Improving early child development with words: Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald at TEDxAtlanta

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  • Опубликовано: 21 ноя 2024

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  • @ElisabethWykert
    @ElisabethWykert 2 года назад +756

    As someone who talks A LOT and had a lot of great interaction with her child, my child still had a speech delay. Just a reminder for parents, every child is different. Stop putting your child’s successes and failures as a direct compliment or insult to your well-being. If you’re a good parent, you’re always striving to learn more, you’re watching videos like this, you’re finding ways to be a better influence in a child’s life, but every human life is different.

    • @vandana910
      @vandana910 2 года назад +8

      Completely agree.

    • @avapilsen
      @avapilsen 2 года назад +12

      Absolutely. If a child is ill or has a delay or anything like that, then that it's okay, but the idea is to aim for improvement. :)

    • @tarifefalas
      @tarifefalas 2 года назад +2

      Thank youuuuuu

    • @kathlegothangwana6577
      @kathlegothangwana6577 2 года назад +4

      Well said, good reminder that each child is different.

    • @kartikjain5183
      @kartikjain5183 Год назад +2

      Thanks alot ma'am

  • @MarkJones-yu1rs
    @MarkJones-yu1rs 2 месяца назад +860

    Honestly, this book ‘Raising Warriors: Preparing Your Children For a Godly Life’ gave me the encouragement I needed to stay strong in raising my kids with Christian values, it’s comforting to know Im not alone on this journey

  • @pianoman2276
    @pianoman2276 7 лет назад +571

    I'm autistic and have reading difficulties but that didn't stop me from becoming a successful college student. I'm a good auditory learner.

    • @sonofgodrosalineb435
      @sonofgodrosalineb435 4 года назад +4

      My son learn from videos bc he is say to be austitic as well. But he sings song but still DNT like talking

    • @LAGallerina
      @LAGallerina 4 года назад +3

      @@sonofgodrosalineb435 He's memorizing words from the music but not able to mix them up and create new sentences. Language is not just knowing words but knowing how to put them together. Those are things we learn from other people not from videos.

    • @ravireddyism
      @ravireddyism 4 года назад +2

      Piano Man2 my son is Autistic aged 10. He is language deficient apart from other tantrums like self talking and silly laughing but he is high functioning with good health . Kindly advise me whether my son still has the potential to develop considering his age (10) what measures we have to take , respect to his diet , therapies, exercises, etc to improve his ability in his life to excel in all aspects. God has been kind enough to let me interact with people like you . Thank you.

    • @omarley6584
      @omarley6584 4 года назад +1

      @@sonofgodrosalineb435 I have nearly the same with my nephew. But why does this happen? He is able to sing and follow TV music but won't speak to anyone.

    • @omarley6584
      @omarley6584 4 года назад

      Now I get it 👏

  • @Thatmormonchica
    @Thatmormonchica Год назад +31

    My husband did not go to college yet sounds very educated and has a wider vocabulary than me (who went to university) my parents did not go to college. His parents went to university. He says his father (he graduated from an IV league school) would always read books to him and so he found a love for reading (mostly fantasy) I don’t have memories of my parents reading to me. I remember watching a lot of TV while my husband did not have cable. Long story short read to your baby/child!

  • @storytimebookbytes8873
    @storytimebookbytes8873 6 лет назад +205

    Interact with your child. Talk with your child. Engage with them in play and reading and exploring!

  • @reedafatmah4555
    @reedafatmah4555 2 месяца назад +1

    I am always the most talkative person in my family.
    My in laws would make fun of that sometimes. One important aspect is parenting also. I went through post partum stress after 2nd baby which went un-diagnosed . The environment was equally traumatic for me due to the in laws pushing me alot. I suffered alot and would go numb and silent for hours. My 2 year old regressed in that one year .he is now ASD Level 3 , non verbal and high needs. I am trying to get over that grief and to help him grow as an independent child. It's a tough journey but I am happy to have the support now.

  • @whisperingwhiskerss4877
    @whisperingwhiskerss4877 5 лет назад +351

    I was a very interactive parent to my son he is in the 3rd grade and reads at a grade 6 level. I read to him as an infant I was very much concentrated on my son and I believe that helped with his success 🥰🖤

    • @FruitCakeReaper
      @FruitCakeReaper 5 лет назад +21

      Success? lol maybe at 6th grade he'll also read at grade 6 level? This search for academic success of children from before they are born is so pathetic.

    • @peekstar
      @peekstar 4 года назад +16

      A bit premature to call it success. Good job for sure, but you have many more years to go

    • @MrSuperbluesky
      @MrSuperbluesky 4 года назад +24

      All that reading talk and dialogue you did paid off and will continue to pay off congrats !

    • @mdidavi
      @mdidavi 4 года назад +10

      @@FruitCakeReaper As long as it is partnered with supportive parenting, its fine to encourage academic success.

    • @mdidavi
      @mdidavi 4 года назад +14

      @@peekstar When do we determine a person is successful? True that supporting one's self in adulthood is one practical measure, but I'd say a child who loves to read has already reached a point of success as long as he or she is happy and able to relate well to others.

  • @sarahsimms8229
    @sarahsimms8229 4 года назад +33

    As a speech-language pathologist who works with children in a high poverty school, AMEN!!!

