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Opinion: To the point - Let's all listen with mother
Nursery World,
13 March 2008
One language comes naturally to us all, says Robin Balbernie
I had a moment of self-awareness in a recent home visit. The thought of what the fabled fly on the wall would be seeing as I had a conversation with a baby began to give me the giggles and so I had to rapidly switch attention to the mother. I always talk to the babies I visit, especially as they frequently pay far more attention to my interpretations than the adults. I realised I have a routine, which begins with waiting until the baby decides to make eye contact. I...
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