Everyday Teaching: Baby Edition

Teaching begins very young! Some say your baby can learn from inside your body but whether or not that is true or not they do learn quickly once they come out!

There are many things that you can do to help your baby learn and grow and be prepared for the learning road they have ahead of them.

Today I'm focusing on reading! Goose loves reading books...well he likes listening and looking as long as he has a book in his hands that he can chew on :)

We read stories throughout the day with his older brother Monkey and we have to sit with Goose otherwise he will get mad that he isn't included in reading time.

Last night he did the cutest thing...he "read" the story along with me! Reading to babies can help them develop more words for their vocabulary and help them learn to talk. He sure was "talking" up a storm through our night time story time. I think it bugged Monkey a bit but he still enjoys having his brother around.

Reading to babies also can help them develop a love for reading which in turn they develop a love for learning! It can make a huge impact on a child's life if they are strong readers so go grab a few books from the shelf or from the library and start reading to your babies no matter what their age! They will love the special time that you have together!

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