How babies learn, when, and even in what position
<p><span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="examine">examine</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="findings">findings</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="intelligence">intelligence</span> <span word="develops">develops</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="babies">babies</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="babies">babies</span> <span word="learn">learn</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="contact">contact</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="languages">languages</span>.</p><p><span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="babies">babies</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dry">dry</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="babies">babies</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="old">old</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="babies">babies</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Eunice">Eunice</span> <span word="Kennedy">Kennedy</span> <span word="Shriver">Shriver</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Child">Child</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Human">Human</span> <span word="Development">Development</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="agency">agency</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="babies">babies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="strongly">strongly</span> <span word="influenced">influenced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="smile">smile</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="likes">likes</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="learns">learns</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="smiling">smiling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="please">please</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="caregiver">caregiver</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="babies">babies</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="connect">connect</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="communicate">communicate</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="exists">exists</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="birth">birth</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="newborn">newborn</span> <span word="babies">babies</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="mothers">mothers</span>.</p><p><span word="Recently">Recently</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="of">of</span> 112 <span word="babies">babies</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="lying">lying</span> <span word="down">down</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="babies">babies</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span>, <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sit">sit</span> <span word="up">up</span>.</p><p><span word="Researchers">Researchers</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Dakota">Dakota</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="A">A</span>&<span word="M">M</span> <span word="organized">organized</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="profound">profound</span>” <span word="and">and</span> “<span word="significant">significant</span>” <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="babies">babies</span>’ <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="objects">objects</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="linked">linked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brain">brain</span>.</p>
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