  • @crystalhalvorson1378
    @crystalhalvorson1378 2 года назад +7

    I am a single mother of a 3year old. I am a full-time student studying for my bachelor's degree in psychology. I do not work and live off of student loans at the time. I am what Americans would consider a person living in poverty. I would love to see the study data that says that families in poverty speak fewer words to their children than professional families. I agree on the power of vocabulary, and conversation, and I believe that dialogue with children is essential to development. I talk to my son about everything happening, what we see, and what we are doing, and we learn new things together. My son and I are both very intelligent. I grew up in extreme poverty. My son at 3 is highly advanced in language. He knows how to count, and the alphabet, he knows all sight words, some Spanish words, the planets, dinosaurs, cars, and construction vehicles, his vocabulary is immaculate. This will strengthen his development and aid him in the rest of his life, tell me though what does poverty really have to do with it?

    • @EloraWood
      @EloraWood 2 года назад +4

      I think that is why she said at the beginning that it was not about how much money one has / how many toys one can afford etc…
      As a college student you would (for this study) not fall under the poverty umbrella. You obviously had an education and continue to seek one.
      She, I believe, talks about the kind of extreme poverty where life goes down to basic survival- where parents are so consumed by worrying about how to pay the bills and put food on he table and, unlike you, don’t have the tools to change their fate in the future. Yours is a temporary one - your child will be considered the child of an academic, but there are people whose poverty is most likely permanent, who cannot teach their kids or give something they didn’t receive themselves. I believe she is talking about them in her poverty category.

    • @crystalhalvorson1378
      @crystalhalvorson1378 2 года назад +1

      @@EloraWood Thank you for your response, I believe you are right. I had not thought of it on that level. It is sad that there is such a thing as permanent poverty. Now I see though how such a thing can and does exist.

    • @Aurelie-bu7yf
      @Aurelie-bu7yf Год назад

      Well done! I am a single mum too and sadly couldnt concentrate on " just" my daughter so had to put her in nursery to work. I had barely enough money to buy food but we always had vegetables and spoke/ read together. It is hard to look after a child properly with no support and until society recognises that parenting is a full time job it will stay very hard. My daughter could speak at an early age and being " poor" has nothing to do with money....Her dad comes from a rich background but would happily sit her in front of the TV and feed her junk....These behaviours have nothing to do with money, keep up the good work!!

  • @vramkrishna5598
    @vramkrishna5598 Год назад +5

    It's not language/more words. Kind interaction with a child empowers it.

  • @user-gk3lu1gg9t
    @user-gk3lu1gg9t 5 лет назад +8

    My 18 month old doesn't like to sit while I read. She turns pages and looks at the pictures so I've began to ask her what she sees on the pages and ask her to find certain things. If she can't find them, I'll show her and she'll know what it is the next time we go through it. I'm hoping by the time she's 2, she will let me read to her while also looking at the pictures. Awesome talk.

    • @FreedomofSpeech865
      @FreedomofSpeech865 3 года назад +4

      That is how it is at that age. My kids rarely let me read to them ever but they loved hearing my childhood fables from my native country and I talked to them plant as kids. Both graduated from prestigious universities with highest honors.

  • @josephsapien4137
    @josephsapien4137 3 года назад +57

    I would like to state that it's amazing to have good people to take a stand and teach our Mothers & Father's how to be parents to our children, I'm sure that you guys are very much appreciated in the eyes of many

  • @alhajijawara340
    @alhajijawara340 9 месяцев назад

    Thanks for your contribution as a professional social worker in children development growth. Language is our priority in communication.

  • @affiliatemarketing11
    @affiliatemarketing11 2 года назад +3

    I bought the book and have been using it with my three-year-old. It's a great, basic guidebook that you can follow step by step. The money was well spent.

  • @doula2010
    @doula2010 6 лет назад +121

    One thing she did not discuss was how important other members of the family were to the developing baby. I lived with my daughter and her husband when both of her daughters were born (at home with a midwife by choice). We all talked and played with both girls from the moment they were born> Other family members were often present and talked and played with them also. I did housework and diapers so my daughter had more time with them to read and garden with or take walks. The important thing at an early age is not how many thousands of words you speak to them, but the interaction, eye contact, touch, and response to their needs, which includes talking outloud to them. My daughter gave away their TV and x-box so that they would not be tempted to just sit around not interacting with their children and vice-versa. They do not watch videos on the computer...they read to them. None of this has anything to do with money or education level.

    • @wahooooh
      @wahooooh 6 лет назад +1

      doula2010 Yea I noticed that too. I think every family member is important especially dad (or the partner)! Mom and baby have a special bond, but any caregiver can help support language development

    • @wahooooh
      @wahooooh 6 лет назад +9

      And the more (healthy) family members the better!
      I actually just learned the other day that when parents move back with their families (grandparents, aunts/uncles, etc) with their troubled kid, behavioral problems go down. I think family's really important not just for language development, but for everything really!

    • @vandana910
      @vandana910 2 года назад +3

      My FIL is a great blessing to my now 22 months twins that way. My son has been listening to his stories since he was three months! My daughter loves to sit with him and talk.
      In addition, our neighbours spend time regularly just interacting with them.
      Extended family is a great blessing for children's development.

    • @Derlet30
      @Derlet30 Год назад

      Agree. It's the activities and the quality of the interactions that matter.

    • @aung9211
      @aung9211 Год назад

      Yes it is. But parental education is matters for living standard and knowledge about child care, nutrition, and hygiene which all leads child development. When we talk about this we should not focus on individual experience as this only tells us on average or general.

