Why and How to Develop Visual Memory in Your Child The term “visual memory” refers to a person’s ability to store and recall information that was seen. It’s an essential school readiness skill because it’s crucial for learning to read fluently, spell correctly and thriving in a classroom situation. Therapists differentiate between long-term and short-term visual memory. Working […]
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Watching television dulls babies’ brains. In 2009, France’s broadcasting authority banned the airing of all television, including advertising, aimed at babies and toddlers. They warned: “Television viewing hurts the development of children under 3 years old and poses a certain number of risks, encouraging passivity, slow language acquisition, over-excitedness, troubles with sleep and concentration, as […]
Books are often seen as ‘old fashioned’ and parents are tempted to replace them with seemingly more modern stimulation, such as television, DVDs, video games, computers, and battery-operated toys with moving parts and flashing lights… The difference between reading and these ‘new and improved’ types of stimulation, is that reading (and story-telling) will always be the number one activity that […]