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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Language development is extremely important.  Cannot help but notice how many people pushing strollers are also on the phone.  One of the first times I noticed this was years ago in the grocery store.  A mom had her child in the buggy seat--probably about a year old.  They were in the produce section.  Instead of picking up an apple and telling her child what it is, she was chatting on the phone while loading her buggy.  She was just carrying on a social conversation while the child just sat.  Lost opportunity.

I can remember when my DD was a toddler, we had a Golden Book called "Ten Items or Less."  Every time we went to the grocery, we would count the items to see if we could use the "ten items or less" register.  Can't do this if you are on the phone.

Language deve;opment is key.  It comes from conversation with parents and others.  I do not think poor articulation comes from their peers.

That said, I was a first grade teacher.  There have always been kids with articulation problems and those are not necessarily related to intelligence or language development.  It usually is related to auditory issues of some kind.  Kids who had lots of ear infections, etc.  They may be more likely to be identified early these days.  Many of the problems go away with maturity--not all need remediation.[/quote]

Peers absolutely play into it. If a 3-4 year old doesn't have conversations with other children, they will fall massively behind. Humans evolved to be reared in large groups of children of varying ages. If groups of children aren't talking to each other as much, it impacts development. This is on the decline for lots of reasons - fewer children per household, less contact with extended families, adults and older children spending more time on screens, young children spending more time on screens, traditional spoken communication being replaced by text/email, etc.

Your child won't fail/succeed because you do/don't narrate a few grocery trips. It is the culmination of the long-term environment. 60 minutes a day of an iPad in a household full of people who spend the rest of the time talking to each other is far better than having no screen time and minimal conversation with a handful of only adults.[/quote]

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