  • @mamameahsoriano6919
    @mamameahsoriano6919 11 месяцев назад

    My senior kindergarten is a great reader, she is reading chapter books at age 5 by now. I taught her to read when she is only 3 years old. Yes it makes a big difference when u start talking to your child when they are newborn.. Goodluck to all parents

  • @stratusandco
    @stratusandco Год назад +25

    It's this disappointing that this video was posted 8 years ago and only has 1.2m views, its should have 3 billion views by now, this shouldn't actually be a RUclips video but content taught to each and every health institution and educational facility

  • @pixie7349
    @pixie7349 5 лет назад +103

    My father worked three jobs and my mother worked two and was severely and debilitatingly mentally ill. She’s been hospitalized ALOT. I was put in LD classes as a child. It all worked out I am now a nurse and although I can say I love to read and I don’t disagree that words are important and talking to your babies is important BUT SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS EFFECTS DEVELOPMENT. Because you can be the most loving parent in the world but if you don’t have time to spend with your baby except about once or twice at night or you are so mentally ill (untreated due to cost) and you are just trying to make ends meet or keep yourself well then that effects development. POVERTY AND INCOME EFFECT DEVELOPMENT. Why does it seem like she is saying that it’s just people aren’t interacting with their kids? Sometimes people don’t have the opportunity to do as much and Georgia is one of the poorest states with high levels of poverty. Maybe if they focus on that and establishing some relief these parent’s would be able to spend more time interacting with their babies.

    • @22Harponyo
      @22Harponyo Год назад +7

      I could have written this myself... It was a trauma in life that I had to work through and I'm at peace now

    • @joru4035
      @joru4035 Год назад +4

      I completly agree with you, I dont think that the way she explains it is the good way because that argument can make people think that because they are profesionals and with a good job their kids wont have language problems when the real reason is that even if they have education but if they dont speak to them they will not develop their language properly.

    • @Derlet30
      @Derlet30 Год назад +3

      Great points! Mental health and time availability due to economic strife, matters also. Great post!

    • @ishathakor
      @ishathakor Год назад +1

      exactly. people in poverty aren't just choosing to speak to their kids less. they literally have less time to talk to their kids. that's the big difference.

    • @MiVidaBellisima
      @MiVidaBellisima Год назад +1

      I think she was pretty clear about this. If you don’t have the time to invest in your kids’ development then the impact will be obvious and… not to shame people but not as good.

  • @theproductspecialist
    @theproductspecialist 6 лет назад +35

    Agree, I even played music and sermons to my daughter from when my wife pregnant by putting my studio headphones on my wife's tummy. And kept talking while doing things. She has grown up and got her dream job: Fashion Designer she does is prophetically while active in youth ministry going to places, singing, dancing, writing songs, designing special prophetic dresses, and playing music: drums, guitar, bass, keyboard. And for sure, she likes talking. Thank you for sharing this video.

    • @agr8tyme
      @agr8tyme 10 месяцев назад

      Yes, indoctrinate them before birth. Bravo.

  • @VanzHumbleHome
    @VanzHumbleHome 3 года назад +44

    Wow, very interesting. I am motivated to interact with my children more. I thought I was doing well but I never realized language had such a profound impact on the children's future!

    • @fikriyekizilkaya682
      @fikriyekizilkaya682 3 года назад

      Same here. It really slapped my face will definitely be more with my kids

  • @francislobo9297
    @francislobo9297 4 месяца назад

    Talk to your baby - listening to your in depth talk of the subject has for first time in life give the exposure how one can make an infant talk the language only from its mother which is called as the mother tongue This has added to my general knowledge of how an infant can be made to talk the language which was not known to me The talk was superb & wish you add more such infant development videos

  • @aia2473
    @aia2473 Год назад +3

    I remember increasing my vocabulary due to listening to a lot of talk radio. Sadly a lot of it was sort of sad, boring, investigative, heavy stuff - so happy they have podcasts now where there is such a massive diversity of interests!

  • @QueenB28348
    @QueenB28348 2 года назад +9

    Also……my son is an only child with just me for the most part during the day. When he was 1, we spent 3 weeks around my BIG family with multiple children. My husband noticed that he was trying to talk more after visiting for 1 1/2 weeks. It is true that children learn words more/faster when spoken to on a regular basis.

    • @ruthrosey9220
      @ruthrosey9220 2 года назад

      With the help of Doctor Isibor on youtube using his Herbal supplement on my 4 year's old son who had speech delay has improved positively and started saying few words and now he can speak fluently

  • @kerriwillis2582
    @kerriwillis2582 7 лет назад +49

    Needed to hear this. my daughter is 18 mo and doesn't really speak. Thought I was teaching her well but obviously need to improve. love this. thank you

    • @catriley4717
      @catriley4717 7 лет назад +21

      Kerri Willis maybe she doesn't talk because you know what she needs and have a higher non verbal congruence with her. my first daughter had a speech delay they called it.. I have five kids and know they all develop at their own pace and my son u cant shut him up..he became the president of his second grade class because he wanted his favorite food rice on the school menu , my third child was first in her kindergarten class and learned to speak Spanish as well by 4 from a day care that was highly speaking Spanish, as for my first who had the delay when she was placed in an early learning classroom there were different stimuli that encouraged learning words through labeling everything that could be labeled ie the door had a tag label door etc..you can do this at home. She is actually more of a reader then a speaker to this day. Then I was instructed to say everything I was doing just for the sake of conversation but we had such a bond i always knew what she wanted and didn't speak much to her but it didn't damage her at all she has such profound insight when she did speak she would say things like after seeing me cry .." After ever storm there's supposed to be a rainbow" at four years old...not fully aware of the problems between her dad and I yet aware of how to effectively communicate her love. new moms worry a lot after hearing things like this and its great to think just words can help yet its more true imo to know in what environment your child thrives in and many environments are available no matter what the income level is as long as the bond is established so they feel secure in their unique self expression. I only intend to send love towards you since I felt similar to your comment at one point.

