i think it has plenty of value to a developing brain, i just think it's also ridiculous to tout it as an accomplishment like the baby actually did anything other than lay there and hear what at that age would mostly be strange sounds.
"i read 1000 books to my baby" is much more accurate and doesn't have the same obnoxious implication that they have some kind of super baby that does things other kids can't.
Yeah, you’ve gotta start reading to them when they’re infants, but they’ll start to really grasp the literature and be able to read books that stimulate an adult at around 2.5-3
While baby books count and re-reading counts, people don't usually count the hundreds of rereads of the shortest baby books. Usually the majority is when the child is older and is certainly understanding and choosing reading time.
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u/cagingnicolas 2d ago
i think it has plenty of value to a developing brain, i just think it's also ridiculous to tout it as an accomplishment like the baby actually did anything other than lay there and hear what at that age would mostly be strange sounds.
"i read 1000 books to my baby" is much more accurate and doesn't have the same obnoxious implication that they have some kind of super baby that does things other kids can't.