’s voice is vital food for the unborn child’s psychological and physiological development. According to Alfred Tomatis, a French physician, psychologist and educator, the mother’s voice perceived mainly through bone conduction is rich in harmonics providing a major amount of stimulation necessary for the growth of the nervous system. The mother’s voice envelops the…