    • @atvalle2049
      @atvalle2049 7 лет назад +5

      Kerri Willis how many words a child has at 18 months is no casting stone! It's more about how they use the sounds they have and how they communicate. If you need a boost please watch my video about milestones and if you have any questions please reach out to me. I am a child development consultant wanting to help parents and caregivers out there 💖

    • @dianamcmullen3659
      @dianamcmullen3659 6 лет назад +4

      This is something to bring to the attention of your pediatrician if she's truly not speaking several words. It also might seem like she's not talking a whole lot, but she might use other forms of communication (gestures, body language, etc.) The key is to encourage the use of WORDS to communicate. You would need a referral to a speech/language pathologist for recommendations for your child specifically.

    • @goodwolf866
      @goodwolf866 3 года назад +1

      I wondered how your daughter is doing 4 yrs later. Did you choose intervention like early intervention or anything else or did it work out in the end? I hope you are all doing well.

    • @isauraascensio9116
      @isauraascensio9116 Год назад

      @@atvalle2049 ❤

  • @learningstuffwithriverrizk4552
    @learningstuffwithriverrizk4552 3 года назад +6

    my boy grew up in Indonesia with an Indonesian mother who spoke to him in Javanese. funny thing was he never picked up a word of Indonesian but has had excellent English skills from a young age. a lot of his "language nutrition" came form online media and his father (ie me) rather than the indonesian world around him

  • @laurenastudillo3216
    @laurenastudillo3216 Год назад

    Love!! A FTM here and I always try to talk to my baby! I read Spanish English books I teach him sign language here and there. I talk to him about what we’re doing and what we can see, I only hope that my sweet boy thrives

  • @Joyann1523
    @Joyann1523 10 месяцев назад

    Ive encouraged my little ones to use words simcr little, every tantrum i told her we use words. Not even 2 and she can speak a full sentences, knows shapes, animals, numbers, letters, amazing what just being with your kids will do.

  • @untacttv9231
    @untacttv9231 4 года назад +10

    Human ability to communicate is a blessing. I should have a more sense of duty in caring for my child and
    focus on speaking and thinking deeply about the use of language.

  • @coachian.m
    @coachian.m 3 года назад +17

    I appreciate the research to support the new babies so we can build a strong foundation for the new babies. My question is what do we do to truly support the 70% of Georgia students who are NOT reading at a 3rd grade reading level?

  • @sil-educator
    @sil-educator Год назад +29

    Awesome context. Even patents in poverty who have access to this knowledge can offer their child a vocabulary rich environment by accessing free community resources.

  • @robertbasta7239
    @robertbasta7239 2 года назад +17

    Just a thought from my analysis on this video is that the computer era has added to the problem with language development in new norms since a lot of jobs are email based and the mothers don’t talk as nearly as much as they use too while pregnant. I would really like to see a study on this to record the amount of speech is being used for different mothers through out the day and compare to others and the results in spiking autism in this country.

  • @finakhan5221
    @finakhan5221 5 лет назад +108

    No baby talk! Babies pic up on more than you know, interact in conversation every time they are awake. Start building a library of books from the good will and the dollar store, Read to them befor bedtime, ask them to pick their favourite book and read it to them. Flash card at the dollar store lay them on the floor point to each one and identify them for him to hear and see the picture as he gets older you can now pick the card and when you ask what is on the picture he will try to say the word.They have the ability to learn 7 languages and musical instruments, sports all before the age of seven.I speak from experience my grandson of 3 1/2 is snowboarding, swimming, golfing, gymnastics, loves to read, has a large vocabulary now learning to skate, he has no fear.

    • @lucienovakova5298
      @lucienovakova5298 4 года назад +2

      I am a Montessori trained guide 0-3 and all I can say is AMEN to everything you just said, I am also a huge promoter to introduce a sign language to babies and toddlers, just to give them another tool to express themselves, when they do understand the language, but cannot speak yet

  • @yeseniasplace
    @yeseniasplace 3 года назад +10

    I recommend this video to everyone that has kids. I love it and learned also with my nephews and cousins

  • @drkishoredas9805
    @drkishoredas9805 3 года назад +4

    Hart and Risleys study of the 1990s had a very small study sample and there were biases. A 2017 study by Jill Gilkerson which was a larger study showed the gap to be 4 million words by the age of 4 years (instead of 30 million). A more recent 2018 study by Douglas Sperry disproved the notion that income alone determines how many words children hear. But developmental psychologists agree that the interaction between caregiver and child is crucial in developing language and the intervention inspired by the '30 million gap study' has pushed the parents in the right direction.

  • @imeldakora1300
    @imeldakora1300 2 года назад +2

    This is a so wonderful and inspiring Ted talk. I think talking to our children from the womb and their childhood is the good thing that can happen to their lives. Thank you so much

    • @leannbuff2476
      @leannbuff2476 Год назад

      Yes unless you find out your dad sold you for a tax investment he blew instead of fixing me and my pediatric health disparities But I'm 37. So that wasn't that good
      ya know.

