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Anchor Words for Babies
May 2, 2012
It's not work that kills, but worry.
-African Proverb
-African Proverb
In fact, Golinkoff's research shows that "... even as early as six months of age, babies can recognize a new word that comes after their own name, but not when it comes after someone else's name. It's not that they know the meaning of the word, but familiar, frequently heard words like their own name and 'Mommy' serve as a wedge or anchor into their speech stream. This happens perhaps earlier than one might think." Kathy Hirsch-Pasek says:
"'We have learned that babies pay attention to their own names by four and a half months of age. Babies know 'Mommy' and 'Daddy' by six months.'"
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