Information, guidance and children's books are provided to parents, giving them the tools and encouragement to make reading part of their home routine. Teen Parent Program, and Literacy Volunteers of Leon County . Language has a profound impact on a baby's intellectual and emotional development, especially during a child's first three years. Reading and other language stimulation boosts the connections between neurons in the brain, or synapses. Development in the number and density of synapses are what forms the foundation of intellectual capacities that allow us to be creative, perceptive, able to reason, and to process and understand new information.
Reading can also provide a time of close interaction between parent and child.
Reading then becomes not only an activity that stimulates brain growth, but also a way for the baby to bond with the mother and father and aids in their emotional development as well. For tips on reading to babies, go to How to Raise a Reader . Page written by Keith Hayes and edited by Michael Rouse.