  • @holyddogg7
    @holyddogg7 2 года назад

    Can you say mic drop-I’ve watch this at least half dozen times and been sharing with everybody-Thank you so much

  • @queenbee7074
    @queenbee7074 4 года назад +13

    Imagine having her as a grandmother 💖🥰🥰

  • @EnderJackson
    @EnderJackson 8 лет назад +124

    Claims multiple times that income has no effect.
    Uses income based trend lines to make a point.
    Take your kid into the woods. Let them explore, while talking about the environment they find themselves. Develop a pointing game early in childhood. Let their curiosity guide their enlightenment. Don't listen to what some suit tells you what they think your child needs to know and at what level. As long as you keep the fire of curiosity alive the child will continue to strive to understand that which is unknown.

    • @carolg7570
      @carolg7570 8 лет назад +13

      I think her point was that it doesn't cost parents anything to read/communicate with their children. Yes, higher income families are more likely to do it, but reading/communicating has nothing to do with money.

    • @g2gCthe
      @g2gCthe 8 лет назад +7

      @Carolina actually it does have alot to do with money. low income family has to work harder and longer, so the time to read/communicate are reduce compare to higher income families.

    • @Starcraftghost
      @Starcraftghost 8 лет назад +6

      g2gCthe, I agree with you. Many low income families have to take two jobs to make the rent payment, do not have the many conveniences of having the advanced dishwasher, washing machine, dryer, oven, refrigerator. They do not have a lot of options to eat out if they do not feel like cooking. Many have to take public transportation to go from one place to another. It is a choice to go buy a book or food to eat. Taking kids to libraries is time and effort that they do not have time for, which may be time for them to get another job. It is a bad cycle :(

    • @EnderJackson
      @EnderJackson 8 лет назад +4

      Yes. The underlying problem to all of societal issues is the loss of buying power to the electorate. Peoples time now holds less value, therefor more time must be sacrificed. More dependence on the state for food, power, transportation, medical care and child care. The intent of which may be well enough but the nefarious actions allowed by the state in the financial markets has turned this country into a bunch of debt slaves incapable of holding onto the family values the country was centered around in the first place. There is no American dream if you have to beg someone to fulfill it. This problem is world wide and effects society in every conceivable way.

    • @emagiraldo6853
      @emagiraldo6853 8 лет назад +1

      this is subjective, you may say that high income families need to direct more time to create and/or sustain hte wealth adn lifestyle, andyu also may say tht working 9-5 leaves little too no room to bond and educate...
      at the end it comes to a matter of priority. THE SPECTRAL OF HUMANITY DISSECTS TO PRIORITIES..
      absolutely there are people with substantially more tools in their belt than others, but some have built more with their hands than their peers with a hammer...

  • @basemkhourma5163
    @basemkhourma5163 5 лет назад +1

    Thank you very much Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald

  • @douglaswoosley5136
    @douglaswoosley5136 7 лет назад +34

    MY MOTHER WAS THE TEACHER IN OUR FAMILY SHE TAUGHT ME AND MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS TO READ BEFORE PRESCHOOL.OUR FIRST DAY AT PRESCHOOL WERE READING FIRST GRADE LEVEL BOOKS.

  • @malloryhoebelheinrich4203
    @malloryhoebelheinrich4203 4 года назад +18

    Great video,so informative, one thing you completely ignored though is homeschooling! A college education is not all it is made out to be. I am 21 and have owned two thriving businesses for 5 years because my mom and dad were excellent communicators! Homeschooled all the way!

    • @jhancykollapalli1556
      @jhancykollapalli1556 3 года назад

      S

    • @zzzh9160
      @zzzh9160 3 года назад +2

      Tell us more about your experience please...Thanks a lot for sharing. I am thinking about homeschooling my son.

    • @transcender2621
      @transcender2621 Год назад

      Yeah it will be interesting to hear from you about your homeschooling experience. Trying to homeschool my kids.

  • @mardeahsmith1896
    @mardeahsmith1896 4 года назад +1

    You are ready a teacher not a doctor alone. Thanks for your clear teaching.

  • @saturdaysamson
    @saturdaysamson 6 месяцев назад

    This video is an eye opening video. I am blessed.

  • @sharongriffin4908
    @sharongriffin4908 4 года назад +3

    As a busker listening, I remember how worker class distrust of 'book learning' meant kids being actively discouraged from reading. Just put 'em on the field, talking code and group thinking. I read, and read books by myself, taught by mum at four.

  • @angemarie12
    @angemarie12 6 лет назад +25

    She just described tyre most obvious correlation to income/money that I've ever heard. "Professionals" talk to their kids more?

  • @kesiafix6131
    @kesiafix6131 6 лет назад +5

    I wish I could press “like” many times. This is one of the best ted talks ever!

  • @loveofhealth8351
    @loveofhealth8351 7 лет назад +7

    But I do want to say. All of that being said (in my previous comment) spending time with your children is the most important thing as they are developing, especially in the early years. So in that she is right! I have two doctors and one teacher as grown children today and they are great people and A wonderful support to our community and still love their parents!

  • @celesteroseberry7180
    @celesteroseberry7180 6 лет назад +10

    Very nicely done. This was a good blend of science, practical solutions, and expert advice. I could not agree more that language nutrition is as critical as food nutrition. Thanks for sharing!

