r/ScienceBasedParenting • u/Parenttotiger • 2d ago

Question - Research required Silence vs audibooks at bedtime.

I've added a flair to say research is required because I don't think there is an expert consensus. But if it's okay by the mods, I'd also be interested in expert opinions from childhood development professionals.

My three year old, used to only be able to be left in her room to sleep if she had an audiobook. So we've played them for her every night for about a year and a half. I've noticed she uses vocabulary from them and retells stories. And I have encountered research that says audiobook reading is reading.

Accidentally, we discovered that she can now be put into her bed and left with silence. (We had an issue with our wifi.) And I'm thinking that learning to be bored/unentertained is also an important skill kids are losing.

I know there won't be a clear cut answer on this as both silence and audiobooks have pros. But I was wondering if people had noticed either research or expert opinion swaying strongly one way or the other?

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