Those 'educational' videos aren't helping your child speak


No matter how many educational videos they watch, research shows that children only truly develop their language skills when interacting with other people. — Positive Parenting

In the clinic, I often meet caring parents who proudly say: “Doctor, I let my child watch educational videos so that he can learn new words.”

Each time, I find myself gently explaining the same thing: Children don’t learn to talk from screens; they learn to talk from people.

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