  • @smithamanidharan5046
    @smithamanidharan5046 6 лет назад +5

    You have a point mam- interact with your child in a healthy way !!!

  • @johnkim7802
    @johnkim7802 5 лет назад +3

    Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald correctly describes how much mental reasoning and brain development occurs during pregnancy and in the first four years of a baby's life. More vocabulary exposure and conversations during this time clearly affects the person for the rest of his or her life. However, she almost sounds as if such is an extremely huge factor in getting people out of poverty and overemphasizes just the vocabulary exposure aspect of cognitive development.

  • @donnaworthy4834
    @donnaworthy4834 7 лет назад +5

    Early intervention is so important to the child's development and the sooner parents get on board with the idea that they can make a difference the better for the child. So educating the parents is the way to go.

    • @atvalle2049
      @atvalle2049 7 лет назад +1

      Donna Worthy 100% agreed. But milestones can be flexible and not a casting stone for life.

    • @Carolmaizy
      @Carolmaizy 2 года назад +1

      My first son spoke in paragraphs at 11 months old but didn't read until mid first grade. My second son started babbling at six months, then stopped. He never crawled much either, but walked at 19 months. At 3 he was evaluated at Boston Children's Hospital. He had some delays and some autistic- like behaviors, but was not labeled autistic. Early Intervention provided play therapy, physical therapy, and speech therapy, out patient and in home. He went to special needs preschool and had an IEP in kindergarten. He read at 4 years old, and at 6 years was helping his teachers fix their computer issues. He went on to earn an MCAS scholarship, but still exhibits some autistic-like quirks.
      I raised my second son as I did my first, language-wise. They are both intelligent but took different paths.

  • @MultiMusik4
    @MultiMusik4 7 лет назад +9

    I've watched a few of these videos and this doctor seems like she'd be such an amazing teacher.

  • @sukamtokamto7053
    @sukamtokamto7053 5 лет назад +4

    I agree with dr. Brenda opinion. It was determined by interaction between parents and children.

  • @pikosetiawan8969
    @pikosetiawan8969 2 года назад +7

    The most compassionate.
    Taught the Quran.
    Create humanity,
    and taught them SPEECH.
    Surah Ar Rahman (1-4)

  • @sanjitmajumdar8200
    @sanjitmajumdar8200 4 года назад +2

    I gather lots of information about language nutrition. Thank you ma'am for your great lecture.

  • @hussainanoordeen5754
    @hussainanoordeen5754 4 года назад +6

    I gave my hundred percent of my time to my children. The older two were great students. All three of them were kind, bright n as closest to perfect children. I did not give them toys because I could not afford it. But they read. But as they grew became adults n finished University, they got emotionally messed up. There is no rule. It's karma.

    • @nicholasfevelo3041
      @nicholasfevelo3041 3 года назад +5

      University really is messing up a lot of good people.

  • @kurta007
    @kurta007 5 лет назад +4

    Thank you Dr. Brenda for sharing real knowledge with others. You energy is astonishing. YOU ROCK! Kiss

  • @lucyrose679
    @lucyrose679 5 лет назад +1

    I love this video, Im training to be a teacher, and this video is just a friendly reminder on how important interaction and communication is to child development!!!!

  • @saitrinathdubba
    @saitrinathdubba Год назад +6

    Thank you so much !!! This is a real blessing to have this treasure with us.

  • @YtubeUserr
    @YtubeUserr 2 года назад +3

    She shows how important the 1st few months of a baby are! Absolutely very important!

  • @kls06e
    @kls06e 6 лет назад +72

    A child born into poverty, parents, may not dialogue with their children because they are too overwhelmed in poverty...

    • @lasinilatu4654
      @lasinilatu4654 4 года назад +4

      Although I love this video and her wise lesson, I too thought this is more of first world problems as the poverty have something more serious to engage in.

  • @jebijabeenaph6810
    @jebijabeenaph6810 4 года назад +2

    We are living in India. Here our children grow getting enough care from parents especially mother's. Mother never go for job unless the baby is 3. Only those working in Government sectors have to go for job ..... they start working only atleast after the child turns one year old. Relatives will speak to the child often & the child learn more than one language. Only very rarely kids suffer without proper education. They atleast get a advices from elders of what to be done & what not to be done. The slum grown children are more smart than children grown in a comfortable atmosphere. This is my experience.

  • @cqrobyn
    @cqrobyn 8 лет назад +17

    I am more interested in the proposition that those in lower socio ecconomic situations do not speak the same language as the professional. So from a social welfare perspective, the ability of those with power, and their ability to effect social control, need to learn the 'others' frame of communication, in order to effect the change they so desperately seek.

    • @jennapagano4618
      @jennapagano4618 8 лет назад +5

      I think she has a good projection here, but you are right, she is missing the explanation of this social situation. I also think their solution is missing a couple of contextual processes. Mothers who are in this "poverty" group may fall into a lot of other roles making it more difficult to fulfill the task of talking to their children as much as the "professional group." For instance, single parent families with one income are more likely to be in a poverty group, and also have half of the adults talking to children. Furthermore, working labor intensive jobs, odd hours, more hours, and the stress of making ends meet take away opportunities to do so. You can't address the cycle and say, "hey look, you can fix it, all you have to do is A,B, and C like these other people. Let me teach you!" Without considering the barriers to them actually implementing AB&C.

