In this episode, Mary and Kim talk about the importance of the first 1000 days in the life of a child.  What parents and caregivers do to increase conversational turns, which in return increases language development and cognitive growth.  They discuss articles that have come out in the last several months discussing what was lost language wise over the last couple of years in our little ones, and how we can work to close those gaps before the school-age years.  Articles referenced in Episode:Covid-Era Babies Are ‘Talking’ Less, Signaling Future Reading Challenges (forbes.com)COVID-era infants vocalize less and experience fewer conversational turns, says LENA research team - LENACOVID-era babies are "talking" less, signaling future reading challenges – HotAirCheck out more information and all of our resources at www.thespeechsource.com Follow The Speech Source on Instagram - @thespeechsource Also, if you haven't done so already, follow our podcast! You will be the first to know when new episodes release. We would also love for you to leave a review and rate our show. The Speech Source appreciates your feedback and support! Follow here!Follow Kim and Mary on IG here! - https://www.instagram.com/thespeechsource/For more information on speech, language, feeding and play - visit The Speech Source Website - https://www.thespeechsource.com/

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