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The Mind of the Baby

Unleashing Your Child's Potential

By Marie-Helen Goyetche

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"One-fifth of children from birth to 3 grow up in poverty," says Gopnik. "We provide public support for every other kind of education and learning, but we provide zero support for the kind of learning that happens in the first 3 years of life."

Gopnik, Meltzoff and Kuhl request the government take action by developing programs to allow parents to spend more time with their babies such as flex or part-time and working from home. They also demand better subsidies for parents of children in daycare. They feel that better wages and recognition for early childhood educators also would result in fewer turnovers in the field.

While there are many factors that contribute to a baby's development, the authors remind parents that the first 3 years are important – and urge everyone to pay attention to this issue.

At Play With Your Baby
  • Interact with your baby often and in a variety of ways.
  • Show interest in the things that interest your baby.
  • Let your baby try and experiment with many things.
  • Set up different learning opportunities for your baby.
    • For example: pots and pans, a basket of clean laundry, empty boxes.
  • Establish firm limits and be consistent with behavior you find unacceptable.
  • Show your child your love and pride.

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