    • @karinatampoe2240
      @karinatampoe2240 7 лет назад +3

      according to my personal experience, children in lower socio economy to be harder focused well on their study coz they have to share the same burden with their's single parent. my sad childhood is a nightmare, but it's sending me eager study in university with my education bachelor be a teacher for early child student improve their capable with love, it helps me throw away my nightmare

    • @ninijohannaq
      @ninijohannaq 3 года назад

      Poor people are too worry about how to bring food to the table so how they can talk more with their kids, it’s totally understandable

    • @isabellezehnder2351
      @isabellezehnder2351 3 года назад

      @@karinatampoe2240}

  • @kautilyapratapsingh
    @kautilyapratapsingh Год назад

    superb information, simple and powerful!

  • @niauge
    @niauge Год назад

    Poverty plays a big role in language. Telling people what to do and not showing them way to enrich their personal life doesn't change anything.

  • @gypsydayle7083
    @gypsydayle7083 2 года назад

    That experiment made me cry omg..

  • @Doctor_Ash
    @Doctor_Ash Год назад

    Great , motivating and inspiring talk Mam.Appreciate the efforts you have brought forth for the development of kids !

  • @OliveraK
    @OliveraK 5 лет назад +5

    I do this with my animals. They are responding. They are adorable.

  • @marypepakiya9290
    @marypepakiya9290 5 лет назад +1

    Beautifully said. In talking to the baby speak the RIGHT words.

  • @eimearkennedy8653
    @eimearkennedy8653 7 лет назад +3

    Her point is, from the study, an hour a day, presuming all sets of parents did have that hour to spend with their children. During that hour a day, the parents were not at their 9-5 jobs etc, giving more expensive toys etc, but during that hour one classification of parents spoke 10s of thousands (if I'm correct, that's what she said) of words more to their babies than did another classification. It wasn't about that they didn't have time, in that hour on which the study was based. As for not taking into account the circumstances of the less well off families versus the more well off families, that is what the study showed, by comparing the different classifications it was also accounting for the different life circumstances in deciding what classification to place the families in in the first place....

    • @jehold2010ify
      @jehold2010ify 7 лет назад

      Eimear Kennedy Honestly I have found peer interaction increased my daughter's language. My sitter started watching a two year old when my daughter turns 10 months now at 13 she speaks around 15 words now and is improving every day.

  • @warmongerism
    @warmongerism 6 лет назад +36

    Although I agree with her estimates, 42 households are not a large enough sample size to statistically deduce conclusions.

    • @Dr.freedom
      @Dr.freedom 3 года назад +1

      But reading at early age to kids was known even prior to the study

  • @zoeparker6031
    @zoeparker6031 4 года назад +4

    I like her energy😍

  • @krinka1458
    @krinka1458 5 лет назад +9

    I am not convinced that this is pure causation and not simply a very predictable correlation. ? I'd like some comment on that

  • @hannahlasher4626
    @hannahlasher4626 6 лет назад +3

    I thought this talk was fantastic. The concepts are excellent!!! I love the idea that this explains why a mom os so compelled to look at her infant and to the baby and make goofy faces. It is natural to help make a baby develop.

  • @kathielautenslager4464
    @kathielautenslager4464 2 года назад

    Great information, absolutely needed!
    I do have a criticism about wic and the food it pays for. It seems to be mostly highly processed food and not any organic foods.
    I do believe we are what we eat!

  • @nawayeayeshwe5340
    @nawayeayeshwe5340 5 лет назад

    excellent talk which is really essential on perfect nurturing children today

  • @cricketchristine2996
    @cricketchristine2996 5 лет назад +14

    I’ve been at public spaces with my grandchildren, where there are lots of children and their parents, and most of the parents rarely look at or interact with their children. They’re universally on their cell phones.

  • @user-nx8nh1dk7n
    @user-nx8nh1dk7n 4 года назад

    Initiated to be good with
    each other. Teach values and morals

  • @pete9688
    @pete9688 3 года назад +30

    Not sure about those stats... I have several friends who are “professionals “ and because of their work , they spend minimal time with their kids! The kids spend more time with the nanny. Some of them speak better Spanish now than English! 😳

    • @zzzh9160
      @zzzh9160 3 года назад +2

      This point came to my mind and I wondered

    • @valquiriapereira9749
      @valquiriapereira9749 3 года назад +4

      The nanny probably interacted well with the children

    • @pete9688
      @pete9688 3 года назад +1

      @@valquiriapereira9749 a Little too much.

    • @goodwolf866
      @goodwolf866 3 года назад

      Also autism delays language and it occurs at the same rate across the socio-economic scale.

  • @mimiprice7713
    @mimiprice7713 Год назад +1

    Being that my two boys were taken from me 3 years ago there's a big age difference at least by 11 years I have a 6-year-old and a 17 year old but anyway I wanted to say I sure hope that they are being read to everyday even if it's in silence the morality of the situation will help

  • @houloudini
    @houloudini 4 года назад

    You say it has nothing to do with other factors but that’s short sighted because all those other things effect the quality of care the parents provide completing the cycle.

  • @hunpiya
    @hunpiya Год назад +3

    This was a tough watch for me as a parent. I stopped it a few times and had to push myself to continue and finish.
    Every child is different and milestones are attained at different levels. Breathe parents. Take one day a time.

    • @WorldofArabicandEnglish
      @WorldofArabicandEnglish Год назад +2

      Me too I had skipped to the middle I was too scared to watch everything I’m taking little by little .

  • @Marie13368
    @Marie13368 5 лет назад

    Thank you , this is a powerful conference for my students of Foundations of Development and Literacy.

  • @marisa9921
    @marisa9921 2 года назад

    What a great Ted talk!

  • @misstaveras8028
    @misstaveras8028 5 лет назад +1

    MY STORY WOULD BE DIFFERENT IF WOULD OF LEFT THE HOSPITAL WITH A MILESTONE PAMPHLET OR THE IMPORTANCE OF TALKING TO MY CHILD. AT hospital they more worry about you suing them then really informing you, they are very vague in their answers. My daughter was diagnosed with speech delay at 27 months. I felt so guilty so shameful about it but then I thought about it again: what wouldn't I give my child? Answer is i would give her everything. I f i would know, if would have a foot print of how to do what am supposed to do I would have had done it. Unfortunately i happen to be at a bad mental place and a VERY slow and LONG recovery I definitely needed to hear all this. I feel guilty for being misinformed. Thanks God things are going better. She is progressing very fast.

    • @Soapandwater6
      @Soapandwater6 5 лет назад +1

      I agree. The hospital or pediatrician there should give this kind of info to the new parents. Babies don't come with instructions, but a pamphlet about the importance of talking to your baby would be helpful to everyone. Good luck with your baby's progress!

  • @mchenier4902
    @mchenier4902 5 лет назад +1

    Greatly agree. Have seen and keep selling it to all. Now my great grangchildren. It does make an incredible difference.

  • @Urska__
    @Urska__ 6 лет назад +46

    A prime example of when the data is absolutely correct and scientifically backed up but completely misinterpreted.

    • @megamillionfreak
      @megamillionfreak 5 лет назад

      Urška Yeah. She simply decided herself it’s not “race related.”

    • @vanessaseck5246
      @vanessaseck5246 4 года назад +2

      @@megamillionfreak Where is the evidence to the contrary?

    • @megamillionfreak
      @megamillionfreak 4 года назад

      Vanessa Seck You’re asking for Negative Proof?? 😂😂😂

    • @buggy1741
      @buggy1741 3 года назад +1

      @@megamillionfreak It is not. She is correct.

    • @megamillionfreak
      @megamillionfreak 3 года назад

      @@buggy1741 Sure thing, Skippy.

  • @itsmejeremy7
    @itsmejeremy7 5 лет назад +3

    Does the amount of words spoken matter most or is it a diversified vocabulary that helps most? What if I don’t feel my vocabulary is that great? Would talking a lot still help even without a large vocabulary?

  • @mehrtanvir6335
    @mehrtanvir6335 3 года назад +2

    I feel so bad for the baby in the experiment :( I hope they consoled the baby and had a good interaction after that!

  • @atifadeshamukhya4668
    @atifadeshamukhya4668 Год назад

    Eye opening!

  • @staceykester1862
    @staceykester1862 Год назад

    Excellent video and lesson.

  • @mrsnewbhero3026
    @mrsnewbhero3026 7 лет назад +3

    This should be shown to more parents, i recieve WIC in California and they are not educating me on anything, they ask a few questions about how i eat and how much i feed my baby and of what but thats it so far... why is this not being taught in EVERY state? smh

    • @jehold2010ify
      @jehold2010ify 7 лет назад +2

      Mrs Newbhero In my state we have different programs in our health department some of wich any family can use regardless of income standards. I get to see a nurse throughout my pregnancy and after as well as getting home visits. They allow wic to focus on nutritional education and and fill in the gap with development education.

    • @sil-educator
      @sil-educator Год назад

      Yes, California isn’t good at offering good parent education services. Please don’t give up and use online resources to supplement the state inefficient because the stakes are high for your child

  • @BrandyMiller
    @BrandyMiller 7 лет назад +41

    I think the reason we aren't solving the problem of poverty is that not enough people are interested in asking the poor for their input. Poverty's one of those things you just can't get from the outside looking in.

  • @sakinahaidar116
    @sakinahaidar116 10 месяцев назад

    As about laguage nutrition it is undoubtedly important to have interactions and exposing children to language so their brain gets developed but doing so to make a child able to graduate from a high school isn't a key to success without graduating u can still be successful by all means ....

  • @catherinefisher5007
    @catherinefisher5007 2 года назад +2

    The problem in education today is that teachers are pressured to pass students who cannot read. Many educators in leadership are more concerned with the percentage of graduates rather than filling in the gaps and teaching our kids. Higher graduation rates make the schools look good. We need to face the problem head-on and be honest with the fact that we are failing so many of our kids. Parents and schools need to work together, and educators need to get back to teaching the basics rather than political or ideological agendas.

  • @lovejungbubjungbub4200
    @lovejungbubjungbub4200 6 лет назад +1

    Speechless presentation mam...I absolutely agree with on this matter.I appreciate you very much.Thank you Mam...

  • @kingdavidcohen3935
    @kingdavidcohen3935 5 лет назад +3

    God bless this woman! I needed this information!

  • @dulceterapias
    @dulceterapias Месяц назад

    Que maravilha! Ainda bem que fiz isso com meu filho.

  • @evam.8375
    @evam.8375 4 года назад +2

    Thank you so much for this talk ♥️

  • @dharmendrapratapchaudhari8242
    @dharmendrapratapchaudhari8242 10 месяцев назад

    Thank you so much mam